Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →AZ Groeninge
⌖ Kortrijk, Belgium · Host: Jeroen Vanhaecke
HAND & MICROSURGERY · DESTINATION
Hand and Microsurgery Fellowships in Belgium
Showing only Hand & Microsurgery programmes in Belgium. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.
8Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
8Clinical & visiting
0Research
7Network host institutions
COUNTRY × SUBSPECIALTY SNAPSHOT
How the Hand and Microsurgery inventory in Belgium is structured
This page contains 8 canonical pathways across 8 locations. Counts come from the current OrthoFellow database; missing funding or application information is never treated as a negative finding.
5clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
3observerships
0short courses
2current application signals
4funding details published
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 →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
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
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven, Belgium · Host: Ilse Degreef
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FundingCentre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…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 date