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

    David Brogan, MD, MSc, Associate Program Director; Justin Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS, Program Director; Rachel Anolik, MD, Associate Program Director.

    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

    Portrait of Justin M Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS.

    Justin M Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS

    Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    Sydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Chair

    Rachel Anolik, MD

    Assistant Professor of Surgery
    Portrait of David M. Brogan, MD, MSc.

    David M. Brogan, MD, MSc

    Associate Program Director

    Teaching Faculty

    Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCS(C)

    Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

    Kelly Currie, MD

    Assistant Professor of Surgery
    Associate Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program

    Marie Morris, MD

    Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
    Division of Hand and Microsurgery
    Terence M. Myckatyn, MD.

    Terence M. Myckatyn, MD

    Professor of Surgery

    Mitchell A. Pet, MD

    Assistant Professor of Surgery
    Division 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 Surgery

    Current 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

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