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 and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current funding terms require direct confirmation
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Clinical exposureHigh-volume hand and plastic surgery, wrist arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, peripheral-nerve surgery, paediatric hand differences, trauma and replantation care
Funding · publishedSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current funding terms require direct confirmation
DestinationGermany
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 hand, plastic, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training · Written host acceptance
✓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 observer route has no practising rights. Any clinical participation requires German registration and institutional 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
No language requirement is published for the observer route; applicants should confirm whether German is required for their proposed activities.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current funding terms 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 shared 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
Relevant hand, plastic, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training
Written host acceptance
Registration, licence & examinations
The published observer route has no practising rights. Any clinical participation requires German registration and institutional 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 high-volume German observer attachment retained from the FESSH training-centre database and refreshed against the current hospital team, contact and 2026 hand-trauma certification. Funding, duration and availability must be reconfirmed directly.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Nearby accommodation is listed in the centre-submitted record; cost and current availability must be confirmed.
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 Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
The current centre reports about 2,000 hand operations and 900 plastic-surgery procedures annually. Its hand-trauma and replantation service was recertified by FESSH in 2026.
Medical director, Centre for Hand and Plastic SurgeryOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand, wrist, peripheral-nerve, paediatric hand and reconstructive surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Max Haerle is listed in the cited programme evidence as medical director, centre for hand and plastic surgery for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic Surgery Attachment. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist, peripheral-nerve, paediatric hand and reconstructive surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Max Haerle is listed by the official programme source as medical director, centre for hand and plastic 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
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Florian Lampert is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic 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.
Florian Lampert is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
RH
Faculty: Rolf Habenicht
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Rolf Habenicht is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic 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.
Rolf Habenicht is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
UG
Faculty: Ute Goebbels
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ute Goebbels is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic 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.
Ute Goebbels is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
CG
Faculty: Christos Georgiou
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Christos Georgiou is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic 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.
Christos Georgiou is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
JE
Faculty: Johannes Erschbamer
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Johannes Erschbamer is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Markgröningen Hand & Plastic 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.
Johannes Erschbamer 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, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer attachment
