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 observer attachment
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
Clinical exposureHand and wrist trauma, post-traumatic and degenerative reconstruction, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve surgery and medical 3D printing in a 24-hour emergency service
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
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
Advanced orthopaedic or trauma-surgery experience · At least basic hand-surgery experience · Host acceptance for the observer placement
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Observer-only without practising rights under the published training-centre record.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
No language requirement is published in the centre-submitted observer record; applicants should confirm whether German is required.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded observer attachment
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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 deadline or fixed 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
Advanced orthopaedic or trauma-surgery experience
At least basic hand-surgery experience
Host acceptance for the observer placement
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer-only without practising rights under the published training-centre record.
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 six-to-twelve-month self-funded observer attachment from the FESSH training-centre database, refreshed with the current KSBL service lead, contact and certified hand-trauma profile. Applicants should reconfirm that the international attachment is available before making plans.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Hospital-campus accommodation was listed, with costs paid by the fellow; current availability and price require confirmation.
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
KSBL currently publishes a four-surgeon hand and peripheral-nerve team, FESSH Hand Trauma and Replantation Centre certification and Swiss postgraduate recognition for hand surgery.
Current head of Hand & Peripheral Nerve SurgeryOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Kantonsspital Baselland
Clinical focus
Hand trauma, peripheral nerves, wrist reconstruction and arthroscopy
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lukas Mathys is listed in the cited programme evidence as current head of hand & peripheral nerve surgery for Kantonsspital Baselland Hand & Wrist Observership. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand trauma, peripheral nerves, wrist reconstruction and arthroscopy. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Lukas Mathys is listed by the official programme source as current head of hand & peripheral nerve surgery. 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
Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Adrian Fellmann is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Kantonsspital Baselland Hand & Wrist Observership. 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.
Adrian Fellmann 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: Nisha Grünberger
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Nisha Grünberger is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Kantonsspital Baselland Hand & Wrist Observership. 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.
Nisha Grünberger 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: Peter Mohos
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Peter Mohos is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Kantonsspital Baselland Hand & Wrist Observership. 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.
Peter Mohos 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
Experienced orthopaedic or trauma surgeons with prior hand-surgery exposure
