32 source-led hybrid clinical and research profiles. Plastic surgery programmes combining clinical training with protected research time.
What this pathway means
Hybrid clinical and research
Programmes that combine clinical blocks with protected research, or that combine two clinical disciplines such as surgical oncology and reconstruction.
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Surgeons who want both operative and academic output
Applicants targeting academic departments
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How time is split between clinical and research work
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Evidence filters describe the available information. Published criteria do not guarantee eligibility, funding or a vacancy; missing information does not mean you are ineligible.
IBRA lists the Maastricht UMC+ Hand and Upper Extremity Unit, a joint centre of trauma, orthopaedic and plastic surgery, as a training centre offering a resident and scientific fellowship (IBRA programme C only). The unit runs a 24-hour replantation service and is a national referral centre for scaphoid nonunion, radius malunion and DRUJ instability.
Fellowship Director (IBRA listing); Trauma and Hand SurgeonPascal F. W. Hannemann
HandMicrosurgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
IBRA states this centre is available for Program C only, a scientific residential stay of 4–12 weeks. The host's own term is not stated.
A one-year fellowship in lymphatic supermicrosurgery at Cleveland Clinic, combining high-volume operative training on very small lymphatic structures with research on new techniques and complex lymphatic disorders.
Non-accredited one-year fellowship in Rush's Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery covering facial feminisation, top and bottom surgery and microvascular reconstruction, with expected clinical research output.
Named in official programme listingLoren S. Schechter
Academic clinical fellowship at one of Sweden's two national burn centres, which admits about 150 patients and sees about 1,400 outpatient visits a year. The fellow is expected to carry out at least one research project in burn care, supervised by a senior consultant, and is encouraged to complete at least one publication.
Programme Director and Director of the Burn Centre; Associate Professor; Senior Consultant in Plastic SurgeryFredrik Huss
A 3 to 6 month advanced fellowship in robotic-assisted microsurgery and supermicrosurgery for lymphatic reconstruction, combined with translational lymphatic research (about 60 per cent clinical and 40 per cent research). It runs as a supervised clinical track or an observership track and is unpaid.
Lymphatic surgeryMicrosurgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
3 to 6 months (Track A clinical fellow 6 months; Track B observer 3 months)
A plastic and reconstructive surgery track within Yonsei's international fellowship scheme, with Cosmetic Surgery named as one of the department's training areas alongside breast, hand and nerve, paediatric and craniofacial, and head and neck or lower-limb reconstruction. Fellows are expected to complete at least one clinical or basic-science research project, with the department's tissue-restoration research institute available. The pages carry a 2020 copyright line, so confirm current terms with the programme.
Not stated for the plastic surgery track; fees are quoted per month, and hands-on practice needs a total stay of over six months according to the fee page
A three-month fellowship at the Cadogan Clinic in Chelsea, offered to plastic, maxillofacial and ENT surgeons. The clinic describes research alongside supervised surgery and also hosts separate BAAPS/BAPRAS and ISAPS fellows. Its fellowship page names founder Bryan Mayou as a supervisor, while his individual profile states that he is retired from practice; confirm the current clinical supervision arrangements.
Founder / named fellowship supervisor — retired from clinical practiceBryan Mayou, FRCS
Kagawa’s JSPRS factsheet describes clinical and research opportunities in plastic surgery and accepts observers. Listed areas include breast, head and neck, aesthetic and microsurgical reconstruction, trauma and pectus excavatum. The clinical/research placement length is not specified; the separate four-year doctoral option must not be read as the fellowship duration.
Professor, Plastic Surgery; Supervisor / Director (JSPRS listing)Tomohisa Nagasao
Breast reconstructionMicrosurgeryAesthetic surgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
The JSPRS sheet leaves the clinical/research duration blank; the only stated term is the 4-year doctoral (PhD) course option.
Chiba’s plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery placement combines weekday ward rounds and outpatient activity with scheduled case discussions and operating lists. The JSPRS factsheet describes one-month to one-year placements in craniomaxillofacial, breast, cleft, aesthetic and laser work, while separately listing a doctoral option.
Professor; Supervisor / Director (JSPRS listing)Nobuyuki Mitsukawa
CraniofacialBreast reconstructionAesthetic surgery
European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS) with The Charles Wolfson Centre for Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free and UCLH Hospitals
A joint clinical/academic fellowship offered by the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery together with The Charles Wolfson Centre for Reconstructive Surgery at the Royal Free and UCLH Hospitals in London.
IBRA lists Einstein’s craniomaxillofacial department for short visits and scientific fellowships. Training interests include facial trauma, deformity correction and reconstructive facial surgery in an oral and maxillofacial host service.
Fellowship director (IBRA host listing)Jose Roberto Piteri Filho
CraniofacialComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
Host duration to be agreed; IBRA B supports 1–4 weeks and C supports 4–12 weeks
Suidobashi is the main clinical and research site for this IBRA oral and maxillofacial opportunity. The host describes reconstructive surgery and research in congenital anomalies, wound healing and digital technologies; Chiba provides additional clinical training options.
Fellowship director (IBRA host listing)Akira Watanabe
CraniofacialComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
Host duration to be agreed; IBRA B supports 1–4 weeks and C supports 4–12 weeks
Bern offers short visits focused on facial trauma and osteosynthesis, plus a longer fellowship combining clinical mentoring with optional facial-bone research. The host’s one-year duration is separate from the shorter periods supported by IBRA scholarships.
Fellowship director (IBRA host listing)Benoit Schaller
CraniofacialComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
Host: 1–3 months for a short visit or 1 year for the residential/scientific fellowship
A one-year post-specialty course at FMUSP in vascular and nerve microsurgery, combining animal-lab training, supervised clinical microsurgery and research. Two places are listed.
Microsurgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
1 year (2,400 hours; 50 hours/week); published cycle 1 March 2027 – 29 February 2028
A one-year FMUSP course (two places) in body contouring plastic surgery, including post-bariatric reconstruction and correction of antiretroviral lipodystrophy.
Aesthetic surgeryBody contouring
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
1 year (2,400 hours; 50 hours/week); published cycle 1 March 2027 – 29 February 2028
An IBRA-listed training centre in cranio-maxillofacial surgery (oral and maxillofacial host specialty) offering a short resident visit or a resident and scientific fellowship. Clinical areas include craniofacial malformations, orthognathic and reconstructive microsurgery, and clinical evaluation of cleft lip and palate. The listing is an IBRA profile, not a departmental page.
Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship DirectorJohannes Kleinheinz
CraniofacialCleftComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
Short and long-term visits are possible; the page gives no fixed length
An IBRA-listed training centre with microsurgical reconstruction and craniofacial research. The profile is undated; reconfirm leadership and availability.
Fellowship Director (IBRA listing); Chef de service (CHU page)Prof. Sylvie Testelin
A six-month lymphedema surgery fellowship at Sant Pau combining clinical lymphatic microsurgery training with research, with an expectation of one peer-reviewed publication.
Six-month IAOMS Foundation fellowship hosted at Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, an IAOMS international training centre for oral and maxillofacial oncology and reconstructive surgery.
Fellowship mentor (IAOMS fellow, oncology and microvascular reconstruction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital)Yue He
Head & neck reconstructionCraniofacialComplex reconstruction
Intake not confirmed
Fellowship Director (IBRA listing); Trauma and Hand SurgeonPascal F. W. Hannemann
