Programme overview
What the official source supports
Six-month hand and microsurgery fellowship at Tampere University Hospital led by the chief hand surgeon. Clinical work covers emergency and elective hand surgery including complex trauma, distal radius fractures, wrist pain, osteoarthritis, nerve compression and congenital deformities, with weekly hand conferences and monthly cadaver dissection sessions. This is separate from the hospital's general plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery fellowship.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Emergency and elective hand surgery including complex trauma
- Microsurgery team work (congenital, tetraplegia, nerve) and wrist team work (wrist, forearm, tendon)
- Weekly hand conference, weekly team meeting and journal club
- Monthly cadaver dissection sessions at the Tampere Surgical Education Centre
- Basic microsurgery course run by the University of Tampere (fee applies)
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Not explicitly stated on the cited page; applicants with research experience or strong research interests are asked to contact the programme before starting
Application
Published application route
Send an informal application, CV, list of previous training and a letter of recommendation to the fellowship director, timed to the application periods on the programme page.
Published application documents
- Informal application
- Curriculum vitae
- List of previous training
- Letter of recommendation
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Programme leadership: Teemu Karjalainen, MD, PhD, Chief Hand Surgeon · Leadership profile →
Contact note: teemu.karjalainen@pirha.fi (alternate contact: camilla.hellevuo@pirha.fi)
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Pirkanmaa Wellbeing Services County — Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship Program ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 15 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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