Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →AZ Delta
⌖ Roeselare, Belgium · Host: Stijn Muermans
DESTINATION DIRECTORY
Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in Belgium
11 current source-linked pathways are organised across 3 subspecialties, including Hand & Microsurgery, Shoulder & Elbow, Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.
11Total programs
3Subspecialties
11Clinical & visiting
0Research
12Network host institutions
CITY DIRECTORIES
Cities with orthopaedic fellowship opportunities
These locations meet OrthoFellow’s city-page quality threshold. A network-host pathway is labelled separately and never treated as a duplicate programme.
VERIFIED NETWORK HOSTS
Institutions you can explore
Hospital and clinic profiles connected to an official fellowship or education-centre pathway. A recognised host does not automatically mean that a position is open.
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →AZ Groeninge
⌖ Kortrijk, Belgium · Host: Jeroen Vanhaecke
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B
⌖ Brussels, Belgium · Host: Frédéric Schuind
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Hand Centrum Limburg / Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
⌖ Genk, Belgium · Host: Joris Duerinckx
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
⌖ Ghent, Belgium · Host: Jean Goubau
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Orthoca
⌖ Antwerp, Belgium · Host: Olivier Verborgt and Roger van Riet
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica
⌖ Antwerp, Belgium · Host: Roger van Riet and Frederik Verstreken
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Orthoclinic Bruges / AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
⌖ Bruges, Belgium · Host: Filip Stockmans
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →University Hospital Ghent
⌖ Ghent, Belgium · Host: Alexander Van Tongel
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven, Belgium · Host: Ilse Degreef
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven, Belgium · Host: Filip Verhaegen and Philippe Debeer
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →UZ Leuven Traumatology
⌖ Leuven, Belgium · Host: Willem-Jan Metsemakers
SUBSPECIALTY
8 programsHand & Microsurgery
✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pagesFESSH-listed Hand Surgery Training Centres — Western Europe
Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
⌖ 33 centres across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
DurationCentre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month…
FundingCentre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…
ExposureHand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected…
Profile completeness76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pagesAZ Groeninge Kortrijk Hand & Wrist Fellowship Enquiry
AZ Groeninge
⌖ Kortrijk, Belgium
Program lead
JV
Jeroen 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…
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
✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile plus current official Orthoca hand, wrist and elbow service pageAZ Monica Hand, Wrist & Elbow Fellowship
Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica
⌖ Antwerp, Belgium
Faculty & leadership
RV
Roger van RietFV
Frederik 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…
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
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profileErasme University Hospital Hand & Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B
⌖ Brussels, Belgium
Program lead
FSFrédéric Schuind
DurationDuration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian…
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
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Maria Middelares hand-centre pageHandcenter Gent Hand Surgery Attachment
Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
⌖ Ghent, Belgium
Faculty & leadership
JG
Jean GoubauMCMichiel 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…
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
✓ Current FESSH training-centre entry; FESSH states that centre-submitted listings are not independently approvedOrthoclinic Bruges Hand Surgery Fellowship
Orthoclinic Bruges / AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
⌖ Bruges, Belgium
Faculty & leadership
FS
Filip StockmansFB
Francis Bonte+3 more
Duration6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year; short visits are also…
FundingSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; Dutch and participation in the SOS Hand on-call…
ExposureElective and emergency hand surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital and reconstructive procedures, elbow and broader…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profileUZ Leuven Hand Surgery Observership / Practising Fellowship
UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven, Belgium
Program lead
DurationAnnual placement; exact duration is confirmed directly with UZ…
FundingSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; the amount, accommodation and active vacancy…
ExposureHand, wrist and elbow trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid surgery and joint…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host websiteHand Centrum Limburg Observership & Research Attachment
Hand Centrum Limburg / Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
⌖ Genk, Belgium
Faculty & leadership
JD
Joris DuerinckxPC
Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingNot published
ExposureClinical observation without practising rights, with a research attachment available by agreement
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
2 programsShoulder & Elbow
✓ Official SECEC Education Centre networkSECEC Education Centre Visit Network
SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected centre
Duration2–3 days at one selected centre
FundingSelf-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
ExposureShort educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
Profile completeness76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
✓ Current official programme page; recruitment availability unconfirmedSchoudergroep TerBrugGen Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship
UZ Gent / AZ St Jan Brugge / AZ St Lucas Gent network
⌖ Ghent and Bruges, Belgium
Faculty & leadership
LD
Lieven De WildeAV
Alexander Van Tongel+4 more
DurationOne 12-month position or two 6-month positions
FundingNot published
ExposureShoulder and elbow arthroscopy, open reconstruction, trauma, minimally invasive surgery, arthroplasty, clinical databases, trials…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
1 programTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum
✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profilesAO Trauma Fellowship Network
AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration6–12 weeks
FundingAO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and…
ExposureOrthopaedic trauma training at a selected AO host centre; the permitted role ranges from observation to supervised scrub-in…
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contactMONITORED RECORDS
4 recordsVerified programmes with closed calls
These profiles remain source-linked because the programme is recurring or historically verifiable. They are not presented as accepting applications today.
Hip & Knee · Clinical Fellowship
ClosedAZ Sint-Lucas Gent Hip Orthopaedic Fellowship
ORTHO.GENT / AZ Sint-Lucas Gent · Ghent, Belgium
Hip & Knee · Observership
Completed travelling fellowshipEFORT Robotic Travelling Fellowship Network
EFORT / European Mako robotic arthroplasty host network · Multiple European host centres
Hip & Knee · Clinical Fellowship
ClosedORTHO.GENT Knee Fellowship
ORTHO.GENT / AZ Sint-Lucas Gent · Ghent, Belgium
Shoulder & Elbow · Clinical Fellowship
ClosedORTHO.GENT Shoulder Fellowship
ORTHO.GENT / AZ Sint-Lucas Gent · Ghent, Belgium
Applying for orthopaedic training in Belgium
What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in Belgium?
OrthoFellow currently indexes 11 current canonical pathways in Belgium: 7 clinical fellowships, 0 research fellowships, 4 observerships and 0 short courses. 4 additional verified programme records have a closed or completed published cycle and remain monitored below. Open each profile for its exact classification and current cycle status.
Are international surgeons eligible for every programme in Belgium?
No. Eligibility, language, registration, immigration permission and hospital privileges depend on the specific programme and host. OrthoFellow shows published requirements and labels missing information for direct confirmation.
How current are the Belgium listings?
Each programme profile shows its own checked date and official source. Availability and deadlines can change, so applicants should reopen the current official programme page before applying or paying costs.