Programme overview
What the official source supports
A full-time tutorial-based hand and microsurgery fellowship with clinical and operative rotations, anatomical dissection, simulation, rehabilitation and applied research.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
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Roberto Mauricio Giaretti Fernández
Program Director
The university profile describes orthopaedic training in Santiago and upper-extremity training at Institut de la Main in Paris, followed by work at RedSalud.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Rodrigo Eduardo Lozada Donoso
Teaching faculty
The official programme biography describes orthopaedic training in Chile, hand surgery fellowship training in Barcelona and microsurgery training in Sabadell.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Andrés Eduardo Almonacid Grunert
Teaching faculty
The programme profile describes hand and microsurgery training, upper-limb fellowship experience and a master’s qualification in hand surgery.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Gabriel Durán Catalán
Teaching faculty
The university describes orthopaedic specialist training and hand/microsurgery experience at Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Rayén Aránguiz
Teaching faculty
The programme biography describes hand and microsurgery subspecialty training at Clínica Alemana/UDD and further training in Spain.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Bárbara Galleguillos
Teaching faculty
The official biography identifies hand, wrist and peripheral nerve interests and a master’s qualification in epidemiology.
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Jorge Fernandez
Teaching faculty
The university lists a hand traumatology subspecialty and orthopaedic/traumatology specialist qualification.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Rodrigo Gutiérrez
Teaching faculty
The programme biography describes hand traumatology subspecialty training and an orthopaedic/traumatology specialist qualification.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
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Julio Chávez
Teaching faculty
The university lists hand and wrist subspecialty training and an orthopaedic/traumatology specialist qualification.
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Hand and upper-extremity surgery
- Microsurgery
- Clinical rotations and supervised operating
- Anatomical dissection and simulation
- Rehabilitation and research
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
A medical qualification and orthopaedic/traumatology specialist qualification valid for practice in Chile; the published requirements include EUNACOM and relevant registration documentation.
Application
Published application route
Follow the university application process and contact Anita Rigollet. The page currently says Próximamente; no open dated recruitment cycle is assumed.
Published application documents
- Application/motivation letter
- Current curriculum vitae
- Medical and specialist qualification certificates valid in Chile
- Superintendencia de Salud certificate
- Undergraduate and specialist transcripts; foreign grades homologated to the Chilean scale
- EUNACOM evidence and Calificación Médica Nacional
- Identity document or passport
- Required vaccination evidence
- Current civil-liability insurance
- Institutional portrait photo
- Radiological protection course certification by enrolment
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Programme leadership: Roberto Mauricio Giaretti Fernández (Program Director); the official page separately names the teaching team. · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Anita Rigollet: arigollet@uandes.cl; +56 9 89474733
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Official host or society programme information ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 16 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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