Patras Surgical Skills Meeting — 3-day Live-Surgery Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee/Shoulder Surgery and Sports Medicine (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center)
Names in the programme record: Andreas Panagopoulos
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 days of live surgery (2026 edition: 9–11 September 2026)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureFellows scrub in and receive hands-on training during live operating: ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, Lemaire tenodesis, dynamic MPFL reconstruction, osteotomies, shoulder instability and mini-open Latarjet, rotator-cuff repair and superior capsular reconstruction, ankle arthroscopy, knee cartilage lesions, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, navigated/kinematically aligned TKA and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, with case discussions.
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
No nationality restriction published; ISAKOS lists English as the primary language. Self-funded travel and accommodation.
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Clinical role
Educational attendance; not a clinical fellowship or licence. Fellows scrub in and receive hands-on training during live operating: ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, Lemaire tenodesis, dynamic MPFL reconstruction, osteotomies, shoulder instability and mini-open Latarjet, rotator-cuff repair and superior capsular reconstruction, ankle arthroscopy, knee cartilage lesions, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, navigated/kinematically aligned TKA and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, with case discussions. Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
English (ISAKOS listing)
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleAnnual since 2018 (2026 was the ninth edition; applications closed 15 June 2026). Next edition not yet announced.
Young orthopaedic surgeons interested in further training
Submit CV and current level of training
Application documents
CV
Statement of current level of training
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Annual three-day live-surgery fellowship run by the University of Patras Orthopaedic Clinic at Patras University Hospital, an ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center. Six young surgeons per edition scrub in on knee, shoulder, ankle and arthroplasty cases with no course fee.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: No course fee; fellows pay their own travel and accommodation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Patras — General University Hospital of Patras
Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Patras — General University Hospital of Patras in Patras, Western Greece, Greece is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes fellows scrub in and receive hands-on training during live operating: ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, Lemaire tenodesis, dynamic MPFL reconstruction, osteotomies, shoulder instability and mini-open Latarjet, rotator-cuff repair and superior capsular reconstruction, ankle arthroscopy, knee cartilage lesions, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, navigated/kinematically aligned TKA and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, with case discussions..
