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How to compare Hand and Microsurgery fellowships Compare elective hand surgery, trauma, peripheral nerve, congenital work and microsurgical reconstruction separately. A centre listed for hand training may not offer the same fellowship format, operative access or application route in every cycle.
171 canonical pathways
20 countries represented
58 funded or stipend-published
94 funding not published
24 active, upcoming or rolling
1–36 months published duration range
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All programmes in Hand & Microsurgery 171 sourced opportunities. Each card keeps its exact format, duration, host and official source visible.
✓ Original clinic programme and faculty pages + AHSS PFET profile + AOA accreditation + ASPS fellowship listing♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic / Queensland Children's Hospital and partner hospitals
⌖ Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland · Australia →
Faculty & leadership DG David GrahamDW Daniel Williams+1 more
Duration 6 or 12 months; February or August start
Funding AUD 140,000 per annum package including superannuation and holiday loading; FRACS-eligible…
Exposure Elective and trauma hand and wrist surgery, arthroscopy, microsurgery including free-tissue transfer and replantation or…
Profile completeness 90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline ✓ Current AOA directory identity and Gold Coast Health institutional evidence; detailed programme terms remain dated 2013♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Gold Coast University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics
⌖ Gold Coast, Queensland · Australia →
Program lead ET Ezekiel Tan
Duration 12 months in the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013
Funding Historical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience
Exposure Hand and upper-limb trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction with outpatient, operative and protected research activity;…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current AOA directory identity and current Jeff Ecker Clinic page; detailed programme terms remain dated 2018♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Jeff Ecker Clinic
⌖ Perth, Western Australia · Australia →
Program lead JE Jeff Ecker
Duration 6 months in the AOA summary updated 7 December 2018
Funding The dated AOA summary states that remuneration is reviewed on application; no amount is…
Exposure One-to-one adult hand and wrist mentoring across clinics and elective and trauma operating, microsurgery, arthroscopy and a research…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official AOA programme summary + original fellowship and supervisor pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Melbourne Hand Fellowship / Dandenong Hospital and partner private hospitals
⌖ Melbourne, Victoria · Australia →
Faculty & leadership JH Jason HarveyST Stephen Tham+4 more
Duration 12 months
Funding AUD 75,000 annual stipend in the official AOA programme summary
Exposure Emergency and elective hand surgery across public and private practice, including outpatient clinics, emergency-department on-call,…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Original VHSA fellowship and faculty pages + current AOA directory♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Victorian Hand Surgery Associates / St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
⌖ Melbourne, Victoria · Australia →
Faculty & leadership ST Stephen ThamWA Will Alexander+4 more
Duration 12 months
Funding Stipend reviewed on application; the current amount is not published
Exposure Public and private hand-surgery practice with up to 16 clinical and operative sessions weekly and approximately 4,000 annual cases,…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date ✓ Current original programme, information, application, FAQ and contact pages + AOA accreditation profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Brisbane Hand & Upper Limb Research Institute / Princess Alexandra Hospital
⌖ Brisbane · Australia →
Duration Normally 12 months; one currently advertised intake permits…
Funding Not published
Exposure Complex upper-limb trauma from digital replantation to shoulder arthroplasty, with microsurgery, arthroscopy, arthroplasty,…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline ✓ Current AOA-accredited identity, 2024 programme summary and current Fremantle Hospital service page; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Fremantle Hospital Department of Hand Surgery
⌖ Fremantle, Western Australia · Australia →
Faculty & leadership PJ Paul JarrettML Matthew Lawson-Smith+2 more
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Senior Registrar pay scale; the current amount is not published in the reviewed summary
Exposure High-volume hand and wrist trauma with a more modest elective hand and wrist caseload, designed to develop proficiency in…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
AZ Groeninge
⌖ Kortrijk · Belgium →
Program lead JV Jeroen Vanhaecke
Duration Duration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is…
Funding Observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a…
Exposure Hand and wrist surgery, trauma, microsurgery, brachial plexus, congenital differences, arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, fractures,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile plus current official Orthoca hand, wrist and elbow service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Orthoca Orthopaedic Group / AZ Monica
⌖ Antwerp · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership RV Roger van RietFV Frederik Verstreken
Duration 1 year for the clinical fellowship described in the FESSH…
Funding A funded route is described for candidates with Dutch-language proficiency; the current amount…
Exposure Hand, wrist and elbow sports injuries, trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, scaphoid, distal-radius and forearm surgery, Dupuytren…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B
⌖ Brussels · Belgium →
Program lead FS Frédéric Schuind
Duration Duration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian…
Exposure Adult trauma, brachial plexus, shoulder, elbow, complex wrist and hand surgery, congenital differences, supervised operating,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Maria Middelares hand-centre page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Handcenter Gent / AZ Maria Middelares
⌖ Ghent · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership JG Jean GoubauMC Michiel Cromheecke+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship or attachment; research, observer and practising routes are listed but…
Exposure Open hand surgery, wrist and digit arthroscopy, ultrasound-guided surgery, trauma and planned hand-and-wrist procedures in a focused…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current FESSH training-centre entry; FESSH states that centre-submitted listings are not independently approved♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Orthoclinic Bruges / AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
⌖ Bruges · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership FS Filip StockmansFB Francis Bonte+3 more
Duration 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year; short visits are also…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; Dutch and participation in the SOS Hand on-call…
Exposure Elective and emergency hand surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital and reconstructive procedures, elbow and broader…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profile♡
Clinical Fellowship 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…
Exposure 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 ✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host website♡
Education Centre Visit Hand & Microsurgery
Hand Centrum Limburg / Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
⌖ Genk · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership JD Joris DuerinckxPC Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Not published
Exposure Clinical observation without practising rights, with a research attachment available by agreement
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement date ✓ Official FESSH Travel Award page♡
Travelling Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Applicant-selected recognised European hand-surgery centre(s)
⌖ Europe · Europe →
Duration Applicant-defined clinical visit between 1 January and 31…
Funding Up to EUR 4,000 per applicant for travel and accommodation; two thirds paid before travel and…
Exposure Clinical activity at one or more recognised European hand-surgery training centres selected with the host before application
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile TH ✓ Current official Tays programme page last modified 17 June 2026♡
Clinical + Research Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Tampere University Hospital (Tays), Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases
⌖ Tampere · Finland →
Faculty & leadership JJ Jarkko JokihaaraTK Teemu Karjalainen+10 more
Duration 6 months
Funding Approximately EUR 1,700 salary per month
Exposure Emergency and elective hand surgery, complex trauma, reconstruction, wrist and forearm disorders, tendon, joint, nerve and vascular…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile, host profile ✓ Current official host application form + faculty pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Institut de la Main et de l’Épaule / Clinique Bizet
⌖ Paris · France →
Faculty & leadership CL Caroline LeclercqAA Ahlam Arnaout+5 more
Duration 6 months
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, microsurgery, congenital differences, peripheral nerve and brachial-plexus surgery,…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline ✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile + current official HCL service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Edouard Herriot University Hospital
⌖ Lyon · France →
Faculty & leadership AG Aram GazarianCG Christophe Gaillard+8 more
Duration 6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Funding Funded by the centre with a basic resident salary plus on-call duties; the exact amount is not…
Exposure Elective and emergency hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline ✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
⌖ Clermont-Ferrand · France →
Program lead AM Antoine Martins
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding The centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability are not…
Exposure Hand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital differences, microsurgery, brachial plexus, rheumatoid and tetraplegia surgery,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official centre and team page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Centre de la Main d'Angers
⌖ Angers · France →
Faculty & leadership NB Nicolas BigorreFR Fabrice Rabari+7 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current…
Exposure Hand trauma and emergency care, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerves, congenital cases, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official CH Côte Basque service and faculty page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
⌖ Bayonne · France →
Faculty & leadership PC Pierre ChirezAD Abdoulaye Diakite
Duration 6–12 months in the centre-submitted FESSH record
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded by FESSH; current salary, contract and…
Exposure Hand and upper-limb trauma, plastic surgery and general/orthopaedic/hand-trauma on-call exposure
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official SOS Main service and faculty pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine / Pôle Santé La Francilienne
⌖ Champigny-sur-Marne / Pontault-Combault · France →
Faculty & leadership TD Thierry DubertAD Antonio Dinh+4 more
Duration Not published
Funding Centre-funded route; the FESSH record historically states EUR 1,219 per month with social cover,…
Exposure Twenty-four-hour hand emergency care plus elective hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, nerve and brachial-plexus surgery with research and…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, duration, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Clinique du Pré SOS Main page♡
Education Centre Visit 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…
Exposure 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 ✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official RWTH Aachen clinic, section and team pages♡
Education Centre Visit 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,…
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital department and training pages♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current RKH service, team and certification pages♡
Education Centre Visit 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…
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current medius team page♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital faculty information♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
⌖ Oldenburg · Germany →
Program lead LJ Lucian Jiga
Duration 3 months
Funding Self-funded fellowship
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current TUM hand-surgery service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar
⌖ Munich · Germany →
Program lead HK Haydar Kükrek
Duration Duration agreed directly with TUM; no fixed period is…
Funding Research and self-funded fellowship routes are recorded; no stipend or salary is published
Exposure Comprehensive hand and forearm surgery, replantation, reconstructive microsurgery, carpal and wrist surgery, WALANT, nerve…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official KAT clinic and faculty page; international-observership terms remain unpublished♡
Education Centre Visit Hand & Microsurgery
KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic
⌖ Athens · Greece →
Duration Not published
Funding Self-funded fellowship / clinical attachment
Exposure Observer-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
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✓ Original clinic programme and faculty pages + AHSS PFET profile + AOA accreditation + ASPS fellowship listing
David GrahamDW
Daniel Williams+1 more
✓ Current AOA directory identity and Gold Coast Health institutional evidence; detailed programme terms remain dated 2013
✓ Official AOA programme summary + original fellowship and supervisor pages
Jason HarveyST
Stephen Tham+4 more
✓ Original VHSA fellowship and faculty pages + current AOA directory
Will Alexander+4 more
Mark RossGC
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current AZ Groeninge surgeon and service pages
Jeroen Vanhaecke
✓ FESSH centre-submitted training profile plus current official Orthoca hand, wrist and elbow service page
Roger van RietFV
Frederik Verstreken
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Maria Middelares hand-centre page
Jean GoubauMC
✓ Current FESSH training-centre entry; FESSH states that centre-submitted listings are not independently approved
Filip StockmansFB
Francis Bonte+3 more
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profile
✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host website
Joris DuerinckxPC
Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
✓ Official FESSH Travel Award page
✓ Current official host application form + faculty pages
Caroline LeclercqAA
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
Antoine Martins
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official centre and team page
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official CH Côte Basque service and faculty page
Abdoulaye Diakite
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official SOS Main service and faculty pages
Thierry DubertAD
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Clinique du Pré SOS Main page
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official RWTH Aachen clinic, section and team pages
Benedikt SchäferSS
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital department and training pages
Marcus Spies
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current RKH service, team and certification pages
Max HaerleFL
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current medius team page
Valeriu BugaTW
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current hospital faculty information
Lucian Jiga
Haydar Kükrek
✓ Current official KAT clinic and faculty page; international-observership terms remain unpublished