About the Program
Our program is designed to provide a broad experience in hand and upper extremity surgery, including trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, arthritis, congenital, brachial plexus, and microsurgery.
The fellow is an integral member of a very active clinical service involving surgery, outpatient evaluations, and emergency care. The service is well supported including a full clinical staff and a large ambulatory surgery center. The fellow may choose, according to their desires and goals, whether to be involved in a broad spectrum of elbow and shoulder reconstructive surgery that our service also regularly provides.
The fellow is encouraged to engage in research, in either a clinical or laboratory investigation.
A dedicated one-week course in microsurgery is provided. Candidates must be board-eligible in orthopedic or plastic surgery. Upon completion of the program, the fellow will have achieved a sound knowledge base and competent surgical skills to pursue a comprehensive hand and upper extremity surgery practice.
Research
The fellow is required to complete one project during the year. There is a dedicated Research Assistant assigned to the Hand and Upper Extremity team to assist with the project.
How to Apply
Our Hand Surgery Fellowship participates in the online application and match process through the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). This is facilitated by the SF Match service. Learn more about the match process and program application.
Applications will be reviewed each fall and invitations for interviews sent in the winter each year.
Please contact fellowship coordinator Tonia Johnston at tonia-johnston@uiowa.edu with questions.
Hand Surgery Fellowship Team
Joseph A. Buckwalter V, MD, PhD
Kendall Keck, MD
Tonia Johnston
Incoming Fellow
Ethan Remily, MD
Former Fellows
| Name | Training Year |
|---|---|
| Lisa Frantz, MD | 2023-2024 |
| Brittany Homcha, MD | 2022-2023 |
| David Knowles, MD | 2021-2022 |
| Madelyn Lauer, MD | 2020-2021 |
| Lucas Seiler, MD | 2019-2020 |
| Elizabeth Weldin, MD | 2018-2019 |
| Nicholas Beck, MD | 2017-2018 |
| Jonathan Katz, MD | 2016-2017 |
| Peter Chimenti, MD | 2015-2016 |
| Tarek Sibai, MD | 2014-2015 |
| Thomas Ebinger, MD | 2013-2014 |
| Benjamin Kleinhenz, MD | 2012-2013 |
| Jacqueline Vanderzanden, MD | 2011-2012 |
| Jonathan Donigan, MD | 2010-2011 |
| John Gaffey, MD | 2009-2010 |
| Christina Ward, MD | 2007-2008 |
| Danielle Conaway, MD | 2006-2007 |
| Ericka Lawler, MD | 2005-2006 |
| Matthew Anderson, MD | 2004-2005 |
| Pamela Glennon, MD | 2003-2004 |
| Anthony Nguyen, MD | 2002-2003 |
| Brian Divelbiss, MD | 2000-2001 |
| Steven Madey, MD | 1996-1997 |
| Peter Jebson, MD | 1995-1996 |
| Dennis Andersen, MD | 1994-1995 |
| Katherine Teixeira. MD | 1993-1994 |
| Jeffrey Tiedeman, MD | 1992-1993 |
| John Durham, MD | 1991-1992 |
| James Gluck, MD | 1990-1991 |
| Mary Newport, MD | 1988-1989 |
| Lewis Oster, MD | 1987-1988 |
| Nina Njus, MD | 1985-1986 |
Department Faculty
At Iowa, you will be exposed to some of the best clinicians, researchers, and teachers in our profession. The orthopedic faculty are dedicated to helping you achieve your training aims.
