Faculty / program leadership: Aram Gazarian (current service head; a fellowship supervisor is not separately published)
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline
— 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
Funded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Clinical exposureElective and emergency hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus reconstruction, complex trauma and a historic composite-transplant programme
Funding · publishedFunded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not published
DestinationFrance
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
Currently training or recently graduated in trauma surgery or plastic surgery · Seeking specialisation in hand or upper-limb surgery · Working proficiency in French
✓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
The published pathway includes progressive supervised participation but does not explain the French temporary-registration route for international candidates; confirm eligibility before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
The current centre profile requires at least a minimum working proficiency in French; 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
Funded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% 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 dateMay or November
Application route / cycleDirect email application for the May or November start; no fixed deadline 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
Currently training or recently graduated in trauma surgery or plastic surgery
Seeking specialisation in hand or upper-limb surgery
Working proficiency in French
Registration, licence & examinations
The published pathway includes progressive supervised participation but does not explain the French temporary-registration route for international candidates; confirm eligibility before applying.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Cover letter
Recommendation letter
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 six-month funded Lyon hand and upper-limb fellowship with possible extension to one year. The centre-submitted profile publishes salary status, May/November starts, the application checklist and supervised progression; applicants still need direct confirmation of the next vacancy and French registration route.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Edouard Herriot University Hospital
The current university service reports more than 10,000 consultations and 4,000 operations annually across hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder care. It is a FESUM-labelled SOS Main centre, teaches university diplomas in hand, shoulder-and-elbow and microsurgery, and reports approximately 3,000 emergency hand-trauma patients each year.
Head of the current HCL upper-limb service; fellowship supervision must be confirmedOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Hôpital Édouard Herriot / Hospices Civils de Lyon
Clinical focus
Hand, microsurgery, peripheral nerve and upper-limb reconstruction
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Aram Gazarian is listed in the cited programme evidence as head of the current hcl upper-limb service; fellowship supervision must be confirmed for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, microsurgery, peripheral nerve and upper-limb reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Aram Gazarian is listed by the official programme source as head of the current hcl upper-limb service; fellowship supervision must be confirmed. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Christophe Gaillard
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Christophe Gaillard is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Christophe Gaillard is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Laurent Mathieu
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Laurent Mathieu is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Laurent Mathieu is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Nael Ben Hadid
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Nael Ben Hadid is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Nael Ben Hadid is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Louis Ducharne
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Louis Ducharne is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Louis Ducharne is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Arthemon Heitz
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Arthemon Heitz is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Arthemon Heitz is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Selma Lahlali
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Selma Lahlali is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Selma Lahlali is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Lyliane Ly
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lyliane Ly is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Lyliane Ly is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Victor Rutka is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Victor Rutka is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Arnaud Walch
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Arnaud Walch is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Lyon Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Arnaud Walch is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The service performed the first hand transplant in 1998, the first bilateral hand transplant in 2000 and the first bilateral arm transplant in 2021. These achievements describe institutional expertise, not routine fellow participation.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Residents in trauma or plastic surgery who are in training or recently graduated and want hand or upper-limb specialisation
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
The current centre profile requires at least a minimum working proficiency in French; 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.
