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18 programs match · Hand & Microsurgery · FESSH ✓ Official University of Barcelona 2026–2027 course record and Hospital Clínic teaching page; published pre-enrolment window closed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
University of Barcelona / Hospital Clínic Barcelona
⌖ Barcelona · Spain →
Faculty & leadership AC Andrés Combalia AleuAM Ana Maria Carreño Delgado+1 more
Duration 1 academic year; 60 ECTS credits
Funding Tuition is EUR 6,000 plus a 10% administrative surcharge capped at EUR 70; no stipend is…
Clinical exposure Hospital-based hand-surgery training with participation in clinical activity and research within the University of Barcelona…
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete APPLICANT PROFILE Specialists in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology or plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery seeking advanced hand-surgery training
✓ Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Clinique de la Main Genève
⌖ Geneva · Switzerland →
Faculty & leadership AD Alexander De SmetAG Alissa Gübeli+4 more
Duration Up to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM…
Funding Paid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training…
Clinical exposure Private-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Doctors pursuing the Swiss specialist pathway in hand surgery through the Réseau Romand de Formation en Chirurgie de la Main
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Schulthess service and surgeon pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier
⌖ Genolier · Switzerland →
Program lead GC Grégoire Chick
Duration 12 months in the original centre-submitted profile; current…
Funding The FESSH record describes a centre-funded practising fellowship; no current funding terms or…
Clinical exposure Complex upper-limb reconstruction, hand/wrist/forearm/elbow trauma, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, revision surgery and complex nerve…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Surgeons who have completed orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery training and intend a full-time hand-surgery career
✓ Current official host application form + faculty pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris · France →
Faculty & leadership CL Caroline LeclercqAA Ahlam Arnaout+5 more
Duration 6 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Hand and wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital differences, peripheral nerve and brachial-plexus surgery,…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic, plastic and hand-surgery trainees applying for structured Paris training
✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile + current official HCL service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
⌖ Lyon · France →
Faculty & leadership AG Aram GazarianCG Christophe Gaillard+8 more
Duration 6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Funding Funded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not…
Clinical exposure Elective and emergency hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Residents in trauma or plastic surgery who are in training or recently graduated and want hand or upper-limb specialisation
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand · France →
Program lead AM Antoine Martins
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding The centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability are not…
Clinical exposure Hand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital differences, microsurgery, brachial plexus, rheumatoid and tetraplegia surgery,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand and upper-limb surgeons seeking research, observation or a practising fellowship
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official centre and team page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Centre de la Main d'Angers
⌖ Angers · France →
Faculty & leadership NB Nicolas BigorreFR Fabrice Rabari+7 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current…
Clinical exposure Hand trauma and emergency care, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerves, congenital cases, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a practising or self-funded attachment
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official CH Côte Basque service and faculty page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
⌖ Bayonne · France →
Faculty & leadership PC Pierre ChirezAD Abdoulaye Diakite
Duration 6–12 months in the centre-submitted FESSH record
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded by FESSH; current salary, contract and…
Clinical exposure Hand and upper-limb trauma, plastic surgery and general/orthopaedic/hand-trauma on-call exposure
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Plastic-surgery residents or recently qualified plastic surgeons in the original centre profile
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official SOS Main service and faculty pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne
⌖ Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault · France →
Faculty & leadership TD Thierry DubertAD Antonio Dinh+4 more
Duration Not published
Funding Centre-funded route; the FESSH record historically states EUR 1,219 per month with social cover,…
Clinical exposure Twenty-four-hour hand emergency care plus elective hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, nerve and brachial-plexus surgery with research and…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, duration, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic trainees seeking an observer, research or centre-funded attachment
✓ Official FESSH Travel Award page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Annual call: after 15 June–15 September Hand & Microsurgery
Applicant-selected recognised European hand-surgery centre(s)
⌖ Europe · Europe →
Duration Applicant-defined clinical visit between 1 January and 31…
Funding Up to EUR 4,000 per applicant for travel and accommodation; two thirds paid before travel and…
Clinical exposure Clinical activity at one or more recognised European hand-surgery training centres selected with the host before application
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE Hand surgeons in training and established hand surgeons who live and work in Europe
✓ Current FESSH training-centre entry; FESSH states that centre-submitted listings are not independently approved♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
Orthoclinic Bruges / AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
⌖ Bruges · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership FS Filip StockmansFB Francis Bonte+3 more
Duration 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year; short visits are also…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; Dutch and participation in the SOS Hand on-call…
Clinical exposure Elective and emergency hand surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital and reconstructive procedures, elbow and broader…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking modular hand-surgery training
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
AZ Groeninge
⌖ Kortrijk · Belgium →
Program lead JV Jeroen Vanhaecke
Duration Duration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is…
Funding Observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a…
Clinical exposure Hand and wrist surgery, trauma, microsurgery, brachial plexus, congenital differences, arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, fractures,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking observation or a credentialed clinical attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile plus current official Orthoca hand, wrist and elbow service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica
⌖ Antwerp · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership RV Roger van RietFV Frederik Verstreken
Duration 1 year for the clinical fellowship described in the FESSH…
Funding A funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount…
Clinical exposure Hand, wrist and elbow sports injuries, trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, scaphoid, distal-radius and forearm surgery, Dupuytren…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking specialist hand, wrist and elbow training
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B
⌖ Brussels · Belgium →
Program lead FS Frédéric Schuind
Duration Duration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian…
Clinical exposure Adult trauma, brachial plexus, shoulder, elbow, complex wrist and hand surgery, congenital differences, supervised operating,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or plastic surgeons seeking clinical and research experience in hand and peripheral-nerve surgery
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Maria Middelares hand-centre page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
⌖ Ghent · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership JG Jean GoubauMC Michiel Cromheecke+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but…
Clinical exposure Open hand surgery, wrist and digit arthroscopy, ultrasound-guided surgery, trauma and planned hand-and-wrist procedures in a focused…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an interactive hand-and-wrist attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Amsterdam UMC faculty and research pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Amsterdam UMC / former VUmc hand service
⌖ Amsterdam · Netherlands →
Program lead MR Marco Ritt
Duration Duration agreed directly with Amsterdam UMC; no fixed period…
Funding The centre-submitted record lists self-funded and centre-funded routes; Dutch and institutional…
Clinical exposure Academic hand and wrist surgery, trauma, reconstruction, peripheral nerves, arthroscopy and linked research
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking academic observation, research or a credentialed clinical placement
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Erasmus MC surgeon and research pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Erasmus University Medical Center
⌖ Rotterdam · Netherlands →
Program lead MZ Michiel Zuidam
Duration Duration agreed directly with Erasmus MC; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship route
Clinical exposure Congenital hand differences, hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, nerve surgery,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a university hand-and-wrist attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current TUM hand-surgery service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar
⌖ Munich · Germany →
Program lead HK Haydar Kükrek
Duration Duration agreed directly with TUM; no fixed period is…
Funding Research and self-funded fellowship routes are recorded; no stipend or salary is published
Clinical exposure Comprehensive hand and forearm surgery, replantation, reconstructive microsurgery, carpal and wrist surgery, WALANT, nerve…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a university research or self-funded attachment
✓ Official University of Barcelona 2026–2027 course record and Hospital Clínic teaching page; published pre-enrolment window closed
Andrés Combalia AleuAM
