Programme overview
What the official source supports
The hand surgery section of Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala is listed in the FESSH training-centres directory as offering a clinical attachment (observer, no practising rights), a fellowship with practising rights and a self-funded fellowship, with specialty areas including joint replacement, congenital, trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren's, wrist instability, arthroscopy and fracture surgery.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Joint replacement
- Congenital hand surgery
- Trauma and fracture surgery
- Microsurgery
- Dupuytren's
- Wrist instability and arthroscopy
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Eligibility must be confirmed with the programme; the listing distinguishes an observer attachment without practising rights from a fellowship with practising rights.
Application
Published application route
Contact the listed hand surgery section contact directly; the FESSH listing gives a departmental web link (an intranet address) and a named 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.
Contact note: Dr Utkan Aydin, +46-18-617 41 24, utkan.aydin@akademiska.se (as listed by FESSH)
Sources and verification
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FESSH — training centres directory (Uppsala entry) ↗Akademiska sjukhuset — hand surgery section (for care providers) ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 28 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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