Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
No salary, stipend, fee, accommodation or travel support is published on the current hospital page
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3–6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAdvanced foot-and-ankle reconstruction, ankle arthroscopy, replacement and arthrodesis, deformity and tendon surgery, diabetic and sports pathology in a unit reporting approximately 500 operations and more than 1,000 new outpatient visits annually
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The hospital welcomes orthopaedic specialists from other hospitals, but does not publish a separate international pathway. Applicants trained in Indonesia must confirm Swedish recognition, language, credentialing and residence or work permission directly.
?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.
—Source inaccessible
Medical registration
Swedish professional recognition and the permitted clinical role are not published on the fellowship page and must be confirmed with Akademiska.
—Not published
Language
Not published by cited source; confirm the working-language requirement with the unit
—Source inaccessible
Visa or work authorisation
Residence or work-permit support is not published and must be confirmed with the host.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY52% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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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 / cycleThe current hospital page confirms the fellowship and welcomes orthopaedic specialists from other hospitals, but publishes no intake date, deadline or application form
A three-to-six-month Uppsala fellowship for orthopaedic specialists in a tertiary foot-and-ankle unit publishing about 500 operations and more than 1,000 new visits annually. Five current clinicians are named, while capacity, funding and the next intake remain unpublished.
Intended for: Orthopaedic specialists seeking advanced foot and ankle training
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Three-to-six-month specialist placement in a tertiary university-hospital unit with research, national quality-registry participation and broad reconstructive case mix
HOST INSTITUTION
About Akademiska University Hospital
Akademiska's Foot & Ankle Unit publishes approximately 500 operations and more than 1,000 new outpatient visits each year. It treats the full spectrum of foot and ankle diagnoses and combines tertiary care with research and specialist education.
Fellowship contact and Foot & Ankle Unit HeadOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Senior physician; docent in orthopaedics
Affiliation
Uppsala University / Akademiska sjukhuset
Clinical focus
Foot and ankle surgery and patient-reported outcomes
Maria Cöster is a senior physician and docent in orthopaedics at Uppsala University. She specialises in foot and ankle surgery and has researched patient-reported foot and ankle outcome measures.
Doctoral researcher, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery
Affiliation
Uppsala University / Akademiska sjukhuset
Clinical focus
Foot and ankle surgery outcomes research
Anna Sprinchorn is a doctoral researcher in Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery at Uppsala University. Her publications include tendon transfer and lateral ankle ligament reconstruction outcomes.
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