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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on each profile
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Centre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month fellowships and research attachments
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedCentre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month fellowships and research attachments
Clinical exposureHand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected centre
Funding · publishedCentre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on each profile
Destination5 countries · choose one centre
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
Meet the selected centre's surgical-training and language requirements · Obtain written host acceptance · Confirm local registration before any clinical participation
✓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
A FESSH database listing does not grant practising rights. Observer and clinical roles differ by centre and remain subject to national registration and hospital 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
Requirements are centre-specific. Published routes include French, Dutch, English or German; consult the selected centre profile.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on each profile
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% 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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AVAILABLE LOCATIONS
Explore 33 FESSH-listed hand-surgery training centres
These are centre-submitted opportunities, not FESSH-approved fellowships. Open a centre profile to check its role, funding, language, documents and named contact, then reconfirm availability directly.
⌖ Bruges · 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year; short visits are also offered
Centre details
Duration: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year; short visits are also offered
Exposure: Elective and emergency hand surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital and reconstructive procedures, elbow and broader upper-limb surgery, theory and scientific activity
Funding / fees: Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; Dutch and participation in the SOS Hand on-call rota are required for a funded route
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Brussels · Duration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Adult trauma, brachial plexus, shoulder, elbow, complex wrist and hand surgery, congenital differences, supervised operating, outpatient clinics, on-call work and research
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian assistants, subject to vacancy and eligibility
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Ghent · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Open hand surgery, wrist and digit arthroscopy, ultrasound-guided surgery, trauma and planned hand-and-wrist procedures in a focused private-practice unit
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but remuneration is not published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Kortrijk · Duration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand and wrist surgery, trauma, microsurgery, brachial plexus, congenital differences, arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, fractures, arthroplasty and elbow surgery
Funding / fees: Observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a funded clinical route
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital differences, microsurgery, brachial plexus, rheumatoid and tetraplegia surgery, fractures, joint replacement and elbow surgery
Funding / fees: The centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability are not published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Lyon · 6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Centre details
Duration: 6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Exposure: Elective and emergency hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus reconstruction, complex trauma and a historic composite-transplant programme
Funding / fees: Funded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris · 6 months
Centre details
Duration: 6 months
Exposure: Hand and wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital differences, peripheral nerve and brachial-plexus surgery, spasticity and upper-limb reconstruction
Funding / fees: Not published by the current official application form; an older centre-submitted FESSH record mentioned paid resident posts, which must be reconfirmed
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Angers · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand trauma and emergency care, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerves, congenital cases, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, fractures, elbow and joint replacement
Funding / fees: Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current remuneration and terms are not published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Le Mans · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand and upper-limb emergencies, fractures, dislocations, tendon and soft-tissue injuries, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy and joint replacement
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellowship, research and observer routes are recorded; the observer route has no practising rights
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne
⌖ Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault · Duration is not published in the current centre record
Centre details
Duration: Duration is not published in the current centre record
Exposure: Twenty-four-hour hand emergency care plus elective hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, nerve and brachial-plexus surgery with research and weekly teaching
Funding / fees: Centre-funded route; the FESSH record historically states EUR 1,219 per month with social cover, but the current amount must be reconfirmed
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Nürtingen · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid and fracture surgery, joint replacement and research
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellowship or observer attachment
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
Exposure: Chronic hand and wrist disease, arthroscopy, trauma, upper-extremity reconstruction, paediatric hand trauma and congenital cases, dry-lab and microsurgery training
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellowship
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Markgröningen · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Exposure: High-volume hand and plastic surgery, wrist arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, peripheral-nerve surgery, paediatric hand differences, trauma and replantation care
Funding / fees: Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current funding terms require direct confirmation
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Munich · Duration agreed directly with TUM; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with TUM; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Comprehensive hand and forearm surgery, replantation, reconstructive microsurgery, carpal and wrist surgery, WALANT, nerve reconstruction and university research
Funding / fees: Research and self-funded fellowship routes are recorded; no stipend or salary is published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Aachen · Current international attachment duration is not published and must be agreed with the section
Centre details
Duration: Current international attachment duration is not published and must be agreed with the section
Exposure: Adult and paediatric brachial plexus, peripheral-nerve reconstruction and transfer, nerve decompression, tendon and muscle transfer, microsurgery and complex hand deformity
Funding / fees: The historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding, fees and vacancy status are not published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Rotterdam · Duration agreed directly with Erasmus MC; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with Erasmus MC; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Congenital hand differences, hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, nerve surgery, tetraplegia, fractures and joint replacement
Funding / fees: Self-funded fellowship route
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Amsterdam · Duration agreed directly with Amsterdam UMC; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with Amsterdam UMC; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Academic hand and wrist surgery, trauma, reconstruction, peripheral nerves, arthroscopy and linked research
Funding / fees: The centre-submitted record lists self-funded and centre-funded routes; Dutch and institutional appointment requirements apply to any funded or practising role
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Nijmegen · Duration is not published; availability requires a new enquiry
Centre details
Duration: Duration is not published; availability requires a new enquiry
Exposure: Multidisciplinary hand and wrist trauma, degenerative and congenital conditions, complex reconstruction, peripheral-nerve surgery, rehabilitation and research
Funding / fees: The older centre-submitted record lists a self-funded observer route without practising rights
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Geneva · Up to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM Category B postgraduate training centre
Centre details
Duration: Up to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM Category B postgraduate training centre
Exposure: Private-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral nerves and research
Funding / fees: Paid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training network; the individual contract determines the amount
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Bern · Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Twenty-four-hour hand emergency care, fractures, revascularisation and replantation, tendon and nerve reconstruction, arthroscopy, endoscopy, rheumatoid and tumour surgery and joint replacement
Funding / fees: Self-funded observer attachment
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Liestal / Bruderholz · 6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
Exposure: Hand and wrist trauma, post-traumatic and degenerative reconstruction, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve surgery and medical 3D printing in a 24-hour emergency service
Funding / fees: Self-funded observer attachment
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Aarau · Duration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand and wrist trauma, fractures and joint disorders, microsurgery, replantation, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus reconstruction, arthroplasty and soft-tissue reconstruction
Funding / fees: Self-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Zürich · Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Exposure: Hand and forearm surgery, joint replacement, complex wrist procedures, peripheral nerves, rheumatoid surgery, Dupuytren disease, outpatient clinics and research
Funding / fees: Self-funded observer attachment
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Zürich · Duration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile does not publish a fixed term
Centre details
Duration: Duration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile does not publish a fixed term
Exposure: Hand and wrist trauma, peripheral nerves including brachial plexus, reconstructive extremity microsurgery, biomechanics and clinical research
Funding / fees: Self-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research support require direct confirmation
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
⌖ Gravesano–Lugano · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or current intake is published
Centre details
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or current intake is published
Exposure: Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured wrist-arthroscopy training
Funding / fees: The centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend or programme fee is published
Language: Language information not published
Clinical role: Registration and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed with the host
Centre names and hosts are taken from the cited official network and host profiles. Availability can change; submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance or a particular clinical role.
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleNo central application. Open the selected centre profile and contact its named host directly; deadlines and availability are centre-specific.
Official contactApply to the named contact on the selected centre profile
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
Meet the selected centre's surgical-training and language requirements
Obtain written host acceptance
Confirm local registration before any clinical participation
Registration, licence & examinations
A FESSH database listing does not grant practising rights. Observer and clinical roles differ by centre and remain subject to national 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 consolidated discovery page for Western European hand-surgery training centres in the FESSH database. FESSH explicitly states that it has not checked or approved these fellowships and that accuracy remains the principal contact's responsibility; every placement must therefore be reconfirmed directly before applying.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
OrthoFellow has reviewed thirty-three centre-submitted FESSH records across five priority Western European countries and paired them with current institutional or faculty pages where available.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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 a directly arranged Western European training placement
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Requirements are centre-specific. Published routes include French, Dutch, English or German; consult the selected centre profile.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
