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Filip Stockmans
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)
This host-submitted listing was added on 2024-04-06. FESSH states that it has not checked or approved the fellowships. A contact entry does not establish a current fellowship directorship.
Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West
Stockmans qualified in medicine in 1988, gained plastic surgery recognition in 1996 and completed a KU Leuven doctorate in 1999. His clinic biography describes hand surgery fellowships in Umeå and Louisville, with interests in brachial plexus, congenital hand conditions and complex reconstruction.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
FESSH official training-centre directory ↗Profile reviewed 18 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West — Hand Surgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Filip Stockmans (training-centre contact in the FESSH host-submitted listing; current appointment requires confirmation)
- Evidence reviewed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West — Hand Surgery Fellowship
Society-listed hand-surgery training opportunity; historical listing terms require direct reconfirmation.
- Location
- Bruges, Belgium
- Duration
- 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year
- Clinical participation
- Confirm clinical privileges and local registration before arranging training
- International applicants
- International eligibility and visa support must be confirmed directly
- Funding
- Not publicly confirmed
- Application timing
- No current dated application deadline confirmed
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
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Published training
- Hand
Application route
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Published application documents
- Short motivational letter
- Curriculum vitae
Official society listing · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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