Registration is now OPEN - Early Bird Special until June 20, 2025

We are very pleased to announce the Penn Flap Dissection Course

 to be held on Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25, 2025

at the Human Tissue Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Penn Human Tissue Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility where we will have

 demonstrations of flap dissections by leaders in the field of reconstructive microsurgery.

This course will focus on dissection of microsurgical flaps of the head and neck, breast,

trunk, extremity and hand/feet. There will also be ample time for independent dissection.

The course will have a didactic component that illustrates the use of the flaps

through clinical cases and vignettes. It will be an opportunity for residents, fellows,

and attendings to see and hear the experts dissect common and complex flaps

used in microsurgical practice and understand their utilization through clinical examples.

This course is meant to be an interactive experience for the attendees with time to ask the experts!

Registration will be limited to 4 attendees per cadaver to ensure small intimate groups to allow

for questions and answers during dissections. We anticipate the course to fill quickly!

What attendees should bring:

Attendees should bring two pairs of surgical scrubs to be comfortable during dissections.

Participants will also want to bring surgical loupes to facilitate dissections.

Penn Medicine extends its heartfelt gratitude to the Wyss Medical Foundation for their enduring support of Penn Orthopaedics. Their recent establishment of the Wyss Orthoplastic Global Education and Innovation Hub marks a transformative investment in the future of orthoplastic surgery. This new hub will serve as a dynamic center for advancing education, fellowships, and research in the field.

As part of its mission, the Wyss Orthoplastic Global Education and Innovation Hub will provide critical support for the 2025 Penn Flap Course and the Penn Orthoplastic Surgery Symposium—two cornerstone programs in surgical training and collaboration.

To learn more about this generous and visionary commitment, click here.

***Additional Course***

The Penn Orthoplastic Surgery Symposium will be held in Philadelphia on October 23, 2025.

The symposium will highlight the collaborative efforts of the multidisciplinary specialty of orthoplastic surgery to improve surgical outcomes and patient care. World leaders in their respective fields will share their expertise through a series of didactic lectures, case presentations to esteemed panels, and a lively discussion regarding controversies in orthoplastic surgery. The collective faculty represents the very best in the world in the thoughtful delivery of expert care in orthoplastic surgery.