OF OrthoFellow Home Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs 1094 canonical pathways Each programme is counted once. AO and other networks remain one application pathway with their host centres consolidated inside the profile.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
Filter programs 3 active filters + 01 Subspecialty Available in Australia
02 Destination Countries with Hand & Microsurgery programs
03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
04 Accreditation / organization Labels preserve the official distinction between accredited, recognized, approved and society-sponsored pathways
05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
5 programs match · Hand & Microsurgery · Australia · AOA Australia ✓ Current AOA directory identity and Gold Coast Health institutional evidence; detailed programme terms remain dated 2013♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Gold Coast University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics
⌖ Gold Coast, Queensland · Australia →
Program lead ET Ezekiel Tan
Duration 12 months in the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013
Funding Historical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience
Clinical exposure Hand and upper-limb trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction with outpatient, operative and protected research activity;…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Post-specialist orthopaedic surgeons seeking an AOA-accredited Level 3 fellowship; programme-specific qualification and registration criteria apply
✓ Current AOA directory identity and current Jeff Ecker Clinic page; detailed programme terms remain dated 2018♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Jeff Ecker Clinic
⌖ Perth, Western Australia · Australia →
Program lead JE Jeff Ecker
Duration 6 months in the AOA summary updated 7 December 2018
Funding The dated AOA summary states that remuneration is reviewed on application; no amount is…
Clinical exposure One-to-one adult hand and wrist mentoring across clinics and elective and trauma operating, microsurgery, arthroscopy and a research…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or plastic surgeons who have completed specialist training and have basic microsurgical and arthroscopic skills
✓ Official AOA programme summary + original fellowship and supervisor pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Melbourne Hand Fellowship / Dandenong Hospital and partner private hospitals
⌖ Melbourne, Victoria · Australia →
Faculty & leadership JH Jason HarveyST Stephen Tham+4 more
Duration 12 months
Funding AUD 75,000 annual stipend in the official AOA programme summary
Clinical exposure Emergency and elective hand surgery across public and private practice, including outpatient clinics, emergency-department on-call,…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Surgeons who have completed specialist orthopaedic training and seek advanced hand-surgery experience
✓ Current original programme, information, application, FAQ and contact pages + AOA accreditation profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application ↻ Applications open — 2026/27 and 2028 positions Hand & Microsurgery
Brisbane Hand & Upper Limb Research Institute / Princess Alexandra Hospital
⌖ Brisbane · Australia →
Duration Normally 12 months; one currently advertised intake permits…
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Complex upper-limb trauma from digital replantation to shoulder arthroplasty, with microsurgery, arthroscopy, arthroplasty,…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons who will have completed the relevant surgical examinations equivalent to FRACS before commencing; overseas-trained surgeons may apply.
✓ Current AOA-accredited identity, 2024 programme summary and current Fremantle Hospital service page; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Fremantle Hospital Department of Hand Surgery
⌖ Fremantle, Western Australia · Australia →
Faculty & leadership PJ Paul JarrettML Matthew Lawson-Smith+2 more
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Senior Registrar pay scale; the current amount is not published in the reviewed summary
Clinical exposure High-volume hand and wrist trauma with a more modest elective hand and wrist caseload, designed to develop proficiency in…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or plastic surgeons seeking dedicated hand-surgery training
✓ Current AOA directory identity and Gold Coast Health institutional evidence; detailed programme terms remain dated 2013
