Clinical exposureFellow takes part in outpatient clinic, ward and theatre, with high volume knee arthroplasty including revisions, knee osteotomies and ligament reconstruction, plus knee trauma and post-traumatic osteoarthritis at a Level 1 trauma centre. ETZ TweeSteden performs more than 600 primary total knee replacements per year. The fellow joins the on-call roster.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Not stated on the vacancy; the Dutch post is salaried under the AMS/Dutch hospital collective agreement and the vacancy is written for registered or about-to-be-registered orthopaedic surgeons.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Orthopaedic surgeon registration as required for the post (see eligibility).
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline11 October 2026
Commencing date1 January 2027
Application route / cycleSingle vacancy on the NOV vacancy bank.
Official contactETZ orthopaedic department (via the online application)
Recently completed or in the last phase of orthopaedic surgeon training
Wants to specialise in knee surgery, shown e.g. by an EPA, relevant earlier experience or research
Enjoys contributing to the training of doctors, nurses and physician assistants
Application documents
CV and motivation via the ETZ online application form
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year knee surgery fellowship at ETZ Tilburg starting January 2027. The NOV vacancy posting is the official source; the hospital application link it gives did not load when checked on 3 October 2026.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
One-year fellowship with intensive supervision and independent operating.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis (ETZ), Department of Orthopaedics
ETZ's orthopaedic group has twelve orthopaedic surgeons working across ETZ Elisabeth (trauma and spine care) and ETZ TweeSteden (elective orthopaedic centre).
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.
