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View within pathway →DIAKOVERE Annastift / Hannover Medical School
⌖ Hannover · Host: Henning Windhagen and Sufian S. Ahmad
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Hip and Knee Fellowships in Germany
Showing only Hip & Knee programmes in Germany. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.
13Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
13Clinical & visiting
0Research
2Network host institutions
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How the Hip and Knee inventory in Germany is structured
This page contains 13 canonical pathways across 13 locations. Counts come from the current OrthoFellow database; missing funding or application information is never treated as a negative finding.
0clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
13observerships
0short courses
6current application signals
11funding details published
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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.
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View within pathway →University Clinic Brandenburg an der Havel
⌖ Brandenburg an der Havel · Host: Roland Becker and Michael Salzmann
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13 programsHip & Knee
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026DKG Knee-Centre Hospitation — Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling Siegen
⌖ Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Program lead
DurationNo fixed duration published in the reviewed DKG hospitation…
FundingDKG members may apply for up to EUR 250 in travel support for a visit to a listed knee centre.…
ExposureHospitation (observership) at an 'Offizielles Kniezentrum' certified by the Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG). The DKG centre search…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026DKG Knee-Centre Hospitation — Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
⌖ Markgröningen, Germany
Faculty & leadership
DurationNo fixed duration published in the reviewed DKG hospitation…
FundingDKG members may apply for up to EUR 250 in travel support for a visit to a listed knee centre.…
ExposureHospitation (observership) at an 'Offizielles Kniezentrum' certified by the Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG). The DKG centre search…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026DKG Knee-Centre Hospitation — Sportklinik Freiburg (formerly Praxisklinik 2000)
Sportklinik Freiburg (Klinik 2000 GmbH & Co. OP-Zentrum KG, formerly Praxisklinik 2000 Orthopädie)
⌖ Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Faculty & leadership
DurationNo fixed duration published in the reviewed DKG hospitation…
FundingDKG members may apply for up to EUR 250 in travel support for a visit to a listed knee centre.…
ExposureHospitation (observership) at an 'Offizielles Kniezentrum' certified by the Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG). The DKG centre search…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026DKG Knee-Centre Hospitation — Theresienkrankenhaus Mannheim
⌖ Mannheim, Germany
Program lead
DurationNo fixed duration published in the reviewed DKG hospitation…
FundingDKG members may apply for up to EUR 250 in travel support for a visit to a listed knee centre.…
ExposureHospitation (observership) at an 'Offizielles Kniezentrum' certified by the Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG). The DKG centre search…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026Fellowship in Primary and Revision Arthroplasty including Robotic TKA
Knappschaft Kliniken Dortmund – Center of Excellence for Arthroplasty
⌖ Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Program lead
DurationAt least 4 weeks; the length depends on individual training…
FundingNot published
ExposureSurgical observation and practical insight into primary and revision knee and hip arthroplasty, robotic total knee arthroplasty,…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026DKG Hospitation at DKG-certified knee centres (with travel support up to EUR 250)
Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG) – certified knee centres
⌖ Multiple DKG-certified knee centres, Germany
DurationNot published
FundingDKG members travelling as visitors to the named centres can apply to the DKG for financial…
ExposureDoctors and therapists can request a hospitation at a DKG-awarded knee centre (list in the DKG centre search). The page does not…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026ATOS Klinik Heidelberg – International knee, hip and foot fellowship (observing)
ATOS Klinik Heidelberg – Internationales Zentrum für Orthopädie
⌖ Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration12 months (ISAKOS entry; research welcome from a stay of at…
FundingISAKOS lists the type of financial support as 'Internal' and 'Direct Application'; no amounts…
ExposureISAKOS entry describes an 'observing fellowship' with 30 years of international fellows in hip, knee and foot surgery; knee…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026DKG Patellofemoral Fellowship 2027
Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG)
⌖ Berlin, Bamberg and Freiburg, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration5 days (22–26 February 2027)
FundingNot published
ExposureA travelling patellofemoral programme visiting specialist centres in Berlin, Bamberg and Freiburg, followed by participation in the…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026AE & LINK Travel Fellowship 2026 – arthroplasty centres Frankfurt and Eisenberg
AE Endoprothetik – hosts Frankfurt (Agaplesion) and Eisenberg
⌖ Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration1 week (fellowship week 16 to 20 November 2026)
FundingNo fee stated. The sponsor, Waldemar LINK GmbH & Co. KG, organises the trip and accommodation…
ExposureHospitation (observation in the operating theatre and exchange with experienced surgeons) at two German arthroplasty centres:…
✓ Verified 16 Oct 2026AO Recon Fellowship Host Centre — OCM München / SANA Campus München
OCM München / SANA Campus München, Center of Adult Reconstruction
⌖ Munich, Germany
Program lead
RH
Robert Hube
Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO programme-wide)
FundingAO stipend contributes to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark USD 550 per week in the…
ExposureShort-term AO Recon fellowship in arthroplasty hosted by OCM München / SANA Campus München. Scrub-in opportunity for AO fellows:…
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026EFORT Robotic Travelling Fellowship Network
EFORT / European Mako robotic arthroplasty host network
⌖ Multiple European host centres
Program lead
HFHost faculty selected by EFORT for each travelling slot
Duration3 weeks in the published 2024 programme; two days at each of…
FundingThe published 2024 fellowship grant covered all accommodation and travel expenses
ExposureRobotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty, Mako workflow integration, supervised scrub-in where permitted and practical experience…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026AE-ComGen Fellowship – three arthroplasty hospitations (Dresden, Munich, Vienna)
AE-ComGen – hosts Dresden UKD, TUM rechts der Isar, Vienna
⌖ Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Faculty & leadership
DurationAbout 1 week (three hospitations, 7 to 12 June 2026)
FundingNo fee stated. AE organises the trip and accommodation and covers the costs.
ExposureThree clinic hospitations in one week: Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (PD Dr. Anne Elisabeth Postler), Klinikum…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026AE Travel Fellowship – partial knee replacement (Bern, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Linz)
AE with Stiftung Paulinenhilfe – hosts Stuttgart, Hamburg, Bern, Linz
⌖ Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Faculty & leadership
C(Callies (first name not given)PA
Peter Aldinger+2 more
DurationAbout 2.5 weeks (9 to 25 September 2026)
FundingNo fee stated. AE organises and the scholarship covers travel and accommodation; participation…
ExposureFour clinic hospitations with theatre observation and case discussion at centres with high unicompartmental-knee volume (Bern with…
Hip and Knee fellowship faculty in Germany
21 people are named on source-backed Germany programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Steffen Schröter Hip and Knee
- Anne Elisabeth Postler Hip and Knee
- Arno Schmeling Hip and Knee
- Christoph Becher Hip and Knee
- Christoph Böhler Hip and Knee
- Fritz Thorey Hip and Knee
- Georg Matziolis Hip and Knee
- Gerald Zimmermann Hip and Knee
- Gerrit Bode Hip and Knee
- Igor Lazic Hip and Knee
- Jörg Dickschas Hip and Knee
- Jörg Richter Hip and Knee
- Kaywan Izadpanah Hip and Knee
- Matthias Feucht Hip and Knee
- Mustafa Citak Hip and Knee
- Philipp Mayer Hip and Knee
- Philipp Schuster Hip and Knee
- Rainer Siebold Hip and Knee
- Sebastian Müller Hip and Knee
- Tobias Gotterbarm Hip and Knee
- Yves Gramlich Hip and Knee
Hip and Knee fellowships in Germany: FAQs
Where can I do a hip and knee fellowship in Germany?
OrthoFellow lists 13 hip and knee pathways in Germany, including Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling Siegen, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery (DKG Offizielles Kniezentrum), Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen (RKH Gesundheit), Centre for Sports Orthopaedics and Special Joint Surgery and Centre for Arthroplasty, Sportklinik Freiburg (Klinik 2000 GmbH & Co. OP-Zentrum KG, formerly Praxisklinik 2000 Orthopädie), Theresienkrankenhaus Mannheim (DKG Offizielles Kniezentrum; DKG listing links to its trauma surgery department, Unfallchirurgie) and 9 more. Each profile links to the official programme page.
Which Germany hip and knee fellowships are open now?
6 of 13 show an active, upcoming or rolling application signal. A listing is not a confirmed vacancy, so check the official page for the current cycle before applying.
How do I apply for a hip and knee fellowship in Germany?
Elsewhere, arthroplasty and lower limb fellowships are offered by hospitals and recognised through bodies such as the British Hip Society and BASK (UK), the AOA (Australia) and AO Recon, including posts open to international surgeons. Eligibility, registration and visa terms are programme-specific.