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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for EAFPS Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship — Menger Kliniek and Gelre Ziekenhuis.
- Leadership as published
- Dirk Jan Menger and Tjasse Bruintjes — Fellowship Directors
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Menger Kliniek (Bilthoven) and Gelre Ziekenhuis (Apeldoorn)
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Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
EAFPS Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship — Menger Kliniek and Gelre Ziekenhuis
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.
- Location
- Bilthoven, Netherlands
- Duration
- 12 months (full-year availability only)
- Clinical participation
- Operative exposure is listed by procedure; the listing does not describe the extent of independent operating
- International applicants
- The EAFPS fellowship page says surgeons trained outside Europe can apply if their ENT or plastic surgery training is judged equivalent to European standards; visa sponsorship varies by centre and country
- Funding
- The listing states that the fellowship carries a salary; the amount is not given
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The listing requires fluent Dutch and English and availability for the full 12 months. It also states that sitting the European board examination at the end of the fellowship is obligatory.
Published training
- Aesthetic and functional septorhinoplasty
- Nasal reconstruction
- Skin cancer surgery and reconstruction
- Otoplasty and blepharoplasty
Application route
Apply through the EAFPS Fellowship Committee using the European or International candidate application form (two EAFPS member sponsors are required); placement at a centre also needs the agreement of its fellowship director.
Published application documents
- EAFPS application form (European or International candidate)
- Two EAFPS member sponsors
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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