7 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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HKU's Division of Hand Surgery offers a 2-4 week observership to familiarise visitors with its clinical or research practices, plus Visiting Hand Surgeon and Visiting Researcher attachments of up to 3 months. Observers pay a training fee of HK$100 per working day, which may be waived on request.
Named programme or training-centre contactJosephine Wing-yuk Ip
An orbital and oculoplastic surgery fellowship within CUHK's international ophthalmology fellowship programme, run at the Hong Kong Eye Hospital and the Prince of Wales Hospital with over 150 patients seen each week. The page lists at least one oculoplastic operating list per week at each hospital, joint sessions with ENT, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery and neurosurgery, and grand rounds, journal club and head and neck tumour conferences.
Oculoplastic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Standard programme is one year; other durations can be approved case by case (programme-wide page)
CUHK Orthopaedics & Traumatology runs a visiting-scholar scheme in which Hand, Wrist & Microsurgery is a subspecialty attachment at Prince of Wales Hospital. The hand team covers microsurgery, cluster replantation, wrist arthroscopy and congenital upper-limb clinics, and hosts clinical fellows from abroad.
Consultant, PWH Hand Team and Trauma A team (host service; visiting-scholar supervision to confirm)Michael Chu-kay Mak
HandMicrosurgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Visiting scholar clinical fellowship typically 1–5 months or 6–12 months; observer track less than 1 month
A society-run travelling fellowship between the Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. The 2026 fellow visits UK hand units in the week before the BSSH Scientific Meeting in Edinburgh, presents a paper relevant to hand surgery or microsurgery, and reports back in the HKSSH newsletter and annual congress.
HandMicrosurgery
Pathway
Travelling fellowship
Duration
Hospital visits 26 October – 3 November 2026 plus the BSSH Scientific Meeting 4–6 November 2026 in Edinburgh
A six-month hand-surgery research placement listed by BSSH, with one or two projects and reviews of clinical material. BSSH warns that its international listings are being updated, so present availability, allowance and named contact must be reconfirmed.
Research fellowship contact in the BSSH listingW. Y. Ip
Full clinical hand fellowship in HKU's Division of Hand Surgery, with clinical work at Queen Mary Hospital and the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital congenital hand service. The page is an orthopaedic programme page and is undated.
Named programme or training-centre contactJosephine Wing-yuk Ip
The HKU division at Queen Mary Hospital (an accredited plastic-surgery training centre and one of Hong Kong's two major burn centres) states that it offers attachments for local and international fellows and students. No structured prospectus is published.
How many plastic surgery fellowships are listed in Hong Kong?
PlasticFellow currently lists 7 source-backed programme profiles in Hong Kong at 6 institutions in 1 location (Hong Kong). This is a verified-source list, not a census of every hospital offering training.
What types of plastic surgery training are available in Hong Kong?
Listed formats: clinical fellowship (3), observership (1), research fellowship (1), short-term training (1), travelling fellowship (1). The most represented focus areas are hand, microsurgery, peripheral nerve, breast reconstruction, burn surgery. Observerships and short courses do not grant hands-on operating rights.
Can international surgeons apply for fellowships in Hong Kong?
Eligibility differs by host. Medical registration, language, visa and supervision rules in Hong Kong 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
Named programme or training-centre contactJosephine Wing-yuk Ip
