Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery) Residency Program
Stanford Health CareStanford Health Care is an ACGME-accredited university-based Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) residency program in Palo Alto, CA. It has 1 PGY-1 position per year and approximately 1 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.
Overview
Accredited since 2014 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2016
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Match data pending
Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.
Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford at its center, is the Bay Area's largest health care system—and one of the few in the country—exclusively dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care. Our physicians and health care teams offer comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care at more than 65 locations across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region. We’re honored to be ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report for the third consecutive year. Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of Stanford Medicine, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes across the world. Digital Policy: http://bit.ly/digitalpolicy Notice of Nondiscrimination: http://bit.ly/2e3UkCb
Top payer: KLS-Martin L.P. ($90K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford · Palo Alto, CA
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
PrimaryVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Location
Rental market & livability
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Livability
County figures for Santa Clara County, California (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Stanford Health Care located?
- Stanford Health Care is located in Palo Alto, CA.
- What type of program is Stanford Health Care?
- Stanford Health Care is a university-based residency program.
- Is Stanford Health Care ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Stanford Health Care holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Stanford Health Care?
- Stanford Health Care has approximately 1 residents in training.
- Does Stanford Health Care accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Stanford Health Care reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does Stanford Health Care sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Stanford Health Care does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Stanford Health Care require?
- Stanford Health Care does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at Stanford Health Care?
- Stanford Health Care has not reported a PGY-1 salary to FREIDA, so this page shows it as not reported. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion; the program or its GME office can confirm the current figure.
- How do I apply to Stanford Health Care?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Stanford Health Care to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Stanford Health Care have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) residency program positions as they appear.