✓ Primary source reviewedObservershipCurrent availability unconfirmed

KAT Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery International Observership

KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic

Official organisation pathways: FESSH

Faculty / program leadership: Emmanouil Fandridis

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing duration, 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 fellowship / clinical attachment
Deadline: Not published
Duration: Not published
Hands-on: No hands-on role indicated
Last checked: 28 Aug 2026

Duration · not publishedNot published by the current official sources

Clinical exposureObserver-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus surgery, replantation, vascularised-tissue transfer, hand and wrist trauma and reconstruction

Funding · publishedSelf-funded fellowship / clinical attachment

DestinationGreece

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.

—Not published

Required training level

Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.

✓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

Clinical attachment is observer-only with no practising rights. Independent patient care is not authorised by the published listing.

?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 formal language-test requirement is published by the hospital or FESSH listing.

—Not published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.

✓Published by official source

Funding availability

Self-funded fellowship / clinical attachment

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

48% of core application fields verified

Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. 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.

✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ funding✓ benefits✓ application process✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— duration · not published by the cited official source— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not applicable to this pathway— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— Verified faculty photograph not available · not published by the cited official source— Verified institution logo not available · not published by the cited official source

APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence

Commencing dateIntake date not published

Application route / cycleDirect enquiry to the clinic secretariat; the hospital does not publish an international-observership intake, deadline or application checklist

Official contactKAT Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic secretariatmicrosec@kat-hosp.gr +30 213 208 6374

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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

Not published by the cited official source.

Registration, licence & examinations

Clinical attachment is observer-only with no practising rights. Independent patient care is not authorised by the published listing.

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 direct-enquiry international observership connected to KAT's high-volume hand, upper-limb and microsurgery clinic. Current faculty, departmental scope and education activity are verified, but the hospital does not publish the observership's duration, capacity, funding, eligibility or next intake.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

The host clinic reports more than 4,000 procedures, daily one-hour theoretical teaching, three microsurgery seminar series each year and a separate six-month local upper-limb and microsurgery training pathway for six residents

Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.

HOST INSTITUTION

About KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic

KAT is a 650-bed public trauma-focused hospital with continuous specialist upper-limb microsurgery coverage. Its official department page lists the current seven-doctor team and dedicated secretariat.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

8 listed faculty members

Program lead: Emmanouil Fandridis

Department Head and Coordinating DirectorOfficial profile & photo verified

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: KAT Hand and Upper Limb Microsurgery Department
Clinical focus: Hand, wrist, upper limb, peripheral nerve and reconstructive microsurgery
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Emmanouil Fandridis is listed in the cited programme evidence as department head and coordinating director for KAT Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery International Observership. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist, upper limb, peripheral nerve and reconstructive microsurgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

KAT's official department page identifies Dr Fandridis as head of the current seven-doctor Hand and Upper Limb Microsurgery team and publishes the department's direct contact details.

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