Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months
Clinical exposureHand and wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital differences, peripheral nerve and brachial-plexus surgery, spasticity and upper-limb reconstruction
Funding · not publishedNot published by the current official application form; an older centre-submitted FESSH record mentioned paid resident posts, which must be reconfirmed
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
Relevant surgical training · A complete application accepted by the hand-fellowship chair
✓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
Clinical participation and autonomy are determined by the host and French registration rules; the official form does not promise practising rights.
?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 official form asks applicants to list all languages spoken but publishes no minimum French level or test score.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the current official application form; an older centre-submitted FESSH record mentioned paid resident posts, which must be reconfirmed
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 13 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-09. 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 date1 April/May or 1 October/November
Application route / cycleSix-month periods begin around 1 April/May and 1 October/November; the form requests three preferred periods
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 training
A complete application accepted by the hand-fellowship chair
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical participation and autonomy are determined by the host and French registration rules; the official form does not promise practising rights.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Official hand-fellowship application form
Two photographs
Curriculum vitae with medical and specialty training dates
Cover letter
References
Recent publications
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 current six-month Paris hand fellowship with an official 2025 application form, named chair, two annual start windows and a concrete document checklist. Funding and the permitted clinical role must be confirmed directly.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
The current institute site publishes a dedicated hand-fellowship application, a broad active hand-surgery team and separate shoulder and hand training routes at Clinique Bizet.
Hand fellowship chair and institute presidentOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand, peripheral-nerve, tetraplegia, spasticity and Dupuytren surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Caroline Leclercq is listed in the cited programme evidence as hand fellowship chair and institute president for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, peripheral-nerve, tetraplegia, spasticity and Dupuytren surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Caroline Leclercq is listed by the official programme source as hand fellowship chair and institute president. 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
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ahlam Arnaout is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand 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.
Ahlam Arnaout is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jean-Noël Goubier is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand 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.
Jean-Noël Goubier is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
MG
Faculty: Mathilde Gras
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Mathilde Gras is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand 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.
Mathilde Gras 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: Lorenzo Merlini
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lorenzo Merlini is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand 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.
Lorenzo Merlini is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Frédéric Teboul is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand 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.
Frédéric Teboul is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Honorary member and historic FESSH-listed contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule
Clinical focus
Wrist arthroscopy, hand surgery and microsurgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Christophe Mathoulin is listed in the cited programme evidence as honorary member and historic fessh-listed contact for Paris Hand & Shoulder Unit Hand Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Wrist arthroscopy, hand surgery and microsurgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Christophe Mathoulin is listed by the official programme source as honorary member and historic fessh-listed contact. 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
Orthopaedic, plastic and hand-surgery trainees applying for structured Paris training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
The official form asks applicants to list all languages spoken but publishes no minimum French level or test score.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
