Education / Graduate Medical Education / Prospective Fellows / Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Dr. Ronald Gonzalez, DO Program Director The University of Rochester Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship is a one year ACGME accredited program for graduating residents to obtain additional exposure and expertise in treatment of the upper extremity. The fellowship began in 1974 under the leadership of Richard I Burton, MD and has had one fellow per year since inception. The fellowship was founded as a collaboration between orthopaedic and plastic surgery with Drs. Burton and Robert McCormack, both of whom serves as president for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Welcome from the Fellowship Director Our Department by the Numbers 1 Fellowship 6774090 Dollars in NIH Funding 220000 + Outpatient Visits 15000 + Surgical Procedures Program Overview What Sets Us Apart Program Highlights Learn what makes our program unique. Program Highlights Faculty Learn more about our faculty mentors. Faculty How to Apply Information on applying to the fellowship. Apply Hear From Our Fellows What Our Fellows Say "This program is unique in that, as the only fellow, you have the ability to create an experience that is unique to your interests and goals. There is not a more well-rounded hand fellowship out there. I’ve become more efficient with microsurgical cases, have gained a better understanding in the management of ulnar-sided wrist pain/DRUJ, scaphoid fractures/non-union, and vascular disorders of the hand to name a few". Nathan Patrick, M.D. Education Administrator Bonnie Schuster Education Administrator 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 665 Rochester, NY 14642 Voice: (585) 275-5168 Fax: (585) 275-1202 Bonnie_Schuster@URMC.Rochester.edu