OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Observership Programs Check clinical privileges Short duration does not define the clinical role. Treat a visit as observational unless the official host explicitly publishes supervised patient care or operating.
86 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
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06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
⌖ Gravesano–Lugano · Switzerland →
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or…
Funding The centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend…
Visit format Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, orthopaedic and plastic-surgery trainees seeking research or an observer attachment without practising rights
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
⌖ Bern · Switzerland →
Duration Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Visit format Twenty-four-hour hand emergency care, fractures, revascularisation and replantation, tendon and nerve reconstruction, arthroscopy,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic or orthopaedic trainees seeking a university observer attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSA service and surgeon pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Kantonsspital Aarau
⌖ Aarau · Switzerland →
Program lead FF Florian Früh
Duration Duration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
Visit format Hand and wrist trauma, fractures and joint disorders, microsurgery, replantation, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer-only public-hospital placement
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSBL service, team and certification page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL)
⌖ Liestal / Bruderholz · Switzerland →
Faculty & leadership LM Lukas MathysAF Adrian Fellmann+2 more
Duration 6–12 months in the centre-submitted fellowship record
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Visit format Hand and wrist trauma, post-traumatic and degenerative reconstruction, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve surgery and medical 3D printing…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Experienced orthopaedic or trauma surgeons with prior hand-surgery exposure
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Schulthess service, faculty and training-centre page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Schulthess Klinik
⌖ Zürich · Switzerland →
Faculty & leadership DH Daniel HerrenSS Stephan Schindele+5 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Visit format Hand and forearm surgery, joint replacement, complex wrist procedures, peripheral nerves, rheumatoid surgery, Dupuytren disease,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer-only attachment in a high-volume specialist clinic
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Spital Thurgau AG
⌖ Münsterlingen and Frauenfeld · Switzerland →
Program lead MB Mario Bonaccio
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Visit format Hand trauma, Dupuytren disease, arthroscopy and outpatient hand-surgery practice across two public-hospital locations
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand-surgery trainees seeking an observer-only Swiss placement
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official USZ faculty and hand-service pages♡
Clinical + Research Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
University Hospital Zürich (USZ)
⌖ Zürich · Switzerland →
Program lead MC Maurizio Calcagni
Duration Duration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile…
Funding Self-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research…
Visit format Hand and wrist trauma, peripheral nerves including brachial plexus, reconstructive extremity microsurgery, biomechanics and clinical…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking observer or research exposure at a university service
✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application ↻ 33 centre profiles · direct confirmation required Hand & Microsurgery
Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
⌖ 33 centres across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland · Western Europe (multi-country) →
Duration Centre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month…
Funding Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…
Visit format Hand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a directly arranged Western European training placement
✓ Current official KAT clinic and faculty page; international-observership terms remain unpublished♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic
⌖ Athens · Greece →
Duration Not published
Funding Self-funded fellowship / clinical attachment
Visit format Observer-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International orthopaedic or plastic surgeons interested in hand, upper limb and microsurgery
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official RWTH Aachen clinic, section and team pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
⌖ Aachen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership BS Benedikt SchäferSS Soumaya Sghir+1 more
Duration Not published
Funding The historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding,…
Visit format Adult and paediatric brachial plexus, peripheral-nerve reconstruction and transfer, nerve decompression, tendon and muscle transfer,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees seeking focused plexus or peripheral-nerve exposure
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital department and training pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg
⌖ Regensburg · Germany →
Program lead MS Marcus Spies
Duration Duration agreed directly with the department; no fixed period…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Visit format Hand trauma, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus surgery, paediatric limb differences, plastic and reconstructive surgery
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, orthopaedic or trauma surgeons seeking an observer-only German attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current RKH service, team and certification pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
⌖ Markgröningen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership MH Max HaerleFL Florian Lampert+4 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current…
Visit format High-volume hand and plastic surgery, wrist arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, peripheral-nerve surgery, paediatric hand differences,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current medius team page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
medius Klinik Nürtingen
⌖ Nürtingen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership VB Valeriu BugaTW Theodora Wahler
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship or observer attachment
Visit format Hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid and fracture surgery, joint replacement and…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand-surgery trainees seeking observation, research or a self-funded placement
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital faculty information♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
⌖ Oldenburg · Germany →
Program lead LJ Lucian Jiga
Duration 3 months
Funding Self-funded fellowship
Visit format Chronic hand and wrist disease, arthroscopy, trauma, upper-extremity reconstruction, paediatric hand trauma and congenital cases,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic or orthopaedic trainees seeking intensive reconstructive training
✓ Historical official FESSH training-centre listing; current host-specific programme page not located♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Radboudumc — Nijmeegs Universitair Handen Team
⌖ Nijmegen · Netherlands →
Program lead BV Brigitte van der Heijden
Duration Not published
Funding Self-funded according to the historical FESSH listing
Visit format Historical FESSH listing: observer-only hand, wrist and peripheral-nerve exposure without practising rights
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, duration, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking observation in a multidisciplinary university team
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
⌖ Utrecht · Netherlands →
Faculty & leadership AS Arnold SchuurmanHC Henk Coert+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with UMC Utrecht; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer/fellowship pathway
Visit format Tertiary wrist surgery, hand trauma, arthroscopy, revision arthroplasty, complex nerve problems, congenital hand differences and…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand and plastic-surgery trainees seeking university-based observation and research
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Clinique du Pré SOS Main page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Clinique du Pré — Centre SOS Main Le Mans
⌖ Le Mans · France →
Faculty & leadership CC Camilo ChavesDA Dr Alligand-Perrin+3 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship, research and observer routes are recorded; the observer route has no…
Visit format Hand and upper-limb emergencies, fractures, dislocations, tendon and soft-tissue injuries, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a self-funded observer or research attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven · Belgium →
Duration Annual placement; exact duration is confirmed directly with UZ…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; the amount, accommodation and active vacancy…
Visit format Hand, wrist and elbow trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid surgery and joint…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand-surgery trainees preparing for the European Hand Surgery Certificate
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✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pages
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