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
Self-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but remuneration is not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Clinical exposureOpen hand surgery, wrist and digit arthroscopy, ultrasound-guided surgery, trauma and planned hand-and-wrist procedures in a focused private-practice unit
Funding · publishedSelf-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but remuneration is 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
Relevant hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgical training · Written acceptance from the host team
✓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 centre-submitted record includes both observer and practising routes. Any patient contact or operating responsibility remains subject to Belgian registration and hospital credentialing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but remuneration is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% 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 shared annual deadline or start 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
Relevant hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgical training
Written acceptance from the host team
Registration, licence & examinations
The centre-submitted record includes both observer and practising routes. Any patient contact or operating responsibility remains subject to Belgian registration and 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 centre-submitted Belgian hand-surgery attachment added to the FESSH database in 2024 and cross-checked against the current Maria Middelares hand-centre team. Duration, costs, practising role and availability require direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
Maria Middelares currently publishes a multidisciplinary hand centre and identifies Jean Goubau, Michiel Cromheecke and Pieter-Bastiaan De Keyzer among the specialists for complex hand and wrist problems.
Principal FESSH contact and current hand-centre facultyOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
AZ Maria Middelares
Clinical focus
Hand, wrist, microsurgery and peripheral-nerve surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jean Goubau is listed in the cited programme evidence as principal fessh contact and current hand-centre faculty for Handcenter Gent Hand Surgery Attachment. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist, microsurgery and peripheral-nerve surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jean Goubau is listed by the official programme source as principal fessh contact and current hand-centre faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Michiel Cromheecke is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Handcenter Gent Hand Surgery Attachment. 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.
Michiel Cromheecke is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
PD
Faculty: Pieter-Bastiaan De Keyzer
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Pieter-Bastiaan De Keyzer is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Handcenter Gent Hand Surgery Attachment. 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.
Pieter-Bastiaan De Keyzer 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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an interactive hand-and-wrist attachment
