CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

151 matching canonical clinical fellowship and operative-training pathways across 19 countries.

1094 canonical pathwaysEach programme is counted once. AO and other networks remain one application pathway with their host centres consolidated inside the profile.
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DESTINATION

Belgium

5 programs · 4 shown
FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pages
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

AZ Groeninge Kortrijk Hand & Wrist Fellowship Enquiry

AZ Groeninge

Kortrijk · Belgium

Program lead

JVJeroen Vanhaecke, fellowship faculty at AZ GroeningeJeroen Vanhaecke

DurationDuration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is…
FundingObserver, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a…
Clinical exposureHand and wrist surgery, trauma, microsurgery, brachial plexus, congenital differences, arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, fractures,…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, 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 FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

AZ Monica Hand, Wrist & Elbow Fellowship

Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica

Antwerp · Belgium

Faculty & leadership

RVRoger van Riet, fellowship faculty at Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ MonicaRoger van RietFVFrederik Verstreken, fellowship faculty at Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ MonicaFrederik Verstreken

Duration1 year for the clinical fellowship described in the FESSH…
FundingA funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount…
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow sports injuries, trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, scaphoid, distal-radius and forearm surgery, Dupuytren…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEPlastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking specialist hand, wrist and elbow training
Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Erasme University Hospital Hand & Peripheral Nerve Fellowship

Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B

Brussels · Belgium

Program lead

FSInstitution associated with Frédéric SchuindFrédéric Schuind

DurationDuration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian…
Clinical exposureAdult trauma, brachial plexus, shoulder, elbow, complex wrist and hand surgery, congenital differences, supervised operating,…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic 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 FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Handcenter Gent Hand Surgery Attachment

Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares

Ghent · Belgium

Faculty & leadership

JGJean Goubau, fellowship faculty at Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria MiddelaresJean GoubauMCInstitution associated with Michiel CromheeckeMichiel Cromheecke+1 more

DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but…
Clinical exposureOpen hand surgery, wrist and digit arthroscopy, ultrasound-guided surgery, trauma and planned hand-and-wrist procedures in a focused…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an interactive hand-and-wrist attachment
DESTINATION

France

6 programs · 3 shown
FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official centre and team page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Centre de la Main Angers Fellowship Enquiry

Centre de la Main d'Angers

Angers · France

Faculty & leadership

NBInstitution associated with Nicolas BigorreNicolas BigorreFRInstitution associated with Fabrice RabariFabrice Rabari+7 more

DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current…
Clinical exposureHand trauma and emergency care, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerves, congenital cases, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, 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 FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

CH Côte Basque Hand & Plastic Surgery Fellowship Enquiry

Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque

Bayonne · France

Faculty & leadership

PCInstitution associated with Pierre ChirezPierre ChirezADAbdoulaye Diakite, fellowship faculty at Centre Hospitalier de la Côte BasqueAbdoulaye Diakite

Duration6–12 months in the centre-submitted FESSH record
FundingSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded by FESSH; current salary, contract and…
Clinical exposureHand and upper-limb trauma, plastic surgery and general/orthopaedic/hand-trauma on-call exposure
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEPlastic-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 FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

SOS Main Est Parisien Fellowship Enquiry

Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne

Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault · France

Faculty & leadership

TDThierry Dubert, fellowship faculty at Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La FrancilienneThierry DubertADInstitution associated with Antonio DinhAntonio Dinh+4 more

DurationNot published
FundingCentre-funded route; the FESSH record historically states EUR 1,219 per month with social cover,…
Clinical exposureTwenty-four-hour hand emergency care plus elective hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, nerve and brachial-plexus surgery with research and…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, duration, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, plastic and orthopaedic trainees seeking an observer, research or centre-funded attachment
DESTINATION

Netherlands

2 programs · 1 shown
FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Erasmus MC surgeon and research pages
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Erasmus MC Hand Surgery Fellowship Enquiry

Erasmus University Medical Center

Rotterdam · Netherlands

Program lead

MZMichiel Zuidam, fellowship faculty at Erasmus University Medical CenterMichiel Zuidam

DurationDuration agreed directly with Erasmus MC; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded fellowship route
Clinical exposureCongenital hand differences, hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, nerve surgery,…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a university hand-and-wrist attachment
DESTINATION

Switzerland

2 programs · 1 shown
Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Schulthess service and surgeon pages
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Genolier Hand & Wrist Fellowship Enquiry

Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier

Genolier · Switzerland

Program lead

GCGrégoire Chick, fellowship faculty at Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de GenolierGrégoire Chick

Duration12 months in the original centre-submitted profile; current…
FundingThe FESSH record describes a centre-funded practising fellowship; no current funding terms or…
Clinical exposureComplex upper-limb reconstruction, hand/wrist/forearm/elbow trauma, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, revision surgery and complex nerve…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILESurgeons who have completed orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery training and intend a full-time hand-surgery career
DESTINATION

Germany

1 programs · 1 shown
FESSH centre-submitted profile + current TUM hand-surgery service page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

TUM Munich Hand Surgery Research / Self-funded Attachment

TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar

Munich · Germany

Program lead

HKHaydar Kükrek, fellowship faculty at TUM Klinikum Rechts der IsarHaydar Kükrek

DurationDuration agreed directly with TUM; no fixed period is…
FundingResearch and self-funded fellowship routes are recorded; no stipend or salary is published
Clinical exposureComprehensive hand and forearm surgery, replantation, reconstructive microsurgery, carpal and wrist surgery, WALANT, nerve…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEHand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a university research or self-funded attachment
DESTINATION

United States

88 programs · 8 shown
ASSH Current official Loma Linda programme page plus current ASSH programme identity
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Loma Linda University Virchel E. Wood Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California · United States

Faculty & leadership

MDM. Daniel WongworawatBRBarth Riedel+10 more

DurationNot published
FundingProtected research is supported through intradepartmental funding; salary or stipend is not…
Clinical exposureThree-month rotations across four clinical sites with hand and upper-extremity surgery, protected research and weekly didactics
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
ASSH Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University of California-Davis Medical Center Hand Fellowship

UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Sacramento, California · United States

Program lead

NINot identified as hand-fellowship director on the reviewed current page

DurationNot published
FundingFellows are compensated at PGY-6 under the University of California salary scale; the page does…
Clinical exposureComplex hand and upper-extremity reconstruction, congenital differences, brachial plexus injury, microvascular surgery and…
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
CM Current official Cedars-Sinai programme page and ASSH application route
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Cedars-Sinai Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California · United States

Program lead

NYNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Duration1 year
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric hand and upper-extremity surgery from orthopaedic and plastic-surgery perspectives at Cedars-Sinai and…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
KH Current official Kettering Health GME directory; dedicated Hand Surgery page inaccessible during review
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Kettering Health Dayton Hand Surgery Fellowship

Kettering Health Dayton / Grandview

Dayton, Ohio · United States

Program lead

NYNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

DurationNot accessible from the reviewed official programme link
FundingNot accessible from the reviewed official programme link
Clinical exposureProgramme-level clinical scope is not accessible from the reviewed official Hand Surgery link
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
Current official Rush programme page; recurring deadline lacks a current cycle year
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Rush Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship

Rush University Medical Center / Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Chicago, Illinois · United States

Program lead

NYInstitution associated with Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host pageNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

DurationNot published
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureHand and upper-extremity surgery, microsurgical trauma and reconstruction, congenital hand and elbow surgery across a tertiary…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
ASSH Current official SIU programme and benefits page; recurring application dates lack a cycle year
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Southern Illinois University Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Institute for Plastic Surgery

Springfield, Illinois · United States

Program lead

NYNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Duration1 year
FundingPGY-6 or PGY-7 appointment level depending on prior training; the current dollar amount is not…
Clinical exposureHand trauma, fractures, peripheral nerve, flap reconstruction and plastic-surgery principles with cadaver and microsurgery…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
ASSH Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Florida International University Baptist Health Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Program

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Baptist Health South Florida

Miami, Florida · United States

Faculty & leadership

HBHoward Bar-EliDBDalibel Bravo+9 more

Duration1 year
FundingBaptist Health's 2026–2027 schedule lists USD 83,000 at PGY-6 and USD 86,000 at PGY-7; the…
Clinical exposureApproximately 700 annual cases per fellow across hand and upper-extremity surgery, microsurgery, adult and paediatric care, trauma,…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
ASSH Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Henry Ford St. John Hospital Hand Surgery Fellowship Program

Henry Ford St. John Hospital and Michigan Surgery Specialists

Detroit, Michigan · United States

Faculty & leadership

MMMehul MehtaEAEmily Abbott+11 more

Duration1 year
FundingHenry Ford's 2026–2027 schedule lists USD 81,865 at PGY-6 and USD 85,235 at PGY-7; the programme…
Clinical exposureHand and microsurgery across high-volume community practices and Level I trauma, a Children's Hospital of Michigan paediatric…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific