Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →ARTHRO Medics
⌖ Basel, Switzerland · Host: Claudio Rosso
DESTINATION DIRECTORY
Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in Switzerland
24 current source-linked pathways are organised across 8 subspecialties, including Hand & Microsurgery, Hip & Knee, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Research. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.
24Total programs
8Subspecialties
22Clinical & visiting
2Research
31Network 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.
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Balgrist University Hospital
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland · Host: Karl Wieser
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Bern University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Bern, Switzerland · Host: Moritz C. Deml
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
⌖ Gravesano–Lugano, Switzerland · Host: Ivan Tami
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →CHUV Service d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie
⌖ Lausanne, Switzerland · Host: Daniel Wagner
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Clinique de la Main Genève
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland · Host: Konstantinos Vakalopoulos and Michaël Papaloïzos
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland · Host: Hans-Christoph Pape
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
⌖ Winterthur, Switzerland · Host: Christoph Meier
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →EHC
⌖ Morges, Switzerland · Host: Stefan Bauer
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Endoclinic – Klinik Hirslanden
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland · Host: Christoph Spormann
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier
⌖ Genolier, Switzerland · Host: Grégoire Chick
Spine · AO
View within pathway →HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen, Switzerland · Host: Martin N. Stienen and Benjamin Martens
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland · Host: Axel Gamulin
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
⌖ Bern, Switzerland · Host: Esther Vögelin
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Kantonsspital Aarau
⌖ Aarau, Switzerland · Host: Florian Früh
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
⌖ Liestal / Bruderholz, Switzerland · Host: Lukas Mathys
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Kantonsspital St. Gallen
⌖ St. Gallen, Switzerland · Host: Bernhard Jost
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →La Colline Shoulder and Elbow Center
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland · Host: Gregory Cunningham
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →La Tour Hospital
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland · Host: Alexandre Lädermann
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Lindenhofspital Bern
⌖ Bern, Switzerland · Host: Ralph Hertel
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Luzerner Kantonsspital Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
⌖ Luzern, Switzerland · Host: Frank Beeres
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Orthopaedics Sonnenhof
⌖ Bern, Switzerland · Host: Matthias Zumstein
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Schulthess Clinic
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland · Host: Markus Scheibel
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Schulthess Klinik
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland · Host: Daniel Herren
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Spital Oberengadin Orthopaedics
⌖ Samedan, Switzerland · Host: Samuel Haupt
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →Spital Thurgau AG
⌖ Münsterlingen and Frauenfeld, Switzerland · Host: Mario Bonaccio
Spine · AO
View within pathway →University Hospital Basel, DKBN Spinal Surgery
⌖ Basel, Switzerland · Host: Arne Mehrkens
Hip & Knee · AO
View within pathway →University Hospital Basel, Orthopaedics & Traumatology
⌖ Basel, Switzerland · Host: Karl Stoffel
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →University Hospital Basel, Orthopaedics & Traumatology
⌖ Basel, Switzerland · Host: Karl Stoffel
Hand & Microsurgery · Official network
View within pathway →University Hospital Zürich (USZ)
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland · Host: Maurizio Calcagni
Spine · AO
View within pathway →University Spine Center Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland · Host: Mazda Farshad
SUBSPECIALTY
10 programsHand & Microsurgery
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pagesCentro manoegomito / Clinica Ars Medica Training Enquiry
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
⌖ Gravesano–Lugano, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
IT
Ivan TamiMGMarco Guidi
DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or…
FundingThe centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend…
ExposureHand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network pageClinique de la Main Geneva Postgraduate Hand Surgery Training
Clinique de la Main Genève
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
AD
Alexander De SmetAG
Alissa Gübeli+4 more
DurationUp to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM…
FundingPaid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training…
ExposurePrivate-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date✓ 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
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Schulthess service and surgeon pagesGenolier Hand & Wrist Fellowship Enquiry
Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier
⌖ Genolier, Switzerland
Program lead
GC
Grégoire Chick
Duration12 months in the original centre-submitted profile; current…
FundingThe FESSH record describes a centre-funded practising fellowship; no current funding terms or…
ExposureComplex upper-limb reconstruction, hand/wrist/forearm/elbow trauma, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, revision surgery and complex nerve…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profileInselspital Bern Plastic & Hand Surgery Observership
Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
⌖ Bern, Switzerland
Program lead
DurationDuration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded observer attachment
ExposureTwenty-four-hour hand emergency care, fractures, revascularisation and replantation, tendon and nerve reconstruction, arthroscopy,…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSA service and surgeon pagesKantonsspital Aarau Hand Surgery Observership
Kantonsspital Aarau
⌖ Aarau, Switzerland
Program lead
FF
Florian Früh
DurationDuration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
ExposureHand and wrist trauma, fractures and joint disorders, microsurgery, replantation, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSBL service, team and certification pageKantonsspital Baselland Hand & Wrist Observership
Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
⌖ Liestal / Bruderholz, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
LM
Lukas MathysAFAdrian Fellmann+2 more
Duration6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
FundingSelf-funded observer attachment
ExposureHand and wrist trauma, post-traumatic and degenerative reconstruction, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve surgery and medical 3D printing…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Schulthess service, faculty and training-centre pageSchulthess Klinik Hand Surgery Observership
Schulthess Klinik
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
DH
Daniel HerrenSS
Stephan Schindele+5 more
DurationDuration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded observer attachment
ExposureHand and forearm surgery, joint replacement, complex wrist procedures, peripheral nerves, rheumatoid surgery, Dupuytren disease,…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profileSpital Thurgau Hand Surgery Observership
Spital Thurgau AG
⌖ Münsterlingen and Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Program lead
MBMario Bonaccio
DurationDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
FundingSelf-funded observer attachment
ExposureHand trauma, Dupuytren disease, arthroscopy and outpatient hand-surgery practice across two public-hospital locations
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official USZ faculty and hand-service pagesUniversity Hospital Zürich Hand Surgery Observership & Research Enquiry
University Hospital Zürich (USZ)
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland
Program lead
MC
Maurizio Calcagni
DurationDuration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile…
FundingSelf-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research…
ExposureHand and wrist trauma, peripheral nerves including brachial plexus, reconstructive extremity microsurgery, biomechanics and clinical…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement dateSUBSPECIALTY
1 programHip & Knee
✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profilesAO Recon Fellowship Network
AO Recon 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…
ExposureJoint preservation, replacement and reconstruction training at a selected AO Recon host centre; clinical participation depends on…
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contactSUBSPECIALTY
2 programsPaediatric Orthopaedics
✓ Official EPOS fellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Basel Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship
Department of Orthopaedics, University Children's Hospital Basel
⌖ Basel, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration12, 18 or 24 months
FundingNot published
ExposureFull-time paediatric orthopaedics and paediatric trauma across spine, neuro-orthopaedics and gait, tumour, hip and limb deformity,…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding
✓ Current official Inselspital programme page with a named direct-application contactInselspital Bern Paediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship / Observership
Bern University Hospital, Paediatric Orthopaedics
⌖ Bern, Switzerland
Program lead
DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposureThe official host page invites international enquiries for a paediatric-orthopaedic fellowship or observership; duration, case mix…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadlineSUBSPECIALTY
2 programsResearch
✓ Official AO Research Institute Davos fellowship, application and staff pagesAO Research Institute Davos Medical Research Fellowship
AO Research Institute Davos
⌖ Davos, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
Duration12 months; exceptionally 6 months when sufficiently justified…
FundingA stipend covering living costs in Davos for one person is provided; the amount is not…
Research focusFull-time, on-site preclinical and translational musculoskeletal R&D in Regenerative Orthopaedics, Biomedical Development or…
Profile completeness88%
Comprehensive · Missing funding✓ Official AO 2027 programme page; detailed 2027 fields pending readable confirmationARI–APOA/APORS Musculoskeletal Research Fellowship
AO Research Institute Davos / Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
⌖ Davos, Switzerland
Duration2026 cycle: 2 weeks (1–12 June 2026); 2027 duration not yet…
Funding2026 cycle: AO provided housing and APOA covered international travel, visa costs and daily…
Research focusPreclinical musculoskeletal methods, translational research, proposal development, expert feedback and networking in AO Research…
Profile completeness70%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, faculty profileSUBSPECIALTY
3 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 institutional fellow profile; future recruitment availability unconfirmedSchulthess Klinik Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Fellowship
Schulthess Klinik, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
⌖ Zürich, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
PDProf Dr med Philipp MoroderPDPD Dr med Marco-Christopher Rupp
DurationNot published
FundingEmployment, salary, fees and benefits are not published on the reviewed fellowship evidence
ExposureSpecialist shoulder-and-elbow surgery within the Schulthess clinical team; programme curriculum, operative role and research…
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline
✓ Official ESSOR Foundation fellowship pageESSOR / CEPCO Geneva Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship
ESSOR Foundation / CEPCO Shoulder and Elbow Center Villa Fleurie
⌖ Geneva, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
DurationNot published
FundingLiving-expense stipend in Geneva plus full funding for one European scientific conference;…
ExposurePersonalized mentorship, scientific resources, participation in clinical and surgical activity and innovative shoulder-and-elbow…
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadlineSUBSPECIALTY
4 programsSpine
✓ Official Swiss Scoliosis clinical fellowship page; application timing not publishedSwiss Scoliosis Clinical Spine Fellowship
Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration12 months
FundingPaid fellowship salary
ExposureClinical work, surgery and research
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date✓ Current official Swiss Scoliosis visiting-fellowship and contact pageSwiss Scoliosis Visiting Spine Fellowship
Swiss Scoliosis Centre / Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration3 months
FundingSelf-funded; the fellow is not a paid clinic employee and must cover travel and the stay in…
ExposureObservational exposure without direct patient contact across complex adult and paediatric spinal pathology, daily radiological…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ Current official HOCH Interdisciplinary Spine Centre fellowship page and AO Spine host profileHOCH St. Gallen Interdisciplinary Spine Clinical Fellowship
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
DurationUsually 12 months
FundingSalaried hospital employment; current salary amount is not published
ExposureSalaried clinical work as a senior or consultant-level team member, including service and on-call duties, within an…
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date✓ 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
✓ Centre-verified official ISAKOS programme profileKnee Arthroscopy and Sport Trauma
Hirslanden Clinique Bois-Cerf
⌖ Lausanne, Switzerland
Program lead
ECEric Choudja Ouabo
Duration3 months
FundingNot published
ExposureObservational participation in ambulatory and surgical knee-sports care, clinical and scientific research, symposiums and…
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
3 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.
Research · Research Fellowship
ClosedAO ITC Clinical Research Fellowship
AO Innovation Translation Center — Clinical Evidence · Dübendorf, Switzerland
Hand & Microsurgery · Research Fellowship
ClosedFESSH Research Fellowship 2026
Schulthess Clinic, Balgrist University Hospital or University Hospital Basel · Zurich or Basel, Switzerland
Hand & Microsurgery · Observership
ClosedFESSH/SSCM Congress Fellowship 2026
FESSH and Swiss Society for Surgery of the Hand host-centre network · Multiple Swiss centres; Congress in Basel, Switzerland
Applying for orthopaedic training in Switzerland
What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in Switzerland?
OrthoFellow currently indexes 24 current canonical pathways in Switzerland: 10 clinical fellowships, 2 research fellowships, 12 observerships and 0 short courses. 3 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 Switzerland?
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 Switzerland 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.