Faculty / program leadership: Roger van Riet and Frederik Verstreken
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
— Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
A funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount and availability are not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year for the clinical fellowship described in the FESSH centre profile
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year for the clinical fellowship described in the FESSH centre profile
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow sports injuries, trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, scaphoid, distal-radius and forearm surgery, Dupuytren disease, nerve problems, tendon transfers and research
Funding · publishedA funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount and availability are not published
DestinationBelgium
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed or advanced plastic-surgery or orthopaedic-surgery training · Dutch-language ability for consideration for a funded position
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Practising rights are centre- and licence-dependent. The FESSH listing does not replace Belgian registration or hospital credentialing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Dutch is mandatory for the funded route described by the centre; no formal test score is published.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
A funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount and availability are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry; no current deadline or commencement date is published
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Completed or advanced plastic-surgery or orthopaedic-surgery training
Dutch-language ability for consideration for a funded position
Registration, licence & examinations
Practising rights are centre- and licence-dependent. The FESSH listing does not replace Belgian registration or hospital credentialing.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year Antwerp hand, wrist and elbow fellowship listed in the FESSH training-centre database. FESSH does not approve or independently verify centre-submitted fellowships, so applicants must confirm the next intake, funding and Belgian practising-rights route directly.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica
AZ Monica's Orthoca service is associated with the University of Antwerp orthopaedic department and publishes clinical and research activity across hand, wrist and elbow surgery.
Roger van Riet is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship faculty for AZ Monica Hand, Wrist & Elbow Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Elbow surgery, trauma and reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Roger van Riet is listed by the official programme source as fellowship faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Fellowship faculty and listed contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Orthoca / AZ Monica
Clinical focus
Hand and wrist surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Frederik Verstreken is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship faculty and listed contact for AZ Monica Hand, Wrist & Elbow Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand and wrist surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Frederik Verstreken is listed by the official programme source as fellowship faculty and listed contact. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking specialist hand, wrist and elbow training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Dutch is mandatory for the funded route described by the centre; no formal test score is published.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
