Surgery

Acute Care Surgery Fellowship

Welcome

Applications are being taken for 2026-2027 Academic Year!!!!. The UIHC is an 866-bed facility which includes 190 pediatric beds at the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital. In FY 2022 UIHC performed 35,400 major surgeries and 186,199 minor surgeries. UIHC is an accredited American College of Surgeons Level 1 Trauma Center, as well as an American Burn Association Level I Burn Center. The University of Iowa strives to create and foster a health system for all through health parity, diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship

Welcome

The Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is a two-year, ACGME accredited fellowship. As the only quaternary referral center for children in the state of Iowa, we see a wide range of operative pathology and care for highly complex patients.

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

The Independent Plastic Surgery training Program at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is an ACGME accredited independent program that has one trainee in each year of the three years of the program. The program is designed to broadly educate trainees in the art and science of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and to develop highly competent, inquisitive and responsible Plastic Surgeons. The training curriculum has been constructed to provide the skills to be successful in any type of practice that the trainee decides to pursue. 

Burn Surgery Fellowship

Welcome

The Division of Acute Care Surgery offers a one-year Burn Surgery Fellowship. The goal of our program is to provide the fellow with an in-depth experience in the management of the entire spectrum of burn and complex wound care in the setting of a large university teaching hospital.

Vascular Surgery-Independent Fellowship

Welcome

The Division of Vascular Surgery offers a two-year Vascular Fellowship Program to accommodate the evolving needs for training in endovascular surgery and the noninvasive vascular laboratory. The goal of our program is to provide the trainees with a broad in-depth experience in the management of vascular diseases in the setting of UI Hospitals & Clinics and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. Our fellowship has been approved by the ACGME since its inception. Our program graduates one fellow trainee every other year.