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.
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✓ 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 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
✓ Original institute application page + official fellowship form♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris · France →
Faculty & leadership PV Philippe ValentiOB Omar Boughebri+3 more
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Shoulder consultation, operating-room training and clinical education at the Institut Parisien de l’Épaule
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, entry requirements APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic residents and surgeons applying for a structured Paris shoulder fellowship
✓ 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
✓ Dedicated Frimley Hip Fellowship page plus current RCS England programme record♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hip & Knee
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
⌖ Frimley · United Kingdom →
Program lead SS Sebastian Sturridge
Duration 12 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Young-adult hip surgery including open and arthroscopic impingement surgery; complex primary and revision arthroplasty;…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, official contact ✓ 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
✓ Historical official AOA/NSA post list; current programme-specific availability not located♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Historical 2025 PFET listing — current availability unconfirmed Spine
Mater Centre for Neurosciences
⌖ Brisbane · Australia →
Program lead MW Martin Wood
Duration 12 months
Funding Annual stipend of more than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Minimally invasive and complex spine surgery with intraoperative CT and navigation, supervised progression from assisting to primary…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, commencement date, entry requirements ✓ Current official AOA PFET listing with the 2025 AOA/NSA post list retained as supporting evidence♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
John Hunter Hospital / Royal Newcastle Centre
⌖ Newcastle · Australia →
Program lead RF Richard Ferch
Duration 12 months
Funding Full salary commensurate with experience, as stated in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Adult and paediatric spinal surgery within a major tertiary referral service
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official AOA PFET listing with the 2025 AOA/NSA post list retained as supporting evidence♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne / St Vincent's Private Hospital
⌖ Melbourne · Australia →
Program lead TH Tiew Han
Duration 12 months
Funding Annual stipend of more than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Complex fixation and decompression for degenerative disease, trauma and spinal tumour across public and private practice
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ 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
✓ Original hospital fellowship page♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Faculty & leadership MA Mohammad Ashik ZainuddinKW Kenneth Wong Pak Leung+1 more
Duration 6–12 months
Funding Self-funded or sponsored by the home country or institution; course fee determined on…
Clinical exposure Paediatric and adolescent arthroscopy, ACL and meniscal surgery, cartilage and osteochondral procedures, hip and knee preservation,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons focused on paediatric sports injury, arthroscopy and joint preservation
✓ ASES-recognized program♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
⌖ Cleveland, Ohio · United States →
Duration 12 months; optional second research year
Funding USD 84,180 at Cleveland Clinic's Graduate Level 6 rate effective 16 May 2026; confirm the…
Clinical exposure Comprehensive shoulder and elbow clinical, operative and research training; see the official program profile
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, entry requirements APPLICANT PROFILE Applicants must follow the ASES / SF Match requirements and the program’s licensing and residency prerequisites
✓ Current official Mass General Brigham programme page plus current POSNA detail; duration, compensation and current deadline not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Mass General Brigham for Children / Harvard Medical School
⌖ Boston, Massachusetts · United States →
Faculty & leadership MA Maurice AlbrightJB John Braun+7 more
Duration Not published
Funding Salary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page
Clinical exposure Paediatric trauma, spinal deformity, spine, hip, foot and ankle, sports medicine, tumour, congenital abnormalities, neuromuscular…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgery graduates pursuing paediatric orthopaedic fellowship training
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✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pages
Jeroen Vanhaecke
