DESTINATION DIRECTORY

Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in Greece

Greece includes Athens shoulder and hand observership signals, SECEC education-centre visits, a Larissa sports medicine pathway and an AO Trauma host-centre profile in Patras.

19Total programs
7Subspecialties
18Clinical & visiting
1Research
3Network host institutions
APPLICANT GUIDE

How to use the Greece orthopaedic fellowship directory

Greek orthopaedic fellowship discovery is concentrated in a handful of source-linked clinical, observership and education-centre pathways rather than a broad national match system.

Application approach

OrthoFellow keeps recognised education hosts, hospital observerships and AO Trauma host-centre records separate so applicants can see which profiles require direct enquiry or the next society call.

  • Confirm whether the opportunity is a clinical fellowship, observership, SECEC education-centre visit, sports medicine pathway or AO Trauma placement.
  • Check Greek or English working-language expectations and the permitted clinical role with the host.
  • Verify visa, insurance, hospital clearance and any clinical authorization before travelling.
  • Use the official source for intake status because several Greece profiles require direct confirmation.
  • Compare Athens, Larissa and Patras by subspecialty and source type.

Deadlines and documents

Greece profiles commonly use direct enquiry, society education-centre access or AO-cycle timing. Fixed deadlines are recorded only when published by the official source.

Common documents include current cv with operative, research and teaching experience, motivation statement explaining subspecialty goals and host fit, medical degree, orthopaedic training certificate and board or college evidence where required, two or three references, often including a programme director or current head of department, passport, registration, visa or occupational-health documents when the hospital requires them.

Language, registration and visa

Clinical participation depends on host approval, language capability, insurance and local authorization. Observerships may have different access rules.

Funding is often unpublished for Greece observership and education-centre profiles. AO stipend support, when available, should be treated as partial support.

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.

BO
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC

Brilakis Orthopaedics

⌖ Athens, Greece · Host: Emmanouil Brilakis

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DO
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC

Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery – Athens Medical Center

⌖ Athens, Greece · Host: Andreas Leonidou

View within pathway →
FD
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC

First Department of Orthopedic Surgery – Attikon University General Hospital

⌖ Athens, Greece · Host: Olga Savvidou

View within pathway →
SUBSPECIALTY

General Orthopaedics

1 program
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Travelling FellowshipClosed for this cycleGeneral Orthopaedics →

SICOT meets SICOT Fellowship — KAT General Hospital of Attica (all subspecialties)

KAT General Hospital of Attica (all subspecialties)

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Duration4 weeks (extendable to one year by arrangement with the host…
FundingFunded by SICOT and local hosts: SICOT covers one economy return ticket up to EUR 1,000 where…
ExposureFellow has access to, and the possibility to train in, the orthopaedic subspecialties of the centre. Subspecialties listed by the…
SUBSPECIALTY

Hand & Microsurgery

3 programs
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitCurrent availability unconfirmedHand & Microsurgery →

KAT Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery International Observership

KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic

⌖ Athens, Greece

Faculty & leadership

EFEmmanouil Fandridis, fellowship faculty at KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery ClinicEmmanouil FandridisPAPanagiota Aretaiou+6 more

DurationNot published
FundingSelf-funded fellowship / clinical attachment
ExposureObserver-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedHand & Microsurgery →

Hand and Upper Extremity Trauma Fellowship — Asklepieion Hospital, Athens (FESSH training-centre listing)

Asklepieion General Hospital (Voula), Hand and Upper Extremity unit

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Program lead

VNVasilis N. Psychogyios (principal contact)

Duration6 to 12 months
FundingSelf-funded fellowship / visitation; accommodation available nearby (not funded).
ExposureHand and upper-extremity trauma and its sequelae (post-traumatic reconstruction), peripheral nerve surgery and tendon transfers,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Research FellowshipClosed for this cycleResearch Fellowship →

FESSH Research Fellowship — Papanikolaou General Hospital Thessaloniki

Papanikolaou General Hospital / FESSH Research Committee

⌖ Thessaloniki, Greece

Program lead

ZTZoi Tzimorota, fellowship faculty at Papanikolaou General Hospital / FESSH Research CommitteeZoi Tzimorota

Duration1 week
FundingMaximum EUR 1,500 per applicant for travel, accommodation and subsistence; two thirds paid…
Research focusResearch stay in a dedicated European hand-surgery research department to exchange clinical and scientific methods, concepts and…
SUBSPECIALTY

Hip & Knee

2 programs
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Travelling FellowshipClosed for this cycleHip & Knee →

SICOT meets SICOT Fellowship — Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens

Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Program lead

GMGeorge Macheras, fellowship faculty at Henry Dunant Hospital Center, AthensGeorge Macheras

Duration4 to 8 weeks
FundingFunded by SICOT and local hosts: SICOT covers one economy return ticket up to EUR 1,000 where…
ExposureFellow has access to, and the possibility to train in, the orthopaedic subspecialties of the centre. Subspecialties listed by the…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycleHip & Knee →

Hands-on Fellowship in Robotic Orthopedics — IASO Thessalias (Dr Konstantinos Makridis)

A' Orthopaedic Clinic of Robotic Surgery, IASO Thessalias

⌖ Larissa, Thessaly, Greece

Program lead

KGKonstantinos G. Makridis, MD, MSc, PhD, Director of A' Orthopaedic Clinic of Robotic Surgery, fellowship faculty at A' Orthopaedic Clinic of Robotic Surgery, IASO ThessaliasKonstantinos G. Makridis, MD, MSc, PhD, Director of A' Orthopaedic Clinic of Robotic Surgery

DurationListed fee for 1 week; programme text states 4 weeks default,…
FundingFee USD 986 for 1 week via Trialect; merit-based tuition waivers possible. Trialect states all…
ExposureAssisting in 10–15 surgical procedures per week (robotic TKA and UKA, navigated THA, conventional TKA/THA, sports medicine,…
SUBSPECIALTY

Shoulder & Elbow

4 programs
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationShoulder & Elbow →

SECEC Education Centre Visit — Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens Medical Centre (Shoulder & Elbow)

Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens Medical Centre

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Duration2–3 day SECEC educational visit; the unit's own…
FundingNo stipend published; SECEC visit travel and accommodation are paid by the applicant.
ExposurePrivate tertiary hospital unit with two all-day operating lists and three outpatient clinic days per week across shoulder and elbow…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationShoulder & Elbow →

SECEC Education Centre Visit and Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship — 1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attikon University General Hospital (NKUA)

First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Duration2–3 day SECEC educational visit (SECEC members); length of the…
FundingNo stipend published. For SECEC educational visits, travel and accommodation are the applicant's…
ExposureUniversity tertiary referral department (9 consultants, 5 specialised in shoulder and elbow; 19 residents). Arthroscopic and open…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedShoulder & Elbow →

HYGEIA Shoulder Clinical Fellowship

3rd Orthopaedics Department, HYGEIA Hospital

⌖ Athens, Greece

Duration6 months
FundingNo financial assistance is available
ExposureClinical and supervised surgical participation with approximately 60% arthroscopy, 20% shoulder arthroplasty, 10% sports medicine,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationShoulder & Elbow →

SECEC 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…
SUBSPECIALTY

Spine

1 program
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipClosed for this cycleSpine →

Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgery Visiting Fellowship — Dr Stylianos Kapetanakis

European Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki (MIS and Endoscopic Spine Center)

⌖ Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Program lead

DSDr. Stylianos Kapetanakis, fellowship faculty at European Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki (MIS and Endoscopic Spine Center)Dr. Stylianos Kapetanakis

Duration4 weeks default; optional extension up to 12 weeks; 2-week…
FundingFee USD 1,690 for 4 weeks via Trialect; merit-based tuition waivers possible. Trialect states…
ExposureClinic Monday–Tuesday (25–50 cases discussed); operating Wednesday–Friday with 3–4 MIS spine cases per day:…
SUBSPECIALTY

Sports Medicine

7 programs
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Short CourseCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

Patras Surgical Skills Meeting — 3-day Live-Surgery Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee/Shoulder Surgery and Sports Medicine (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center)

Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Patras — General University Hospital of Patras

⌖ Patras, Western Greece, Greece

Faculty & leadership

APAndreas Panagopoulos (Professor; chairman)IGIoannis Gliatis (Professor), fellowship faculty at Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Patras — General University Hospital of PatrasIoannis Gliatis (Professor)+4 more

Duration3 days of live surgery (2026 edition: 9–11 September 2026)
FundingNo course fee: 'No fees are required for this course but the applicants are expected to pay for…
ExposureFellows scrub in and receive hands-on training during live operating: ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, Lemaire tenodesis,…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

Brilakis Orthopaedics Clinical Fellowship in Arthroscopic and Open Surgery (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center, Hellenic Arthroscopic Association auspices)

Brilakis Orthopaedics at Athens Medical Group (Sports and Reconstructive Orthopaedics Clinic)

⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece

Faculty & leadership

EBEmmanouil Brilakis (director; shoulder arthroscopy), fellowship faculty at Brilakis Orthopaedics at Athens Medical Group (Sports and Reconstructive Orthopaedics Clinic)Emmanouil Brilakis (director; shoulder arthroscopy)ECEfstathios Chronopoulos (Professor; hip and knee)+2 more

Duration6 months, extendable to 12 months
FundingNo financial assistance; ISAKOS listing estimates living expenses at about EUR 1,000 per month.
ExposureKnee and shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder and knee/hip arthroplasty and biologics; anticipated case mix arthroscopy 60%, knee surgery…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

University of Thessaly Knee and Shoulder Sports Medicine Fellowship

University Hospital of Larissa / University of Thessaly

⌖ Larissa, Greece

Duration3 months
FundingISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureOperating-room observation and scrub participation across knee and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, alongside clinical,…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

Orthobiology Surgery Center ISAKOS Teaching Center Fellowship (arthroscopy, sports injuries and cartilage repair)

3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center

⌖ Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Faculty & leadership

MIMichael Iosifidis, fellowship faculty at 3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical CenterMichael IosifidisATAlexandros Tzaveas, fellowship faculty at 3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical CenterAlexandros Tzaveas+3 more

Duration2 weeks to 6 months
FundingISAKOS entry: no financial assistance or other support available; food is provided in the…
ExposureFellows take part in the department's clinical practice of knee, shoulder and hip injuries, sports injuries and cartilage lesions:…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

TheMIS ISAKOS/ICRS Teaching Center Fellowship (knee, hip, cartilage and sports medicine)

TheMIS Orthopaedic Center, St Luke's General Hospital

⌖ Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Faculty & leadership

ITIoannis Terzidis, fellowship faculty at TheMIS Orthopaedic Center, St Luke's General HospitalIoannis TerzidisEPEfthymios Papasoulis, fellowship faculty at TheMIS Orthopaedic Center, St Luke's General HospitalEfthymios Papasoulis+4 more

Duration12 weeks (3 months)
FundingNo salary and no financial assistance (centre PDF and ISAKOS entry). Catering is provided at St…
ExposureFellow scrubs in and takes part in all centre activity: five operating days a week at St Luke's General Hospital (more than 50…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

General Hospital of Arta ISAKOS Teaching Center Fellowship (arthroscopy and adult reconstruction)

General Hospital of Arta, Orthopaedic Department

⌖ Arta, Epirus, Greece

Faculty & leadership

VCVasileios ChouliarasGMGeorgios Mandellos

Duration3 months
FundingISAKOS entry: no financial assistance or other support. The centre provides transport to and…
ExposureFellows scrub in, assist in clinics under supervision, receive hands-on training and take part in department research. Case mix…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipClosed for this cycleSports Medicine →

Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Orthobiologics and Arthroplasty Visiting Fellowship — Dr Michael Iosifidis

3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center and OrthoBiology Surgery Center

⌖ Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Program lead

MIMichael Iosifidis, MD, PhD, fellowship faculty at 3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center and OrthoBiology Surgery CenterMichael Iosifidis, MD, PhD

Duration4 weeks default; optional extension up to 12 weeks; 2-week…
FundingFee USD 1,199 (2 weeks) or USD 1,699 (4 weeks) via Trialect; merit-based tuition waivers…
ExposurePrimarily observational with minimal assistance (subject to institutional approval): about 8–10 knee/shoulder/hip arthroscopy and…
SUBSPECIALTY

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

1 program
✓ Verified 1 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centre — Patras University Hospital

Patras University Hospital Orthopaedic Department

⌖ Patras, Greece

Program lead

IGIoannis Gliatis, fellowship faculty at Patras University Hospital Orthopaedic DepartmentIoannis Gliatis

Duration6 to 12 weeks through the AO Trauma Short-term International…
FundingCountry-adjusted AO Trauma stipend; the stipend is a contribution to travel, accommodation and…
ExposureAO Trauma host-centre exposure in general trauma, hand and wrist, foot and ankle, pelvis/acetabulum and athletic injuries through…
FELLOWSHIP FACULTY

Orthopaedic fellowship faculty in Greece

29 people are named on source-backed Greece programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.

PLANNING QUESTIONS

Applying for orthopaedic training in Greece

What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in Greece?

OrthoFellow currently indexes 19 current canonical pathways in Greece: 4 clinical fellowships, 1 research fellowships, 13 observerships and 1 short courses. Open each profile for its exact classification and current cycle status.

Are international surgeons eligible for every programme in Greece?

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 Greece 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.

Are Greece fellowship listings usually open applications?

Not always. Many are direct-enquiry, education-centre or host-centre pathways that need current confirmation.

What changed with the Patras profile?

Patras now has an AO Trauma host-centre pathway, adding trauma coverage beyond Athens shoulder and hand profiles.

Do Greece profiles publish funding?

Usually no. OrthoFellow records funding only when the official source publishes it and otherwise flags direct confirmation.

What documents do applicants usually prepare for Greece?

Common documents include current cv with operative, research and teaching experience, motivation statement explaining subspecialty goals and host fit, medical degree, orthopaedic training certificate and board or college evidence where required, two or three references, often including a programme director or current head of department, passport, registration, visa or occupational-health documents when the hospital requires them. Programme profiles may require additional documents, so applicants should use the official source as the final checklist.

Does OrthoFellow estimate unpublished deadlines or funding in Greece?

No. If a deadline, stipend, salary, accommodation or application route is not published by the official source, the profile is labelled as not published, direct enquiry required or current availability unconfirmed.

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