Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Alps Surgery Institute
⌖ Annecy, France · Host: Thibault Lafosse
DESTINATION DIRECTORY
Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in France
23 current source-linked pathways are organised across 7 subspecialties, including General Orthopaedics, Hand & Microsurgery, Hip & Knee, Paediatric Orthopaedics. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.
23Total programs
7Subspecialties
23Clinical & visiting
0Research
20Network 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.
Lyon7 current pathways5 institutions · 4 subspecialties →Paris7 current pathways5 institutions · 5 subspecialties →Clermont-Ferrand3 current pathways2 institutions · 2 subspecialties →Nice3 current pathways3 institutions · 1 subspecialties →Montpellier2 current pathways2 institutions · 2 subspecialties →Toulouse2 current pathways2 institutions · 2 subspecialties →Annecy1 current pathways1 institutions · 1 subspecialties →
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.
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →American Hospital of Paris
⌖ Paris, France · Host: Philippe Collin
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Centre de la Main d'Angers
⌖ Angers, France · Host: Nicolas Bigorre
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
⌖ Bayonne, France · Host: Pierre Chirez (current hand and upper-limb faculty)
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Centre Orthopédique Santy
⌖ Lyon, France · Host: Lionel Neyton
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Clinique de l'Orangerie
⌖ Strasbourg, France · Host: Maxime Antoni
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Clinique de l'Union
⌖ Toulouse Métropole (Saint-Jean), France · Host: Jean Kany
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Clinique du Pré — Centre SOS Main Le Mans
⌖ Le Mans, France · Host: Camilo Chaves
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand, France · Host: Antoine Martins
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Edouard Herriot University Hospital
⌖ Lyon, France · Host: Aram Gazarian (current service head; a fellowship supervisor is not separately published)
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Hôpital Ambroise Paré
⌖ Boulogne-Billancourt, France · Host: Jean-David Werthel
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Hôpital Pierre Paul Riquet
⌖ Toulouse, France · Host: Nicolas Bonnevialle
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Hôpital Privé la Châtaigneraie
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand, France · Host: Pierre Métais
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne
⌖ Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault, France · Host: Thierry Dubert
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Hôpital Roger Salengro, Neurochirurgie
⌖ Lille, France · Host: Henri-Arthur Leroy
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →ICR – Institut de Chirurgie Réparatrice Locomoteur & Sport
⌖ Nice, France · Host: Pascal Boileau
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris, France · Host: Caroline Leclercq
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Institut Universitaire Locomoteur et du Sport – CHU Nice
⌖ Nice, France · Host: Marc-Olivier Gauci
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Orthosud
⌖ Montpellier, France · Host: Philippe Teissier
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Pitié-Salpêtrière, Orthopaedic Surgery Spine Unit
⌖ Paris, France · Host: Hugues Pascal-Moussellard
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programGeneral Orthopaedics
✓ Current official CHU Montpellier fellowship framework, orthopaedic service page and French regulatory linksCHU Montpellier International Orthopaedic Fellowship Pathway
CHU de Montpellier / Hôpital Lapeyronie
⌖ Montpellier, France
Program lead
Duration3 months to 2 years maximum
FundingNot published
ExposureTraining within an approved CHU clinical team with temporary full-practice authorisation. The specific orthopaedic unit, case mix,…
Profile completeness100%
Comprehensive · Core fields completeSUBSPECIALTY
8 programsHand & Microsurgery
✓ Current official host application form + faculty pagesParis Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand Fellowship
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris, France
Faculty & leadership
CL
Caroline LeclercqAAAhlam Arnaout+5 more
Duration6 months
FundingNot published
ExposureHand and wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital differences, peripheral nerve and brachial-plexus surgery,…
Profile completeness78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline✓ 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 training profile + current official HCL service pageLyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
⌖ Lyon, France
Faculty & leadership
AGAram GazarianCGChristophe Gaillard+8 more
Duration6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
FundingFunded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not…
ExposureElective and emergency hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profileClermont-Ferrand Hand & Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand, France
Program lead
AM
Antoine Martins
DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingThe centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability are not…
ExposureHand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital differences, microsurgery, brachial plexus, rheumatoid and tetraplegia surgery,…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official centre and team pageCentre de la Main Angers Fellowship Enquiry
Centre de la Main d'Angers
⌖ Angers, France
Faculty & leadership
NBNicolas BigorreFRFabrice 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…
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
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official CH Côte Basque service and faculty pageCH Côte Basque Hand & Plastic Surgery Fellowship Enquiry
Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
⌖ Bayonne, France
Faculty & leadership
PCPierre ChirezAD
Abdoulaye Diakite
Duration6–12 months in the centre-submitted FESSH record
FundingSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded by FESSH; current salary, contract and…
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
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official SOS Main service and faculty pagesSOS Main Est Parisien Fellowship Enquiry
Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne
⌖ Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault, France
Faculty & leadership
TD
Thierry DubertADAntonio Dinh+4 more
DurationNot published
FundingCentre-funded route; the FESSH record historically states EUR 1,219 per month with social cover,…
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
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Clinique du Pré SOS Main pageSOS Main Le Mans Observership & Research Attachment
Clinique du Pré — Centre SOS Main Le Mans
⌖ Le Mans, France
Faculty & leadership
CCCamilo ChavesDADr Alligand-Perrin+3 more
DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded fellowship, research and observer routes are recorded; the observer route has no…
ExposureHand and upper-limb emergencies, fractures, dislocations, tendon and soft-tissue injuries, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
2 programsHip & Knee
✓ Centre-verified official ISAKOS programme profileFellowship in Advanced Knee Surgery
Toulouse Clinical & Academic Program
⌖ Toulouse, France
Faculty & leadership
ÉCÉtienne CavaignacECEtienne Cavaignac
Duration6 months
FundingPrivate financial support is available; the amount and conditions are provided on request
ExposureDaily patient care, surgery and research across sports and complex knee surgery, robotic knee arthroplasty, scientific writing and…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS programme profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmedLyon Robotic Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship
Hospices Civils de Lyon / Lyon University
⌖ Lyon, France
Faculty & leadership
SL
Sébastien LustigES
Elvire Servien+2 more
Duration6 months
FundingPrivate financial support is recorded, but no amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureRobotic total and partial knee arthroplasty in a high-volume university centre, with knee-research and publication opportunities
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
2 programsPaediatric Orthopaedics
✓ Current official EPOS Lyon callFEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Lyon
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant / Hospices Civils de Lyon
⌖ Lyon, France
Faculty & leadership
PJ
Pierre JourneauNSNine senior paediatric orthopaedic faculty across two departments
Duration1 year
FundingPaid FEPOS hospital appointment; salary amount is not published
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinics and operating rooms across spine, tumours, skeletal dysplasia and other selected subspecialties, with…
Profile completeness88%
Comprehensive · Missing funding
✓ Official AP-HP international pathway + original Necker department pageAP-HP International Paediatric Orthopaedics Observation Enquiry — Necker
Hôpital Necker–Enfants Malades / AP-HP
⌖ Paris, France
Program lead
PW
Philippe Wicart
DurationIndividually arranged; no Necker-specific duration is…
FundingNot published
ExposureRequest-based observation in a tertiary paediatric orthopaedic and trauma service covering scoliosis, constitutional bone disease,…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
8 programsShoulder & Elbow
✓ Official Santy fellowship, visitor register and practitioner pages + French public visa guidanceCentre Orthopédique Santy Observership / Short Visit
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
⌖ Lyon, France
Faculty & leadership
DurationA few days to 1 year; non-EU short-stay pathway up to 3 months…
FundingSelf-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
ExposureObserver immersion in shoulder clinics and operating lists, with possible clinical-research, database and scientific-meeting…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ 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✓ Original host fellowship page + centre-verified ISAKOS profileCentre Orthopédique Santy Shoulder Fellowship
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
⌖ Lyon, France
Faculty & leadership
Duration1–6 months; the host also describes research expectations for…
FundingNo institutional financial assistance; external Arthrex fellowship grants may be requested at…
ExposureShoulder clinics and operating lists, supervised clinical participation, cadaver laboratories, patient assessment, database work,…
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements
✓ Original institute application page + official fellowship formParis Hand & Shoulder Unit Shoulder Fellowship
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris, France
Faculty & leadership
PV
Philippe ValentiOBOmar Boughebri+3 more
Duration6 or 12 months
FundingNot published
ExposureShoulder consultation, operating-room training and clinical education at the Institut Parisien de l’Épaule
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, entry requirements
✓ Current official three-surgeon centre and contact details verified; fellowship intake remains unconfirmedCHP Saint-Grégoire / ILO Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship Enquiry
Centre de l’Épaule et du Coude, Institut Locomoteur de l’Ouest / CHP Saint-Grégoire
⌖ Saint-Grégoire / Rennes, France
Faculty & leadership
DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposureThe current official centre covers rotator-cuff disease, shoulder arthritis and instability, elbow tendon and nerve disorders,…
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline
✓ Official ICR programme, application and faculty pagesICR Nice Shoulder Fellowship
Institut de Chirurgie Réparatrice Locomoteur et Sports
⌖ Nice, France
Program lead
Duration3–12 months
FundingNot published
ExposureShoulder clinics, operating-room coverage and research; the published weekly schedule includes three half-days in theatre, three…
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date✓ Official ICR observational-visit form + French public visa guidanceICR Nice Shoulder Observational Visit — Non-EU pathway
Institut de Chirurgie Réparatrice Locomoteur et Sports
⌖ Nice, France
Program lead
DurationUp to 3 months for the non-EU short-stay pathway
FundingNot published
ExposureObservational shoulder-surgery visit. ICR's public application form accepts observational visits, but it does not separately publish…
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Official organisation fellowship pageShoulder Friends Institute SFI Tour Fellowship
Shoulder Friends Institute — 10 French shoulder centres
⌖ Paris and multiple cities, France
Faculty & leadership
CC
Christophe CharoussetSA
Stéphane Audebert+8 more
Duration1 month
FundingFunded annually by Shoulder Friends Institute; the exact travel, accommodation and allowance…
ExposureA travelling educational tour through all 10 SFI shoulder centres in France
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
1 programSpine
✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profilesAO Spine Fellowship Network
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration4–12 weeks
FundingAO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and…
ExposureSpine training at a selected AO host centre; operative participation, observation, case mix, research and teaching exposure differ…
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contactSUBSPECIALTY
1 programSports Medicine
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmedFellowship Paris Sports Clinic
Clinique du Sport
⌖ Paris, France
Faculty & leadership
NLNicolas LefevreYBYoann Bohu+5 more
Duration6 months
FundingISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureSports-induced pathology across ankle, knee, hip and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, supported by an established research and…
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirementsMONITORED RECORDS
1 recordVerified 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 · Observership
Completed travelling fellowshipEFORT Robotic Travelling Fellowship Network
EFORT / European Mako robotic arthroplasty host network · Multiple European host centres
Applying for orthopaedic training in France
What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in France?
OrthoFellow currently indexes 23 current canonical pathways in France: 16 clinical fellowships, 0 research fellowships, 7 observerships and 0 short courses. 1 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 France?
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 France 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.