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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.
✓ Official CUHK Visiting Scholar programme page and 2026 application form; subspecialty availability and deadline are not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Prince of Wales Hospital
⌖ Hong Kong · Hong Kong →
Duration 1–12 months
Funding Generally self-financed; attachments of 6–12 months may apply for a research scholarship up to…
Exposure Hand, wrist and microsurgery training with clinical and research participation
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official HKU Hand / Foot & Ankle programme page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
The University of Hong Kong / Queen Mary Hospital
⌖ Hong Kong · Hong Kong →
Duration 3–6 months
Funding HKD 4,000 monthly honorarium plus accommodation
Exposure Clinical duties, surgery, clinical or basic-science research and manuscript preparation
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official Ganga Hospital academics page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Ganga Hospital
⌖ Coimbatore · India →
Faculty & leadership GH Ganga Hospital HandMF Microsurgery faculty
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Postdoctoral hand and microsurgery training, including hand, peripheral-nerve and microsurgical reconstruction as listed by the…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, commencement date ✓ Current official RSPPU hospital-based portal, RSO clinical-fellowship announcement and current Upper Limb and Micro Surgery service page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
RSPPU RSO Prof. Dr. R. Soeharso Surakarta
⌖ Sukoharjo–Surakarta, Central Java · Indonesia →
Program lead HS Hand-fellowship supervisor is not published
Duration Not published
Funding Registration is published as free; salary, stipend, accommodation and living support are not…
Exposure Host-service scope includes hand surgery, shoulder and elbow, hand-elbow-shoulder arthroplasty, brachial-plexus and upper-limb nerve…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, faculty profile ✓ Official UMMC fellowship portal, entry requirements, fees schedule and Universiti Malaya department page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia →
Duration 1–3 years
Funding Fee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
Exposure Hands-on subspecialty training in hand surgery and microsurgical reconstruction, with division-specific clinical privileges…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Amsterdam UMC faculty and research pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Amsterdam UMC / former VUmc hand service
⌖ Amsterdam · Netherlands →
Program lead MR Marco Ritt
Duration Duration agreed directly with Amsterdam UMC; no fixed period…
Funding The centre-submitted record lists self-funded and centre-funded routes; Dutch and institutional…
Exposure Academic hand and wrist surgery, trauma, reconstruction, peripheral nerves, arthroscopy and linked research
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Erasmus MC surgeon and research pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Erasmus University Medical Center
⌖ Rotterdam · Netherlands →
Program lead MZ Michiel Zuidam
Duration Duration agreed directly with Erasmus MC; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship route
Exposure Congenital hand differences, hand trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, nerve surgery,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical official FESSH training-centre listing; current host-specific programme page not located♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ Official NZOA planning-list programme details plus current Health New Zealand service and University of Otago contact evidence; next cohort unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Christchurch Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Waipounamu
⌖ Christchurch · New Zealand →
Program lead HL Heath Lash
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Not published
Exposure Acute hand and wrist trauma and elective public and private surgery in a combined orthopaedic and plastic-surgery service, including…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline ✓ Official programme or directory identity; current availability requires confirmation♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Middlemore Hospital / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau
⌖ Auckland · New Zealand →
Duration 12 months
Funding Not published
Exposure Comprehensive hand and wrist surgery with a large trauma component, tetraplegic reconstruction and brachial-plexus reconstruction;…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile ✓ Current official SGH department page, programme PDF and SGH-PGMI application, cost and funding pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Singapore General Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Duration 6-12 months
Funding Primarily self-funded. The programme PDF lists a SGD 3,210 monthly training fee. A limited…
Exposure Four modular tracks - wrist, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve, advanced microsurgery and congenital hand - with supervised…
Profile completeness 94%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date ✓ Current official NUS programme page; application period remains TBA♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
National University Hospital or Singapore General Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Duration 6 months
Funding Return economy airfare, temporary medical-registration fee, medical-protection insurance,…
Exposure Six-month clinical attachment in orthopaedic surgery or hand and reconstructive microsurgery at National University Hospital or…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile, host profile ✓ Current official SGH department, observer-type, application and cost pages♡
Observership Hand & Microsurgery
Singapore General Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Faculty & leadership SH SGH HandRM Reconstructive Microsurgery faculty
Duration Up to 4 weeks
Funding Self-funded. SGH publishes a SGD 150 administrative fee per application and a department…
Exposure Hands-off observation of SGH's multidisciplinary hand and reconstructive microsurgery service, including trauma reconstruction,…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current official Wits fellowship page; programme terms and recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of the Witwatersrand Division of Orthopaedic Surgery / Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
⌖ Johannesburg · South Africa →
Program lead TS T. Sefeane
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure The current Wits page confirms a dedicated CHBAH hand fellowship but does not publish its case mix, rotations, operative…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline ✓ Official University of Barcelona 2026–2027 course record and Hospital Clínic teaching page; published pre-enrolment window closed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of Barcelona / Hospital Clínic Barcelona
⌖ Barcelona · Spain →
Faculty & leadership AC Andrés Combalia AleuAM Ana Maria Carreño Delgado+1 more
Duration 1 academic year; 60 ECTS credits
Funding Tuition is EUR 6,000 plus a 10% administrative surcharge capped at EUR 70; no stipend is…
Exposure Hospital-based hand-surgery training with participation in clinical activity and research within the University of Barcelona…
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pages♡
Education Centre Visit 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…
Exposure Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Clinique de la Main Genève
⌖ Geneva · Switzerland →
Faculty & leadership AD Alexander De SmetAG Alissa Gübeli+4 more
Duration Up to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM…
Funding Paid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training…
Exposure Private-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Schulthess service and surgeon pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier
⌖ Genolier · Switzerland →
Program lead GC Grégoire Chick
Duration 12 months in the original centre-submitted profile; current…
Funding The FESSH record describes a centre-funded practising fellowship; no current funding terms or…
Exposure Complex upper-limb reconstruction, hand/wrist/forearm/elbow trauma, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, revision surgery and complex nerve…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit Hand & Microsurgery
Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
⌖ Bern · Switzerland →
Duration Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded observer attachment
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSA service and surgeon pages♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSBL service, team and certification page♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Schulthess service, faculty and training-centre page♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile♡
Education Centre Visit 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
Exposure 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 ✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official USZ faculty and hand-service pages♡
Clinical + Research Fellowship 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…
Exposure 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 AF ✓ Current official programme page with direct application instructions and no fixed deadline♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Acıbadem Healthcare Group teaching hospitals
⌖ Host hospital not specified · Turkey →
Duration 1 year, full-time
Funding Not published
Exposure Reconstructive principles, microsurgery and free flaps, hand and peripheral-nerve surgery, craniofacial and trauma management,…
Profile completeness 58%
Core details · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date BA ✓ Archived first-party NHS recruitment advert plus current UHSussex faculty profiles; the advertised application is closed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust / Royal Sussex County Hospital
⌖ Brighton · United Kingdom →
Faculty & leadership LL Lisa LeonardLH Laura Hamilton+3 more
Duration 12 months, full-time at 48 hours per week for the closed 2025…
Funding Historical advertised salary: GBP 41,750–64,288 per year under the hospital medical and dental…
Exposure Adult elective and trauma hand and wrist surgery in a tertiary referral and Level I major-trauma setting, including soft-tissue…
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete BH ✓ BSSH profile labelled February 2026; current vacancy and employment terms require confirmation♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Birmingham Hand Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
⌖ Birmingham · United Kingdom →
Faculty & leadership MB Mark BrewsterDC Darren Chester+10 more
Duration Not published
Funding Sponsor and remuneration terms are not published in the current BSSH profile
Exposure Complex upper-limb reconstruction, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery, spasticity and tetraplegia, vascular malformations,…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing duration, commencement date, faculty profile BH ✓ Current official BSSH directory identity; BSSH warns that not all listings are current♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Bristol Royal Infirmary / Avon Orthopaedic Centre
⌖ Bristol · United Kingdom →
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and wrist fellowship training; operative responsibility, rotations, trauma, microsurgery, paediatric and peripheral-nerve…
Profile completeness 48%
Core details · Missing duration, funding, commencement date BH ✓ Current official BSSH directory identity; BSSH warns that not all listings are current♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Broomfield Hospital
⌖ Chelmsford · United Kingdom →
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and wrist fellowship training; operative responsibility, rotations, trauma, microsurgery, paediatric and peripheral-nerve…
Profile completeness 48%
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✓ Official CUHK Visiting Scholar programme page and 2026 application form; subspecialty availability and deadline are not published
✓ Official HKU Hand / Foot & Ankle programme page
✓ Official Ganga Hospital academics page
✓ Current official RSPPU hospital-based portal, RSO clinical-fellowship announcement and current Upper Limb and Micro Surgery service page
✓ Official UMMC fellowship portal, entry requirements, fees schedule and Universiti Malaya department page
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Amsterdam UMC faculty and research pages
Marco Ritt
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Erasmus MC surgeon and research pages
Michiel Zuidam
✓ Historical official FESSH training-centre listing; current host-specific programme page not located
Brigitte van der Heijden
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
✓ Official NZOA planning-list programme details plus current Health New Zealand service and University of Otago contact evidence; next cohort unconfirmed
✓ Current official SGH department page, programme PDF and SGH-PGMI application, cost and funding pages
✓ Current official NUS programme page; application period remains TBA
✓ Current official Wits fellowship page; programme terms and recruitment availability unconfirmed
✓ Official University of Barcelona 2026–2027 course record and Hospital Clínic teaching page; published pre-enrolment window closed
Andrés Combalia AleuAM
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pages
Ivan TamiMG
✓ Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network page
Alexander De SmetAG
Alissa Gübeli+4 more
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Schulthess service and surgeon pages
Grégoire Chick
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSA service and surgeon pages
Florian Früh
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current KSBL service, team and certification page
Lukas MathysAF
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Schulthess service, faculty and training-centre page
Daniel HerrenSS
Stephan Schindele+5 more
✓ Current FESSH centre-submitted training profile
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official USZ faculty and hand-service pages
Maurizio Calcagni