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Alistair Hunter
Fellowship Director
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alistair Hunter is an orthopaedic hand, wrist and elbow surgeon who studied at Cambridge and University College London. His biography records surgical training in London and Manchester and upper-limb fellowships at Chelsea and Westminster and Wrightington. He received the British hand-surgery diploma in 2015 and also holds a master’s degree in medical education.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand and Wrist Fellowship — University College London Hospitals.
- Leadership as published
- Alistair Hunter — Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Hand and Wrist Fellowship — University College London Hospitals
A 6 to 12-month hand and wrist fellowship at UCLH led by orthopaedic hand surgeons, with a protected research day and encouragement to take the hand diploma. Listed on the BSSH site (updated August 2026); the trust has no separate fellowship page.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Joins the senior orthopaedic fellow rota and works with several consultants; a research day is protected
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Advertised in September or October
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Usually starts in August
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Surgeons who have passed the FRCS (Tr&Orth) or an equivalent.
Published training
- Acute hand and wrist trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction
- Arthroplasty, arthroscopy and WALANT surgery
- Peripheral nerve and spasticity surgery
- Protected research day with hand diploma participation encouraged
Application route
Posts are advertised in September or October; the listing sheet names the fellowship director as contact.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Alistair Hunter — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗
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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