Question 1

How are the best Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, Mass General Brigham currently ranks first among Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
2	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Baltimore, MD	5	98
3	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	94
4	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	94
5	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	89
6	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	89
7	Florida International University	Coral Gables, FL	5	89
8	Stanford Health Care	Redwood City, CA	5	89
9	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	85
10	HealthPartners Institute	St Paul, MN	4	85
11	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	82
12	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	81
13	Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center	Indianapolis, IN	3	81
14	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	4	80
15	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	80
16	Hospital for Special Surgery	New York, NY	5	80
17	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	80
18	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	80
19	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	80
20	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	80
21	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	80
22	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	80
23	Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER)	San Antonio, TX	3	79
24	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	78
25	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	78
26	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	78
27	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	76
28	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	76
29	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston Salem, NC	3	76
30	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	74
31	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	74
32	UPMC Medical Education	Erie, PA	3	70
33	Integris Health	Oklahoma City, OK	3	70
34	Kettering Health Network	Dayton, OH	3	70
35	Orlando Health	Orlando, FL	3	70
36	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	70
37	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	67
38	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	65
39	Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine	Roanoke, VA	4	65
40	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	65
41	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	65
42	Wellspan Health	York, PA	4	65
43	Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	62
44	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	1	61
45	Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium	Pittsburgh, PA	2	61
46	SUNY Upstate Medical University	East Syracuse, NY	2	61
47	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Albuquerque, NM	2	61
48	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	61
49	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	61
50	University of Oklahoma College of Medicine	Oklahoma City, OK	2	58

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