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 or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research support require direct confirmation
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile does not publish a fixed term
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile does not publish a fixed term
Clinical exposureHand and wrist trauma, peripheral nerves including brachial plexus, reconstructive extremity microsurgery, biomechanics and clinical research
Funding · publishedSelf-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research support require direct confirmation
DestinationSwitzerland
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
Relevant surgical or research background · Written acceptance by the USZ Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
✓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
The published clinical attachment is observer-only without practising rights. Any patient-care role would require separate Swiss and institutional authorisation.
?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 threshold is published for the observer/research route; confirm the working language with USZ.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research support require direct confirmation
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 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 surgical or research background
Written acceptance by the USZ Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Registration, licence & examinations
The published clinical attachment is observer-only without practising rights. Any patient-care role would require separate Swiss and institutional authorisation.
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 research and self-funded observer opportunity retained from the FESSH training-centre database and cross-checked against Maurizio Calcagni's current USZ role, contact and clinical scope. Duration, accommodation and availability require fresh written confirmation.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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In-hospital accommodation is recorded in the centre-submitted profile and must be reconfirmed
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 University Hospital Zürich (USZ)
A university plastic and hand-surgery department with current expertise in complex hand trauma, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus surgery, reconstructive microsurgery and clinical research.
FESSH-listed contact and current USZ facultyOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
University Hospital Zürich
Clinical focus
Hand and wrist fractures, peripheral nerves and reconstructive microsurgery
Qualifications
Professor; FMH hand-surgery specialist
Maurizio Calcagni is listed in the cited programme evidence as fessh-listed contact and current usz faculty for University Hospital Zürich Hand Surgery Observership & Research Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand and wrist fractures, peripheral nerves and reconstructive microsurgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Maurizio Calcagni is listed by the official programme source as fessh-listed contact and current usz faculty. 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 or orthopaedic surgeons seeking observer or research exposure at a university service
