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Observerships and educational visits — Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Dubrava University Hospital (Klinička bolnica Dubrava) — Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Zagreb · Zagreb programmes · Croatia

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Programme overview

What the official source supports

The Zagreb department, a reference centre for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, breast and hand surgery, states that observerships, fellowships and short or long-term educational visits can be arranged for professionals from Croatia and abroad. Visits are arranged through the hospital administration and the Croatian Ministry of Health. The page is a department overview, not a dedicated programme page, and gives no application steps.

Programme faculty

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Training structure

Published areas of exposure

  • Observation across a reference centre for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
  • Breast oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery, including microsurgical flaps
  • Hand surgery and replantation, peripheral nerve surgery
  • Complex abdominal wall reconstruction and post-bariatric body contouring

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Not specified beyond healthcare professionals from Croatia and abroad.

Application

Published application route

Visits are arranged in coordination with the hospital administration and the Croatian Ministry of Health; no application form is published on the reviewed page. Contact the department via the hospital contact form.

A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.

Programme leadership: Assoc. Prof. Rado Žic — department head · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Dubrava University Hospital contact form — https://www.kbd.hr/en/contact-form

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Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 22 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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