In conjunction with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Department of Orthopedics offers two ACGME-accredited fellowship positions in orthopedic hand surgery. The goal of the fellowship is to provide comprehensive training in all aspects of upper extremity (hand, wrist, elbow) including evaluation, surgery, and rehabilitation. Specific skills include microsurgery, arthroscopy, splinting techniques, and general operating skills in the upper extremity.
Duration: This is a one-year, post-graduate experience from August 1 - July 31.
Application Deadline: December 31
For more information or to apply:
Our program is participating in the ASSH Hand Surgery Fellowship Application Platform released in October 2017. We are not accepting paper applications. For more information, please visit the ASSH website.
Residents in our program must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow Resident to legally train at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
Faculty
- Kyros Ipaktchi, MD
- Alexander Lauder, MD
- Stephanie Malliaris, MD
Want to Apply?
Learn more about how to apply here.
View Fellow Alumni
Meet some of our previous hand fellow and see what they are doing now!
Leonard "Wade" Faulk, MD
2019 - 2020
Residency: University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Dr. Wade Faulk currently works in private practice in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Panorama Orthopedics and Spine in Denver, CO.
Christopher Chen, MD
2019-2022
Residency: University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Dr. Chris Chen is currently at TriHealth Hand Surgery Speclialist, Mary S. Stern Fellowship in Cincinnati, OH.
Julie (Johnson) Roberts, MD
2018-2019
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Julie Roberts is a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon at Virginia Mason in Seattle, WA.
Sean Morrell, MD
2018-2019
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Dr. Sean Morrell is a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon at UAMS Health in Little Rock, AR.
Jessica Wingfield, MD
2017-2018
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern and Parkland Hospital.
Dr. Jessica Wingfield is now practicing at Greater Dallas Orthopedics in Dallas, TX as a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon.
Drew Newhoff, MD
2017-2018
Residency: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM.
Dr. Drew Newhoff speciliazes in Hand and Wrist surgery at New Mexico Orthopedics in Albuquerque, NM.
Omar Dimachkieh, MD
2016-2017
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Dr. Omar Dimachkieh is a Hand Surgeon at IronMan Sports Medicine Institute - UT Orthopedics in The Woodlands, TX
Sonia Chaudhry, MD
2016-2017
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.
First Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Hospital for Sick Children.
Dr. Sonia Chaudhry is a Pediatric Hand and Orthopedic Surgeon at Connecticut Children's Speciality Group, Hartford CT.
Michael Pensak, MD
2015-2016
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
Dr. Michael Pensak works at Ocean Orthopedic Associates in Toms River, NJ as a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon.
Krister Freese, MD
2015-2016
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
Dr. Krister Freese is a Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist at Shriner's Hospital for Children in Portland, OR.
Eric Heim, MD
2014-2015
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Secondary Fellowship: Children's of CO, Pediatric Hand Surgery.
Dr. Eric Heim practices at Baptist Health in Fort Smith, AR as a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon.
