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Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowships in Europe

116 source-linked orthopaedic trauma fellowship, research and observership pathways in Europe, across Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Spain and more. Each entry links to its official source, with application status and deadlines where the host publishes them.

116Programmes
111Institutions
19Countries
47Current application signals
PROGRAMMES

Orthopaedic Trauma fellowships in Europe

24 of 116, open applications and nearest deadlines first
✓ Verified 22 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipActive applicationTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

Fellowship Trauma (NOV-recognised Orthopaedic Traumatology) — Isala Zwolle

Isala, Department of Orthopaedics (Level I trauma centre; seconded to MSB-I)

⌖ Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Duration6–12 months (by agreement), 0.8 FTE
FundingSalary based on the AMS scale under the hospital collective agreement.
ExposureSuper-specialist fracture and trauma care in a Level I trauma centre: (poly)trauma reception, damage-control surgery, fracture…
✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026
ObservershipActive applicationTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

Austrian Fellowship for Traumatology 2027 (ÖGU)

Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery (ÖGU)

⌖ Multiple host hospitals (Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia), Austria

Duration10 days per round (two rounds in 2027)
FundingÖGU covers travel and accommodation within a set framework.
ExposureVisit to five trauma departments per round. Round I: St. Vinzenz Zams, Hall in Tirol, Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum Schwarzach,…
✓ Verified 5 Nov 2026
Travelling FellowshipActive applicationTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AGiTEC Fellowship: intraoperative 3D imaging in complex joint injuries (1–2 weeks)

DGOU AGiTEC – BG Klinik Ludwigshafen; Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

⌖ Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Duration1 to 2 weeks
FundingThe 2027 call provides a travel and accommodation contribution reimbursed against receipts:…
ExposureHospitation at the Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, BG Klinik Ludwigshafen, or the Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie,…
✓ Verified 1 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centre — Orthopedic and Trauma Center of Turin

Orthopedic and Trauma Center of Turin (CTO)

⌖ Turin, Italy

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, paediatric trauma, hand and wrist, foot and ankle, pelvis/acetabulum, journal…
✓ Verified 1 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centre — Patras University Hospital

Patras University Hospital Orthopaedic Department

⌖ Patras, Greece

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

AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centre — University of Szeged

University of Szeged Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center

⌖ Szeged, Hungary

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, shoulder and elbow and sport…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — University Hospital Aachen

University Hospital Aachen, Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery

⌖ Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement. Scrub-in opportunity: yes (additional licence/requirement: MD certificate). Host volumes:…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

North Bristol Orthoplastics / Pelvic Trauma Fellowship

Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust

⌖ Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 or 12 months; 12 months recommended for a pelvic-trauma…
FundingNHS clinical fellowship; current salary and on-call terms are vacancy-specific
ExposureBroad major trauma with selectable emphasis in orthoplastics or pelvic trauma
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam UMC

⌖ Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingHost lists an administration fee of EUR 500. AO Trauma pays a small stipend (benchmark USD 550…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department of Trauma Surgery. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

⌖ Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Trauma and Orthopaedics. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in;…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João

Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João

⌖ Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Orthopedics and Traumatology. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Charles University Faculty Hospital

Charles University Faculty Hospital

⌖ Pilsen, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingHost lists an administration (handling) fee of EUR 300. AO Trauma pays a small stipend…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department for Orthopaedics and Locomotor Apparatus Traumatology. The host reports an…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

⌖ Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingHost states internships cost EUR 1,000 per month (EUR 1,500 for 6 weeks). AO Trauma pays a small…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Ortopedia e Traumatologia. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Humanitas Research Hospital

Humanitas Research Hospital

⌖ Rozzano, Lombardy, Italy

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Traumatologia. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in and states…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova ASMN

IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova ASMN

⌖ Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Struttura Complessa di Ortopedia e Traumatologia. The host reports an opportunity for…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Isala Zwolle

Isala Zwolle

⌖ Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Orthopaedics & Traumatology. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Jan Biziel University Hospital no 2 in Bydgoszcz

Jan Biziel University Hospital no 2 in Bydgoszcz

⌖ Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Orthopedic and Trauma Department. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Hospital

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Hospital

⌖ Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery. The host reports an…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT

⌖ Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Oxford Trauma Service. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in (host…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — King's College Hospital

King's College Hospital

⌖ London, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

⌖ Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Academic Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics. The host reports an opportunity for AO…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Masaryk Hospital

Masaryk Hospital

⌖ Ústí nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Clinic of trauma surgery. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Medical University Graz / LKH Graz

Medical University Graz / LKH Graz

⌖ Graz, Styria, Austria

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department for Orthopedics and Traumatology / Section Trauma. The host reports an…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cycleTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Medical University Innsbruck

Medical University Innsbruck

⌖ Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard;…
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. The host reports an opportunity for AO…
COMMON QUESTIONS

Orthopaedic Trauma fellowships in Europe: FAQs

How many orthopaedic trauma fellowships are there in Europe?

OrthoFellow currently lists 116 orthopaedic trauma pathways in Europe at 111 institutions, across 19 countries. Counts reflect verified listings, not every programme that exists.

Which European countries have the most orthopaedic trauma fellowships?

The largest European destinations in this directory are Germany (40), United Kingdom (31), Switzerland (10) and Spain (9).

How do you apply for a orthopaedic trauma fellowship in Europe?

There is no single European application system. Most European orthopaedic fellowships are applied for directly with the host hospital, university or society. Pan-European societies run their own fellowship and travelling-fellowship schemes with separate calls, so check each programme's official page for the current cycle.

Can international surgeons do a orthopaedic trauma fellowship in Europe?

Often, but hands-on clinical work usually requires medical registration in the host country, which may involve language certification and recognition of your specialist qualification. Observerships and research fellowships can have lighter requirements. Each country page and programme profile shows the published registration, language and eligibility details.

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