Microsurgery Fellowship
Our one-year Microsurgery Fellowship program offers an interdisciplinary approach to microvascular surgical training, encompassing head-to-toe reconstructive surgery in head and neck, breast, trunk, and lymphedema, with strong emphasis on limb salvage and cancer reconstruction.
Program Directors
Application registration begins in January through the SF Match application portal. Interviews will be held in April.
Surgical Training
As a fellow, your microsurgical education will encompass the full breadth of reconstruction including head and neck, breast, trunk, upper and lower extremities, lymphedema surgery and cancer reconstruction, with additional multidisciplinary efforts between plastic and orthopedic surgery with emphasis on limb salvage and reconstruction. Fellows have the opportunity to operate at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Christian Northeast Hospital, and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.
This program includes a combination of didactic and clinical teaching in the operating room and clinical settings. Fellows will be assigned on a rotating basis to work with attending microvascular surgeons in orthopedic and plastic surgery. Our goal is to offer fellows an experience that allows for approximately equal exposure to orthopedic and plastic surgical perspectives, and to leverage the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Our faculty will be closely involved in your training, while still giving you the opportunity to gain independence. You will participate not only as a trainee, but also as a teacher. As a fellow, you will work closely with residents in plastic surgery and with medical students.
Research
Faculty in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery have a wide range of research interests. During the course of your fellowship, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and conduct research within the department labs. At the end of this year-long fellowship, you will submit your abstracts to the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted through SF Match.
Required application documents:
- CAS Application:
- Complete Personal Info form
- Submit Additional Info form
- Personal Statement
- CV
- USMLE/COMLEX or equivalent transcripts
- Copy of Medical License
- Letter of Good Standing (signed by current program director)
- Three (3) letters of reference
- ECFMG Certificate (applicable to International Graduates)
Prerequisites
Required Qualifications
- Be eligible for employment
- Be eligible for a Missouri medical license
Preferred Qualifications
- Have completed an ACGME-accredited plastic surgery residency program
- Be eligible for American Board of Plastic Surgery certification
Program Credentials
This is a non-ACGME accredited fellowship.
International Candidates
Our institution most frequently sponsors J-1 visas on a case-by-case basis, however, we are not able to guarantee sponsorship of any type of visa.
Learn More
If you would like to learn more about this fellowship program, please contact Maddie Hodous for more information.
Program Directors
Justin M Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive SurgerySydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Chair
Rachel Anolik, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
David M. Brogan, MD, MSc
Associate Program DirectorTeaching Faculty
Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCS(C)
Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Kelly Currie, MD
Assistant Professor of SurgeryAssociate Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Marie Morris, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic SurgeryDivision of Hand and Microsurgery
Terence M. Myckatyn, MD
Professor of Surgery
Mitchell A. Pet, MD
Associate Professor of SurgeryDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Section of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Associate Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program
Thomas H. Tung, MD
Professor of SurgeryCurrent Fellow
Rosemarie Rinfret-Paquet, MD, FRCSC
Residency:
Laval University
Medical School:
Laval University
Hometown:
Quebec City, QC
Previous Fellows
2022 – 2023
Saif Badran, MD, MRCS
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Medical School:
The University of Jordan College of Medicine
Hometown:
Jordan
2021- 2022
Giorgio Giatsidis, MD, PhD
University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Medical School:
San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
Hometown:
Italy