Programme overview
What the official source supports
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.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
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Alistair Hunter
Fellowship Director
The cited programme source establishes this specific role; a directory review does not confirm a current vacancy.
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 areas of exposure
- 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
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Surgeons who have passed the FRCS (Tr&Orth) or an equivalent.
Application
Published application route
Posts are advertised in September or October; the listing sheet names the fellowship director as contact.
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: Alistair Hunter — Fellowship Director · Leadership profile →
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Sources and verification
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BSSH listing sheet — University College London Hospitals ↗British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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