15 source-led programme profiles. Licensing, visa and hands-on eligibility vary by institution and candidate; always confirm with the programme and regulator.
Netherlands coverage
Netherlands coverage uses the NVPC recognised-fellowship register for breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery and gender surgery. Confirm current host vacancies, BIG registration and Dutch-language requirements.
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Training locations in Netherlands
Listed destinations reflect documented opportunities, not every hospital with a plastic surgery department.
Evidence filters describe the available information. Published criteria do not guarantee eligibility, funding or a vacancy; missing information does not mean you are ineligible.
An ISAPS fellowship host at Velthuis Kliniek, Rotterdam, with Dr Jacques van der Meulen and Dr H.P. Jeroen Stevens, where fellows observe rhinoplasty, aesthetic periorbital surgery, facelift variants, brow lift and facial lipofilling. Surgeries and consultations run five days a week; fellows arrange their own accommodation and licensure is required.
ESOPRS lists one fellowship at the Amsterdam orbital centre under Peerooz Saeed. His university profile documents specialisation in orbital, lacrimal and oculoplastic surgery; exact fellowship rotations remain unpublished. The ESOPRS entry is undated and current intake is unconfirmed.
Training director named in ESOPRS listingPeerooz Saeed
The NVPC fellowship page lists St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein with the focus area breast reconstruction, status recognition (Erkenning), valid from 1 October 2019 to 1 October 2028. The NVPC fellowship regulation (adopted 3 December 2020) requires the fellowship training group to submit a request to the NVPC board 6 months before the fellowship starts.
Plastic surgeon and named breast-reconstruction fellowship contact (2024 advert)Erik Zonnevylle
UMC Utrecht is listed in the FESSH training-centre directory as a self-funding hand and wrist surgery fellowship. The listing states that all aspects of hand and wrist surgery are available except brachial plexus surgery, and research is also listed as an option.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Henk Coert
IBRA lists the Maastricht UMC+ Hand and Upper Extremity Unit, a joint centre of trauma, orthopaedic and plastic surgery, as a training centre offering a resident and scientific fellowship (IBRA programme C only). The unit runs a 24-hour replantation service and is a national referral centre for scaphoid nonunion, radius malunion and DRUJ instability.
Fellowship Director (IBRA listing); Trauma and Hand SurgeonPascal F. W. Hannemann
HandMicrosurgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
IBRA states this centre is available for Program C only, a scientific residential stay of 4–12 weeks. The host's own term is not stated.
Erasmus MC is listed in the FESSH training centre database as offering a self-funded hand surgery fellowship covering congenital, trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren's, wrist instability, arthroscopy, tetraplegia, fracture surgery and joint replacement. The listing dates from 2020 and FESSH notes it does not verify entries.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Michiel Zuidam
HandMicrosurgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Duration not published; confirm with the programme
An ENT-led EAFPS fellowship based at HagaZiekenhuis in The Hague, with additional sessions at Zoetermeer, Leiden and private practices. It covers rhinoplasty, facial reconstruction, cleft care and some head and neck reconstruction. The society listing is the only source reviewed.
An ENT-led EAFPS facial plastic surgery fellowship split between Radboudumc in Nijmegen, a private facial surgery clinic and Gelderse Vallei in Ede. The society listing is the only source reviewed.
Fellowship Director (joint listing)Niels van Heerbeek
Facial plastic surgeryRhinoplastyAesthetic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months (two fellows a year, alternating between centres for 6 months each)
A one-fellow-a-year EAFPS fellowship centred on septorhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction, with skin cancer reconstruction, otoplasty and blepharoplasty, run from a private clinic and Gelre Ziekenhuis. The society listing is the only source reviewed; the host's own website could not be opened.
Fellowship Director (joint listing)Dirk Jan Menger
Facial plastic surgeryRhinoplastySkin cancer & Mohs reconstruction
Reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at Maastricht UMC+, listed in the NVPC fellowship register as recognised from 1 January 2024 to 1 January 2027. The NVPC states that recognition requests must be submitted to its board six months before a fellowship starts.
Clinical faculty — plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)Tom van Mulken
Zuyderland MC Sittard-Geleen holds NVPC recognition for a post-training fellowship in hand and wrist surgery, recognised from 1 December 2020 with recognition running to 1 December 2026. It is one of the few hand-surgery fellowships formally accredited by the Dutch Society for Plastic Surgery.
Named clinical contact in the 2025 hand fellowship recruitment notice (current fellowship appointment requires confirmation)Mark Smeulders
Hand
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months (per the 2025 hand fellowship recruitment notice; the NVPC regulation sets a 6-month minimum)
ESOPRS lists Dion Paridaens as training director for a combined Rotterdam Eye Hospital and Erasmus MC fellowship. Detailed curriculum, selection requirements and current financial terms are not disclosed. The ESOPRS entry is undated and current intake is unconfirmed.
Training director named in ESOPRS listingDion Paridaens
A joint Groningen hand and wrist surgery fellowship across Martini Ziekenhuis, Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen and UMCG, listed by the NVPC with an extended provisional recognition dated 15 May 2023 to 15 September 2026. The listed recognition end date has passed, so current accreditation status should be confirmed with the NVPC.
Plastic surgeon and fellowship trainer, Martini ZiekenhuisMarius Kemler
Hand
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Minimum 6 months under the NVPC fellowship regulation; programme-specific length not published
Erasmus MC's International Office runs an observership programme for international healthcare professionals, with Plastic Surgery among the participating departments. Placements are observational and depend on availability in the requested period.
How many plastic surgery fellowships are listed in Netherlands?
PlasticFellow currently lists 15 source-backed programme profiles in Netherlands at 14 institutions in 10 locations. This is a verified-source list, not a census of every hospital offering training.
What types of plastic surgery training are available in Netherlands?
Listed formats: clinical fellowship (12), hybrid clinical and research (1), observership (2). The most represented focus areas are hand, facial plastic surgery, microsurgery, rhinoplasty, skin cancer & mohs reconstruction. Observerships and short courses do not grant hands-on operating rights.
Can international surgeons apply for fellowships in Netherlands?
Eligibility differs by host. Medical registration, language, visa and supervision rules in Netherlands 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.
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ISAPS fellowship hostDr. Jacques Van Der Meulen
