Henry Hanff Fellowship Award

A short-term AO North America-sponsored fellowship in a North American or European trauma clinic.

Application open March 13 through May 31, 2023

Henry Hanff is a long-time AO North America trauma faculty member. He has had an opportunity to teach the AO Principles extensively in North American and Western Europe. This fellowship was created so that other trauma surgeons would have an opportunity to travel and work directly with a particular AO professor.

Prerequisites & eligibility

This fellowship is offered to practicing North American trauma surgeons who have been in practice for some time or are early in their private practice. Must be a subscribing member of AO Trauma and have completed the following:

Graduation from an orthopaedic or general surgery residency program
Previous participation in a Basic AO Trauma North America Course and an Advanced or Specialty AO Trauma North America Course
Practical experience with AO techniques

Funding & deliverables

This fellowship may last four, six, or eight weeks. The award consists of round-trip airfare expenses (up to $1,500) for standard coach fare to the fellowship site and a stipend to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals. AO Trauma Fellowship stipends are calculated using a benchmark of $550 USD for one week's fellowship. The fellowship award does not exceed $5,900 and support for family members is not included.

At the end of the fellowship, a report must be submitted providing a summary on the fellowship experience. This report will be reviewed by the AO Trauma North America Fellowship Committee and adapted into an article for publication in the AO Trauma North America newsletter.

Past recipients

2022: Christian Pean, Boston, MA
2020: Stephen Shymon, Newark, NJ
2019: Gabrielle Paci, Burlington, MA
2017: Karl Siebuhr, San Francisco, CA
2013: Moustafa Adakak, Mississauga, ON, Canada
2012: Jack Dawson, Houston, TX
2011: Christopher Perkins, Houston, TX
2010: Matthew Schramski, Troy, MI