6 source-led programme profiles. Licensing, visa and hands-on eligibility vary by institution and candidate; always confirm with the programme and regulator.
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Six-month international fellowship in plastic, reconstructive and microsurgery at Goettlicher Heiland Krankenhaus, Vienna, directed by Assoc.-Prof. Chieh-Han John Tzou. Focus areas include breast reconstruction, facial reanimation, free flaps, lymphoedema surgery, nerve repair, post-bariatric surgery and vascular malformations, with expected participation in clinical research.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Chieh-Han John Tzou
Fellowship hosted at the Radetzky Villa, a private clinic in Vienna's Grinzing district, under the supervision of Dr. Heike Klepetko. The fellow gains exposure to the operations of a premium private clinic, including business management and concept development, and can observe procedures such as rhinoplasty, face lift, aesthetic periorbital surgery, septoplasty, blepharoplasty, endoscopic forehead lift and facial lipofilling. A valid licence is required for hands-on tasks and the fellow arranges their own accommodation.
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Thomas Hausner
The German-speaking hand surgery society (DAH) awards training scholarships for one- or two-week Hospitation at partner hand surgery departments in Austria, Switzerland, Germany and South Tyrol. Swiss hosts named include the Inselspital Bern, Kantonsspital Graubünden (Chur), Luzerner Kantonsspital, Schulthess Klinik and University Hospital Zurich; Austrian hosts include AUVA Lorenz Böhler Vienna, Innsbruck and Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz. Some host departments are on a waiting list, and the host departments belong to plastic, orthopaedic, trauma and paediatric surgery services.
DAH host-centre clinician — Chief, Hand Surgery; RHÖN-KLINIKUM Bad NeustadtJörg van Schoonhoven
Medical University of Vienna is named in the EURAPS Institutions directory as a host department for the EURAPS Residents Scholarship, a funded one- or three-month study visit for European plastic surgery trainees. The directory gives no programme content of its own, so this is a society-listing entry rather than a published fellowship curriculum.
Complex reconstruction
Pathway
Travelling fellowship
Duration
One or three months (EURAPS Residents Scholarship)
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Rohit Arora
How many plastic surgery fellowships are listed in Austria?
PlasticFellow currently lists 6 source-backed programme profiles in Austria at 6 institutions in 2 locations (Innsbruck; Vienna). This is a verified-source list, not a census of every hospital offering training.
What types of plastic surgery training are available in Austria?
Listed formats: clinical fellowship (2), observership (2), short-term training (1), travelling fellowship (1). The most represented focus areas are complex reconstruction, hand, body contouring, aesthetic surgery, facial plastic surgery. Observerships and short courses do not grant hands-on operating rights.
Can international surgeons apply for fellowships in Austria?
Eligibility differs by host. Medical registration, language, visa and supervision rules in Austria decide whether a visiting surgeon can operate. Each profile states what the official source publishes; confirm current intake and eligibility directly with the programme before applying.
Intake not confirmed
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Chieh-Han John Tzou
