Clinical Education

The professional staff of The Hand Center have been actively involved in continuing education for both surgeons and therapists throughout the years, including:

  • Weekly lectures and seminars for the hand fellowship program

  • Occupational Therapy Fieldwork – Quinnipiac College, University of Hartford, Sacred Heart University and New England Institute of Technology

  • Professional Presentations and Conferences - nationally and regionally

University of Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship

This fellowship is structured to provide advanced training in reconstructive hand surgery. The principal hand faculty includes surgeons with orthopaedic backgrounds as well as surgeons with plastic surgery backgrounds. There is extensive experience in post-traumatic, rheumatoid, and congenital reconstructive procedures. Surgery is performed daily with an aggregate of 2,000 cases per year. Exposure to the management of acute hand trauma, including replantation, is provided through emergency coverage of Hartford Hospital and the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Fellows supervise the weekly Hartford Hospital Hand Clinic and are responsible for all surgical procedures scheduled in this setting. There are weekly hand conferences, a monthly journal club and a monthly surgical simulation lab. Ample time is provided for research activities. This fellowship participates in the NRMP combined musculoskeletal match program and is ACGME accredited.

For more information and application details visit the program website.