Where the programmes are
United States (69), United Kingdom (23), Canada (12), Italy (12), France (11), Germany (10)
Subspecialty fellowship guide
Hand
fellowships.
Compare hand surgery fellowships by operative scope and accepted prior training. A hand and wrist post, an upper-extremity fellowship and a reconstructive microsurgery programme may share techniques while offering different case mixes, responsibilities and application routes.
230 programme profiles37 country/region listingsClinical fellowship · Hybrid clinical and research · Observership · Research fellowship · Short-term training · Travelling fellowship
At a glance
What is listed for hand training
230 hand programme profiles: 172 clinical fellowship, 32 observership, 7 short-term training, 7 travelling fellowship, 6 hybrid clinical and research, 6 research fellowship. 31 list an upcoming application cycle and 9 are rolling or by contact; the rest have no confirmed intake, so check the official source before applying.
Leading hosts
Ganga Hospital (6); Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (3); University of British Columbia — Division of Plastic Surgery (3); British Society for Surgery of the Hand (2); Erasmus MC (2)
Open or upcoming cycles
Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship; Hand, Wrist & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship; Paediatric Hand/Microsurgery Clinical Fellowship; Stack Fellowship and 27 more. See all on the deadlines page.
Before you shortlist
How to compare the training
Use these questions alongside each programme's published facts. Eligibility, participation and funding must be confirmed for the specific appointment.
Check which backgrounds are accepted
Look for explicit entry requirements for plastic, orthopaedic or general surgery training. Check the required accreditation and completion stage as well as the specialty name; requirements belong to each programme.
Compare the operative balance
Ask about elective hand and wrist work, trauma, replantation, peripheral nerve, congenital conditions and any shoulder or elbow exposure. Identify which areas are core rotations and which are occasional opportunities.
Include rehabilitation and follow-up
Request the arrangements for clinics, hand therapy, functional assessment and later review. Check how the fellow participates in decisions beyond the operating theatre and how learning is assessed.
Distinguish the application service from the match
Duke directs applicants to the ASSH application service and states that its hand fellowship participates in NRMP. It publishes accepted surgical training and additional examination and certification requirements. This illustrates why the application portal, match registration and institutional eligibility must be checked separately. Use ASSH's directory to compare programme-specific accepted backgrounds and operative exposure, then read the host's current instructions.
Common questions
Plan your next step
Can plastic surgery graduates apply to hand surgery fellowships?
Some programmes explicitly accept plastic surgery training. Duke lists plastic, orthopaedic and general surgery backgrounds with specified accreditation requirements. Confirm the current conditions at every programme on your shortlist; acceptance of one training background does not mean that all qualifications in that specialty are accepted.
Is ASSH the same as NRMP?
They serve different roles in the Duke example: ASSH provides the application route and NRMP is the stated matching programme. Follow the relevant programme's instructions for both steps and confirm which training year each deadline covers.
Will a hand fellowship provide free-flap or replantation experience?
Check the individual programme's published exposure and ask what cases are available to the fellow. The ASSH directory includes fields for flaps and replantation alongside other areas. A field in a directory or a hand surgery title is not a guarantee of a particular operative experience.
Sources for this guide
Reviewed by the PlasticFellow editorial team. Institutional examples apply to the named programmes or schemes. Use each programme profile's sources to verify its own terms.
- Duke: hand surgery fellowship application ↗
One institution's application service, match and applicant requirements; verify the current cycle.
- ASSH: fellowship directory ↗
Programme-specific training backgrounds, accreditation and exposure fields.
Explore destinations
Where to compare hand training
Browse the countries and regions represented in this directory. Listings include different training routes and do not establish current vacancies.
Australia6 profilesAustria3 profilesBelgium2 profilesBrazil1 profilesCanada12 profilesChile5 profilesChina1 profilesColombia2 profilesCroatia1 profilesCzech Republic2 profilesEurope — multiple countries2 profilesFinland1 profilesFrance11 profilesGermany10 profilesGreece2 profilesHong Kong5 profilesIndia7 profilesIndonesia1 profilesIran1 profilesIsrael1 profilesItaly12 profilesJapan9 profilesLebanon1 profilesMalaysia2 profilesMexico2 profilesNetherlands6 profilesNew Zealand1 profilesPhilippines1 profilesSaudi Arabia1 profilesSingapore5 profilesSouth Korea1 profilesSpain9 profilesSweden1 profilesSwitzerland10 profilesTaiwan1 profilesUnited Kingdom23 profilesUnited States69 profiles
Programme and teaching team
Explore MedStar Union Memorial Hospital — Curtis National Hand Center
Read the training format and published faculty roles together. This example is a directory listing, not a ranking or confirmation of a vacancy.
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Upcoming cycleHand & Upper Limb Fellowship
Stanford Medicine — Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center
Palo Alto, California · United States
One-year fellowship training board-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons in upper limb care spanning the hand, shoulder and elbow. Fellows rotate through the Stanford adult medical center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Three fellows are accepted per year (two orthopaedic, one plastic), with applications through the ASSH platform and the NRMP Combined Musculoskeletal Matching Program.
Director, Orthopedic Hand FellowshipJeffrey Yao, MDHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, beginning 1 August
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Upcoming cycleHand, Wrist & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship
Toronto Western Hospital / University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario · Canada
A one-year University of Toronto-affiliated fellowship with integrated orthopaedic and plastic surgery teaching, three to four positions per year. Case mix includes wrist trauma and reconstruction, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery, hand and wrist arthritis, arthroscopy, replantation and limb salvage, and upper extremity soft-tissue reconstruction, with weekly academic rounds and research opportunities.
Fellowship DirectorRyan Paul, MDHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, July 1–June 30
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedInternational Fellowship — Plastic, Maxillofacial & Reconstructive Surgery
Nice University Hospital (CHU de Nice)
Nice · France
CHU de Nice's 2026 international fellowship offer lists hand and reconstructive surgery and plastic and maxillofacial surgery among its surgical specialties. Fellowships are one- to two-year, mentorship-driven clinical programmes with possible research and teaching, a minimal level of French, selection by file and video interview with the head of service, and a certificate at the end.
Head of hosting Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery serviceOlivier CamuzardCraniofacialHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1–2 years in the hospital's 2026 international programme.
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut · United States
A two-position combined plastic and orthopaedic fellowship covering trauma, replantation, congenital differences, brachial plexus disorders and microsurgical reconstruction.
Program DirectorDavid Colen, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Deadline passedSIM International Microsurgery Fellowship — Winterthur
Kantonsspital Winterthur / Italian Society of Microsurgery
Winterthur · Switzerland
Three-month educational and observational placement at Kantonsspital Winterthur's Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, selected by the SIM Fellowship Committee from CVs. The fellow joins outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and teaching under the supervisor and keeps a certified logbook; the department reports roughly 70-100 free flaps a year.
Fellowship Supervisor; Senior Consultant (Leitender Arzt), Department of Hand and Plastic SurgeryAlberto Franchi, MDMicrosurgeryHandBreast reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 3 consecutive months
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Upcoming cyclePaediatric Hand/Microsurgery Clinical Fellowship
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Melbourne · Australia
A 12-month paid clinical position starting August 2028, focused on hand and microvascular surgery within a department covering the full range of paediatric plastic surgery. Cases include complex congenital reconstruction, trauma, cerebral palsy, obstetric brachial plexus palsy and paediatric microsurgery. Fellows assist consultants in private hand practices and must complete a research project for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
Named in official programme listingChristopher CoombsHandMicrosurgeryPaediatric plastic surgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, commencing August 2028 for the next published cycle
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Upcoming cycleStack Fellowship
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
UK-based fellow visiting centres in the UK or abroad · United Kingdom
The Stack Fellowship, introduced in memory of Graham Stack, is a BSSH award recognising achievement and contribution to UK hand surgery. It funds an honorarium of £12,000 for visits of typically 6 to 12 weeks to centres of excellence in the UK and abroad, focused on clinical interest, scientific investigation or specific education. The fellow submits a written report to the BSSH Education and Training Committee.
Hand
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- 6–12 weeks envisaged
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Deadline passedPaediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) / University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario · Canada
A 12-month fellowship starting each July at SickKids, with three or four fellows per year, aiming to familiarise the fellow with all aspects of paediatric plastic surgical disease, including congenital hand, facial paralysis, brachial plexus, nevi, burns, microtia, cleft and vascular anomalies. Fellows take part in on-call duty, teaching, surgery and clinics and must complete a research project to graduate.
Fellowship Supervisor / programme administratorMolly Nell Jakeman, MBChB, FRCS(Plast), FRCSCPaediatric plastic surgeryCleftHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, starting July
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Observership and Visiting Hand Surgeon Attachment
The University of Hong Kong — Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Division of Hand Surgery (Queen Mary Hospital)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong
HKU's Division of Hand Surgery offers a 2-4 week observership to familiarise visitors with its clinical or research practices, plus Visiting Hand Surgeon and Visiting Researcher attachments of up to 3 months. Observers pay a training fee of HK$100 per working day, which may be waived on request.
Named programme or training-centre contactJosephine Wing-yuk IpHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 2–4 weeks
Source reviewed 7 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Observership
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore · Singapore
Singapore General Hospital welcomes surgeons from around the world for short-term observerships of its multidisciplinary hand and reconstructive microsurgery team, with access to the full spectrum of hand surgery procedures across SingHealth hospitals; longer hands-on clinical fellowships are listed separately.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Andrew Y.H. ChinHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Short-term; agreed case by case
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedCombined Orthopaedic/Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia · United States
Combined Orthopaedic/Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship in Charlottesville, Virginia, represented by an official plastic-surgery or microsurgery society listing. Current case mix, appointment terms and vacancies require direct confirmation.
Fellowship Co-DirectorBrent R. DeGeorge JrHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Runs 1 August to 31 July of each academic year
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky · United States
One-year ACGME-accredited fellowship jointly sponsored by plastic and reconstructive surgery and orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, accepting one fellow per academic year. The fellow splits time equally between the two disciplines across UK HealthCare, Turfland, Shriners, Lexington Surgery Center and the Lexington VA, preparing for hand surgery board certification.
Hand Surgery Fellowship DirectorDavid B. Drake, MDHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (August–July), ACGME-accredited
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedCombined Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington · United States
The UW Hand Surgery Fellowship is a fully accredited programme that involves four fellows. The 12-month programme begins on 1 August. Applications are made through a separate Hand and Microvascular Fellowship Application page linked from the programme page.
Program DirectorJerry I. Huang, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, 1 August – 31 July
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Reconstructive Surgery Training / Scientific Fellowship
Handzentrum Pratteln — Northwestern Switzerland
Pratteln · Switzerland
Handzentrum Pratteln integrates diagnostics, surgery, hand therapy and rehabilitation. Training covers hand and reconstructive surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, microsurgery, trauma and hand and wrist joint replacement, with complex cases at partner clinic Merian Iselin in Basel and clinical research on patient-specific treatment and 3D printing.
Fellowship DirectorPhilipp Honigmann, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Duration
- Short visit or scientific placement; term agreed with host
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship
Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic
Mudgeeraba, Queensland · Australia
An Australian Orthopaedic Association-accredited hand fellowship combining private practice with public health care, including paediatric hand surgery at Queensland Children's Hospital. Fellows work with expert surgeons and a multidisciplinary hand therapy team, with research through the Australian Research Collaboration on Hands (ARCH).
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship (ACGME-accredited)
University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics
Salt Lake City, Utah · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited orthopaedic hand fellowship founded in 1990, covering elective adult hand surgery, congenital and paediatric hand, microsurgery and major upper extremity trauma, including brachial plexus.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 6 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedPerth International Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PIPRS) Fellowship
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit (PIPRS)
Nedlands, Perth · Australia
The PIPRS fellowship, established in 2010, places overseas plastic surgeons at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in a senior registrar role where the fellow co-leads the unit and is often the primary operator. Exposure covers hand trauma, cancer reconstruction after skin, breast, sarcoma and head and neck resection, and craniomaxillofacial surgery.
MicrosurgeryHandHead & neck reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months (12 months preferred)
Source reviewed 5 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedOrthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited orthopaedic hand fellowship covering hand and upper extremity trauma, reconstruction, peripheral nerve injuries, congenital deformities and shoulder and elbow surgery, with replantation and microvascular emergency call.
HandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year
Source reviewed 4 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship (Hand and Microsurgery)
Henry Ford St. John Hospital / Michigan Surgery Specialists
Detroit, Michigan · United States
A year-long ACGME-accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship led by Michigan Surgery Specialists, a community hand practice, with rotations at Children's Hospital of Michigan and the microsurgery department at William Beaumont Royal Oak.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year
Source reviewed 4 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedMSKI Hand & Upper-Extremity Research Fellowship
Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute
Danville, Pennsylvania · United States
A funded one-year orthopaedic research fellowship in hand and upper extremity topics including upper limb trauma, arthroplasty and peripheral compressive neuropathy, with clinical shadowing and a didactic curriculum alongside the orthopaedic residency.
HandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 4 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship (Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
A paediatric hand and upper limb fellowship led by the director of the Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Center, with faculty from both orthopaedic and plastic surgery backgrounds, covering congenital anomalies, brachial plexus injuries, cerebral palsy and trauma.
Fellowship Director; Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity CenterKevin J. LittleHandPaediatric plastic surgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated on the page
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine — Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Iowa City, Iowa · United States
A hand and upper extremity fellowship in the orthopaedics department covering trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, arthritis, congenital conditions, brachial plexus and microsurgery, with optional shoulder and elbow reconstruction.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
UConn Health Musculoskeletal Institute
Farmington, Connecticut · United States
A one-year hand surgery fellowship at UConn Health's Musculoskeletal Institute covering acute hand trauma and post-traumatic, degenerative and congenital reconstruction. The page is brief; details of eligibility and application are not given.
HandWound reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School — Orthopedic Surgery
Houston, Texas · United States
A hand and upper extremity fellowship in the orthopedic surgery department covering severe trauma at a busy Level 1 trauma centre and community practice, with cadaver labs, case conferences and research options.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Montefiore Einstein — Orthopedic Surgery
Bronx, New York · United States
An ACGME-accredited hand fellowship in the orthopedic surgery department with a strong focus on advanced nerve surgery, including adult and paediatric brachial plexus work, nerve transfers and microvascular reconstruction.
HandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedOrthopedic & Microsurgical Hand Surgery Fellowship
Henry Ford Health — Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan · United States
An ACGME-accredited hand fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, run with orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery and Children's Hospital of Michigan, with an on-site microsurgery lab and a Level 1 trauma caseload.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Stony Brook University Hospital — Renaissance School of Medicine
Stony Brook, New York · United States
A hand fellowship that splits time between orthopaedic and plastic surgery hand surgeons, with plastic rotations including free functioning muscle transfer, free flaps, tendon transfer and nerve repair.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 3 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Clinical Fellowship
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore · Singapore
The SGH Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery offers longer-term, hands-on clinical fellowships for surgeons seeking in-depth exposure to microsurgical procedures, alongside short-term observerships. The programme welcomes overseas surgeons and gives access to the full spectrum of hand surgery across SingHealth hospitals.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Andrew Y.H. ChinHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Longer-term fellowship; exact duration is individually confirmed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois · United States
One-year hand surgery fellowship at the SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery in Springfield, Illinois. Fellows see a large variety and volume of hand pathology, including fracture treatment, nerve injury and flap-based wound care, supported by cadaveric and microsurgical laboratories and resident teaching.
Program Director, Hand Fellowship (Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery)Jimmy Winters, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper-Limb Resident / Fellow / Visitor Placement
ORTHOMEP
Clermont-Ferrand · France
The Institut ORTHOMEP takes part in the training of French and foreign residents and surgeons seeking additional training. Applicants complete the online stage request form with a CV and motivation letter (PDF, up to 5 MB each). Duration, cost and training content are not stated on the page.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Antoine MartinsHand
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- Not published; agreed with host.
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedIBRA Resident Visit / Scientific Fellowship — Würzburg
University Hospital Würzburg — Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Würzburg · Germany
University Hospital Würzburg is listed as an IBRA Upper Limbs training centre within the Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Surgery II). The IBRA page lists two options, a short-time resident visit and a resident and scientific fellowship, and names Univ. Prof. Dr. Rainer Meffert as Fellowship Director.
Host-centre clinical leadershipRainer H. Meffert, MDHand
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- IBRA scholarship formats: Program B clinical residential visit 1–4 weeks; Program C scientific residential stay 4–12 weeks. The host's own term is not stated on the IBRA centre page.
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Observership — Speyer
Sankt Vincentius Krankenhaus Speyer
Speyer · Germany
Sankt Vincentius Krankenhaus Speyer offers observerships (Hospitation) for medical students and licensed physicians, and lists its Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery among the departments. Visitors can join patient conversations, learn diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and attend ward rounds and case conferences.
Head of hosting Reconstructive, Plastic and Hand Surgery departmentCarnac YazdandustHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Agreed individually
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedCurso de Alta Especialidad en Cirugía de la Mano y Microcirugía
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León — Posgrado de Medicina
Monterrey, Nuevo León · Mexico
A one-year advanced-specialty course in hand surgery and microsurgery offered by the UANL postgraduate medicine school and Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González. It requires a specialty title in plastic surgery or orthopaedics and traumatology, and admission is through an internal selection contest with online exams and interviews.
Faculty participant — Hand Surgery and Microsurgery advanced programme (2025 catalogue)Mauricio Manuel García PérezHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedMonica Hospital — Hand Surgery Fellowship
Monica Hospital
Antwerp · Belgium
FESSH lists a one-year clinical hand, wrist and elbow surgery fellowship at Monica Hospital, open to plastic and orthopaedic surgeons, with practising rights and research opportunities. The department is associated with the University of Antwerp Hospital; Dr Roger van Riet and Dr Frederik Verstreken are the responsible surgeons.
Surgeon responsible for the fellowship (FESSH listing)Roger van Riet, MDHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedUMC Utrecht — Hand Surgery Observership
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht · Netherlands
UMC Utrecht is listed in the FESSH training-centre directory as a self-funding hand and wrist surgery fellowship. The listing states that all aspects of hand and wrist surgery are available except brachial plexus surgery, and research is also listed as an option.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Henk CoertHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Confirm with the host
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Milan
ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO — Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit
Milan · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Pierluigi TosHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Genoa
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini — Paediatric Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Unit
Genoa · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Nunzio CatenaHandPaediatric plastic surgeryMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Verona
Clinica San Francesco — Hand and Elbow Surgery Unit
Verona · Italy
The centre states it is an official site of the Italian Society for Hand Surgery (SICM) fellowship. Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Enrico CaritàHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Milan
Policlinico MultiMedica IRCCS — Hand Unit (Plastic Surgery Department, University of Milan)
Milan · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Giorgio PajardiHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Milan
San Pio X Clinic — Hand Surgery Unit
Milan · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Loris PegoliHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Rome
San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital — Unit of Reconstructive Surgery of the Limbs
Rome · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Nicola FeliciHandComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Ancona
A.O.U. Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona — Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery (SOD)
Ancona · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Michele RiccioHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Catania
University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele of Catania
Catania · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Ludovico LucentiHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria — Hand Surgery Unit
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Isidro JiménezHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Bilbao
Hospital Intermutual de Euskadi — Hand and Wrist Unit
Bilbao · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Crhistian Alexis Rodríguez EchegarayHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Madrid and Pamplona
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Madrid and Pamplona · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
FESSH-listed training-centre contact at Navarra (current appointment unconfirmed)Samuel PajaresHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Valencia
Unidad de Cirugía Reconstructiva (Valencia)
Valencia · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Barcelona
icatMA Hand and Microsurgery Unit — ICATME, Hospital Universitari Quirón-Dexeus
Barcelona · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Sergi Barrera-OchoaHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Barcelona
TRAUMAUNIT — Centro Médico Teknon
Barcelona · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Joaquim CasañasHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Vienna
AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler
Vienna · Austria
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Thomas HausnerHandComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedVisiting Clinical Fellowship — Hand, Wrist & Microsurgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong — Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology (Prince of Wales Hospital)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong
CUHK Orthopaedics & Traumatology runs a visiting-scholar scheme in which Hand, Wrist & Microsurgery is a subspecialty attachment at Prince of Wales Hospital. The hand team covers microsurgery, cluster replantation, wrist arthroscopy and congenital upper-limb clinics, and hosts clinical fellows from abroad.
Consultant, PWH Hand Team and Trauma A team (host service; visiting-scholar supervision to confirm)Michael Chu-kay MakHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Visiting scholar clinical fellowship typically 1–5 months or 6–12 months; observer track less than 1 month
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedTrauma Fellows in Plastic Surgery
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
Trust-appointed Trauma Fellow posts at Queen Victoria Hospital support the trauma service and suit practitioners with considerable plastic surgery experience. The Trust describes them as service posts rather than training posts, but they help develop surgical skills in a trauma setting, with exposure to other sub-specialties arranged.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — SOS Main Le Mans
Centre de la Main — Clinique du Pré (SOS Main Le Mans)
Le Mans · France
FESSH-listed observer attachment at the SOS Main hand emergency centre of Clinique du Pré, which reports about 30 urgent or scheduled hand operations a day. Research opportunities are also listed.
Listed training-centre contact for Le Mans (current teaching appointment unconfirmed)Camilo ChavesHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedIBRA Resident and Scientific Fellowship — Hand and Upper Extremity Unit
Maastricht University Medical Center+ (Hand and Upper Extremity Center)
Maastricht · Netherlands
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. HannemannHandMicrosurgery
- 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.
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery — Orthopaedic Subspecialist Programme
Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga / RSUD Dr. Soetomo
Surabaya, East Java · Indonesia
A university subspecialist track in hand, upper-limb surgery and microsurgery, developed from the host’s hand/microsurgery fellowship teaching. This is an Sp-2 qualification route.
Programme chair (Ketua Program Studi), Orthopaedic and Traumatology Subspecialist Study Program; also member of Upper Limb, Hand and Microsurgery Reconstruction divisionTeddy Heri WardhanaHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2 years
Source reviewed 2 Nov 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts · United States
A one-year MGH hand and upper-extremity fellowship with two orthopaedic and two plastic-surgery places described by the host. Elective reconstruction and acute trauma are integrated with progressive clinical autonomy and research. The shared MGB page describes MGH and Brigham as separate programmes pending a future merger; their places and application contacts should not be conflated.
Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program; Chief, Hand & Arm ServiceNeal Chen, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One academic year
Source reviewed 1 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedCurtis National Hand Center Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital — Curtis National Hand Center
Baltimore, Maryland · United States
A twelve-month ACGME-accredited hand fellowship combining plastic- and orthopaedic-surgery approaches to upper-extremity trauma and reconstruction. Eleven months are spent across five clinical teams, with a separate one-month congenital and paediatric hand rotation at CHOP. Fellows have clinic and call responsibilities, graduated autonomy, laboratory training and a mentored research project.
Chief of Hand Surgery; Hand Fellowship Program DirectorJames P. Higgins, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (ACGME-accredited postgraduate fellowship)
Source reviewed 1 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedEstadía de Perfeccionamiento in Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Universidad de los Andes / RedSalud / Mutual de Seguridad CChC
Santiago · Chile
A full-time tutorial-based hand and microsurgery fellowship with clinical and operative rotations, anatomical dissection, simulation, rehabilitation and applied research.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 1 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
New York, New York · United States
The Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship program at HSS exposes and trains fellows in a wide range of treatments from the most complex peripheral nerve dysfunction to the more common sports-related injuries to the hand, with subspecialty interests among 16 hand surgery faculty including brachial plexus surgery, limb-sparing tumor procedures, microsurgery and arthroscopy.
HandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year (four 3-month rotations)
Source reviewed 1 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Nashville, Tennessee · United States
A hand and upper extremity fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery covering conditions from the hand to the shoulder in adults and children, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Surgery Center and Belle Meade Surgery Center. Fellows rotate one-on-one monthly with four orthopaedic hand attendings.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One fellowship year (monthly rotations with each attending surgeon)
Source reviewed 1 Nov 2026
Intake not confirmedClinical Fellowship in Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore · Singapore
A 6-month clinical fellowship (extendable to 12 months) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for qualified surgeons, covering acute and elective hand, wrist and peripheral nerve conditions, reconstructive and microvascular techniques and wrist and hand arthroscopy. Fellows join outpatient clinics, elective and emergency lists, ward rounds and night call for hand trauma and microsurgery, with morning teaching 2-3 times weekly.
Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)Tay Poi HoonHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months, with an option to extend to 12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedInternational Fellowship in Plastic & Hand Surgery
HOCH Health Ostschweiz / Kantonsspital St.Gallen
St. Gallen · Switzerland
HOCH Health Ostschweiz / Kantonsspital St.Gallen offers international fellowship tracks in general plastic surgery, breast surgery and hand surgery. Prospective fellows should have completed a plastic or hand surgery residency in their home country and be fluent in English or German (German preferred). Hand fellows may add an elbow and shoulder fellowship with the Orthopaedic Surgery department.
Chief, Plastic Surgery and Hand SurgeryVolker Schmidt, MDHandBreast reconstructionComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Confirm the placement term with the department
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Deadline passedHand Surgery Fellowship
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana · United States
A one-year hand surgery fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine running 1 August to 31 July, open to two board-eligible plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced upper-extremity training. The page describes it as a multidisciplinary programme covering the full breadth and depth of the specialty, with research workspace and resources for fellows.
Fellowship DirectorJoshua M. Adkinson, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (August–July)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship — IFCM
Institut Français de Chirurgie de la Main — Clinique Victor Hugo
Paris · France
IFCM surgeons commit to teaching all chapters of adult and paediatric upper-limb surgery, including trauma, flap plastic surgery, peripheral nerve and microsurgery, paediatric malformations, carpal surgery and shoulder, elbow and wrist arthroscopy. Teaching takes place in clinic, scheduled and on-call surgery, weekly staff meetings and IFCM symposia; residents are encouraged to give at least one oral presentation and write an article with a surgeon's support.
Clinical faculty — hand and upper-limb surgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)Aurore Debet-MejeanHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Usually 6 months including leave; may be shortened for curriculum obligations or extended to finish an enrolled teaching programme
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper-Limb Fellowship — ICMMS
Institut Chirurgical de la Main et du Membre Supérieur (ICMMS)
Lyon · France
ICMMS in Lyon states that it welcomes fellows, including trainees from other French university hospitals and from abroad, for a period of 6 to 12 months, and that the fellowship may be supported by a study grant. Trainees at the institute work in consultation and in theatre, in partnership with the upper-limb surgery department of Hôpital Édouard Herriot.
Clinical faculty — hand and upper-limb surgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)Florie Alech-TournierHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6–12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship — Institut de la Main et de l'Épaule
Institut de la Main et de l'Épaule — Clinique Bizet
Paris · France
Hand-surgery training combines clinical exposure, teaching and a clinical or experimental research project.
Named hand-surgery training contact on the official residents pageCaroline LeclercqHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Duration
- 6–12 months; shorter observer visits also described.
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedIBRA Hand Surgery Visit / Scientific Fellowship — Ravensburg
Hand Centre Ravensburg / St. Elisabeth Hospital
Ravensburg · Germany
IBRA lists the Ravensburg hand centre, part of the 540-bed St. Elisabeth Hospital with a 24-hour emergency service, for short resident visits and resident/scientific fellowships. Training covers acute hand and wrist trauma with microsurgery, nerve injuries, fractures, posttraumatic reconstruction, congenital and rheumatoid deformities and tumour surgery, with osteosynthesis of the hand and wrist as the main focus.
IBRA fellowship facultyRoman Wolters, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- Clinical visits of 1–3 months are described
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Reconstructive Surgery Observership — Oldenburg
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
Oldenburg · Germany
A three-month self-funded fellowship/observership in the Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg, covering chronic hand and wrist pathologies and their treatment. The unit has 2 heads of department, 3 consultants, 5 residents and 26 beds; English or German is required.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Lucian JigaHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 3 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedClinical and Clinical/Research Fellowships in Hand Surgery
Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton)
Derby, England · United Kingdom
Five whole-time, non-residential clinical hand surgery posts of 6 or 12 months at the Royal Derby Hospital, funded at registrar grade, plus a 12-month clinical/research post (5 clinical, 4 research, 1 teaching/admin session). The Pulvertaft Hand Centre has 11 consultants and strengths in hand trauma, wrist, tendon, brachial plexus and rheumatology.
Fellowship Director (BSSH listing); lead clinician (unit team page)Peter RussellHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months (clinical); 12 months (clinical/research)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedTIG Fellowship in Hand Surgery
Joint Committee on Surgical Training / BSSH Training Interface Group
Approved UK units (Edinburgh and Swansea currently unaffected by funding withdrawal) · United Kingdom
The UK interface fellowship in hand surgery for plastic or orthopaedic surgeons, now affected by the withdrawal of central NHS England funding.
Lead trainer (JCST listing)Timothy CrowleyHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months full-time (or pro rata, minimum 60%)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleComplementação Especializada — Hand Surgery & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) — Institute of Orthopaedics
São Paulo · Brazil
A one-year, single-place FMUSP course for qualified hand surgeons in hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery, run through the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
Host department leadership (as listed)Dr. Rames Mattar JuniorHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- 1 year (960 hours; 20 hours/week); published cycle 1 March 2027 – 29 February 2028
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand & Microsurgery Fellowship
University of British Columbia — Division of Plastic Surgery
Vancouver, British Columbia · Canada
A 6- or 12-month UBC fellowship with one position, starting in January or July, based at UBC-affiliated hospitals in Vancouver. It gives broad adult elective and trauma hand and wrist training, with brachial plexus and nerve transfer, tetraplegia and rheumatoid hand surgery, and trunk and extremity microsurgical reconstruction, alongside six dedicated hand surgeons.
Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship DirectorErin Brown, MD, PhD, FRCSCHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona · Spain
The listing describes a one-year fellowship consisting of stays at different centres. Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named programme or training-centre contactAngel FerreresHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year (as listed), made up of stays at different centres
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Athens
Asklepieion Hospital (Voula)
Athens · Greece
The listing describes a 6–12 month fellowship focused on hand and upper-extremity trauma. Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months (as listed)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedInternational Clinical Fellowship Programme in Orthopaedic Hand & Microsurgery
Sunway Medical Centre — Orthopaedic Hand Centre
Bandar Sunway, Selangor · Malaysia
A short-term international clinical fellowship (1 to 6 months) in Sunway Medical Centre's Orthopaedic Hand Centre for foreign-qualified doctors. It offers a full-time clinical attachment with five hand and microsurgery consultants, covering common and complex hand and microsurgical cases, academic discussions, research and clinical audits.
Hand and microsurgery consultantDr Chuah Chee KhengHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1–6 months short-term clinical fellowship
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship Program
King Saud University College of Medicine / King Khalid University Hospital
Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
A two-year King Saud University fellowship training plastic or orthopaedic surgeons in hand surgery, admitting one candidate per year after interview by the KKUH hand surgery fellowship committee.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Abdullah KattanHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2 years, starting in September (interviews 4–6 months earlier)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedDGPRÄC Clinical Associate Travel Scholarship (klinisches Assoziierten-Reisestipendium)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie (DGPRÄC)
Berlin · Germany
Annual DGPRÄC travel scholarship that lets qualified Associate Members visit an international plastic surgery centre to broaden their surgical experience. Awardees are honoured at the DGPRÄC annual congress and must write an article for the journal 'Plastische Chirurgie'.
Aesthetic surgeryHandBurn surgery
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Observership (hands-off)
National University Hospital — Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Singapore · Singapore
A short hands-off observership in the National University Hospital hand and reconstructive microsurgery department for foreign doctors, also suggested as a preview before applying for the fellowship.
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery (department appointment)Sandeep Jacob Sebastin MuttathHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Up to 4 weeks; the page encourages a visit of one to two weeks to understand the fellowship
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
University of the Philippines Manila / Philippine General Hospital
Manila · Philippines
A dedicated hand and microvascular fellowship with progressively greater clinical and operative responsibility, supported by one-to-one teaching.
Postgraduate training coordinator — HandTristram D. MontalesHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleReconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship — Kelowna
University of British Columbia — Division of Plastic Surgery
Kelowna, British Columbia · Canada
Reconstructive training at Kelowna General Hospital covering breast, head and neck, trunk, extremity and hand reconstruction. Older CSPS material calls this Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery; the same supervisor and curriculum are retained as one programme.
Reconstructive Fellowship DirectorJ. Scott Williamson, MD, FRCSC, FACSMicrosurgeryBreast reconstructionHead & neck reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleMary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
An ACGME-accredited 12-month hand surgery fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, designed for orthopaedic and plastic surgery residency graduates.
Fellowship DirectorKagan OzerHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedDAH Fellowship — Hand Surgery Hospitation Scholarship
Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie (DAH)
Vienna · Austria
The German-speaking hand surgery society (DAH) awards training scholarships for one- or two-week Hospitation at partner hand surgery departments in Austria, Switzerland, Germany and South Tyrol. Swiss hosts named include the Inselspital Bern, Kantonsspital Graubünden (Chur), Luzerner Kantonsspital, Schulthess Klinik and University Hospital Zurich; Austrian hosts include AUVA Lorenz Böhler Vienna, Innsbruck and Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz. Some host departments are on a waiting list, and the host departments belong to plastic, orthopaedic, trauma and paediatric surgery services.
DAH host-centre clinician — Chief, Hand Surgery; RHÖN-KLINIKUM Bad NeustadtJörg van SchoonhovenHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- One or two weeks
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship (Orthopaedic Hand Fellowship)
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Tucson, Arizona · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited orthopaedic hand fellowship covering trauma, congenital anomalies, reconstruction, arthroscopy, microvascular and peripheral nerve conditions. Hosted by orthopaedic surgery, with a required scholarly project.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (starts 1 August)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand & Upper Extremity Surgical Fellowship
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus — Department of Orthopedics
Aurora, Colorado · United States
A one-year fellowship in adult and paediatric hand and upper extremity conditions, with rotations at CU Anschutz, Children's Hospital Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Regional VA and Denver Health. Hosted by orthopedics.
HandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship Program
Wake Forest University School of Medicine / Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited hand fellowship in the orthopaedic department, treating disorders from the brachial plexus to the fingertips, with faculty also trained in shoulder and elbow surgery.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (12 months)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedVirchel E. Wood Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California · United States
A hand and upper extremity fellowship in the orthopaedic department with three-month rotations at Loma Linda University Medical Center, the children's hospital, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and the VA hospital.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Chicago — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
Chicago, Illinois · United States
An ACGME-accredited orthopaedic hand fellowship with faculty interests in nerve and brachial plexus surgery and a hand surgery research initiative; plastic surgery faculty also participate.
HandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months: six months at University of Chicago Medicine and six months at Endeavor Health, arranged in three-month blocks.
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Deadline passedInternational Reverse Surgery Fellowship
American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
North America (host institutions across the United States) · United States
A hand surgery society fellowship that sends an early-career surgeon from a low- or middle-income country to train with two AAHS member surgeons in North America. The listed host institutions include hand centres in Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and elsewhere; the timeline on the page is from an earlier cycle.
Hand
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- 4 weeks, with about 1 week at each of two AAHS member institutions
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedFellowship in Hand & Microsurgery (UKM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia — Faculty of Medicine / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia
A 6-month or 1-year clinical fellowship at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz providing in-depth training in all aspects of hand, upper extremity and microsurgery, with a required 5-day Basic Microsurgery Course, log book, research output and exit examinations.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months (Partial) or 1 year (Full)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Program
Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center
Indianapolis, Indiana · United States
For over 50 years, the partners of the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center have been committed to providing postgraduate fellowship education to surgeons from across the United States. The experience is shoulder to fingertip, acute trauma to reconstruction, with over 50 lectures given by 12 teaching faculty, weekly Logic sessions, and hands-on labs on nerve repair and transfer, flaps, tendon transfers, arthroscopy and arthroplasty.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One fellowship year (six two-month rotations)
Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedJuntendo University — Plastic Surgery Observership
Juntendo University
Tokyo · Japan
Juntendo’s short observership covers outpatient clinics, ward rounds, operating rooms and laboratories. The JSPRS factsheet explicitly labels this route observational and separates it from advanced clinical training. The listed departmental exposure includes breast, craniofacial, hand, microsurgery, skin cancer, wound healing, regenerative medicine and stem-cell work.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Hiroshi MizunoMicrosurgeryHandBreast reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 1–8 weeks
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedJuntendo University — Advanced Plastic Surgery Training
Juntendo University
Tokyo · Japan
Juntendo’s advanced clinical track is described as on-the-job training in patient diagnosis and treatment. Its JSPRS factsheet separates this three-month to two-year route from the short observership and lists breast, craniofacial, hand, microsurgical, skin-cancer, wound-healing and regenerative work. Clinical participation requires the applicable Japanese permissions.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Hiroshi MizunoMicrosurgeryHandBreast reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3 months–2 years
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedNippon Medical School — Plastic Surgery Observership
Nippon Medical School
Tokyo · Japan
Nippon Medical School accepts short observers for clinics, ward rounds, surgery and laboratories, with a minimum stay of one week in the JSPRS factsheet. Departmental exposure includes burns, breast, hand, head and neck, microsurgery, skin cancer, trauma, wound and scar management and aesthetic surgery. Observation does not confer clinical privileges.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Rei OgawaBurn surgeryHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- At least one week
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedKyorin University — Plastic Surgery Observership
Kyorin University
Mitaka, Tokyo · Japan
Kyorin’s current JSPRS factsheet describes observing outpatient clinics, ward rounds and surgery for one to twelve weeks. The department lists breast, craniofacial, hand, head and neck, microsurgery, skin cancer and wound-healing exposure. It is distinct from the three-month to one-year advanced training option, whose permissions require separate confirmation.
Supervisor / Director (JSPRS fellowship listing); Professor and Department HeadMine Ozaki, MD, PhDBreast reconstructionCraniofacialHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 1–12 weeks
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedKyorin University — Advanced Plastic Surgery Training
Kyorin University
Mitaka, Tokyo · Japan
Kyorin’s current JSPRS factsheet lists a three-month to one-year advanced clinical training option alongside its separate short observership. The course description itself mentions observing clinics, ward rounds and surgery rather than defining operating privileges. Breast, craniofacial, hand, head and neck, microsurgery, skin cancer and wound healing are listed; confirm the actual clinical role directly.
Supervisor / Director (JSPRS fellowship listing); Professor and Department HeadMine Ozaki, MD, PhDBreast reconstructionCraniofacialHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3–12 months
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedThe Jikei University School of Medicine — Plastic Surgery Observership
The Jikei University School of Medicine
Tokyo · Japan
Jikei’s Clinical Observership Program covers outpatient clinics, ward rounds and surgery for up to six months, depending on visa status. The JSPRS factsheet lists craniomaxillofacial, head and neck, hand and breast reconstruction. It is separate from advanced hands-on clinical training and the four-year doctoral research course.
Supervisor / Director (JSPRS listing); Chief Professor (department page)Takeshi Miyawaki, MD, PhDCraniofacialHead & neck reconstructionHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Up to six months; visa-dependent
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedThe Jikei University School of Medicine — Advanced Plastic Surgery Training
The Jikei University School of Medicine
Tokyo · Japan
Jikei’s advanced clinical track offers practical diagnosis-and-treatment training for three months to two years, depending on visa status. The JSPRS factsheet separates this route from its short observership and doctoral research course. Listed areas include craniomaxillofacial, head and neck, hand and breast reconstruction; applicants need at least three years’ post-licensure clinical experience.
Supervisor / Director (JSPRS listing); Chief Professor (department page)Takeshi Miyawaki, MD, PhDCraniofacialHead & neck reconstructionHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3 months–2 years; visa-dependent
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedSaitama Jikei Hospital — Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute — Advanced Plastic Surgery Training
Saitama Jikei Hospital — Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute
Kumagaya, Saitama · Japan
Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute’s JSPRS factsheet describes a three-month hand-surgery placement combining observation, assisting, outpatient clinics, conferences and journal club. The sheet names the clinical team and asks for two recommendation letters. Its printed start year is 2025, so present availability must be checked rather than inferred from the listing.
Director (signed message); Supervisor / Director (JSPRS listing)Keizo Fukumoto, MD, PhDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3 months
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedNational Center for Global Health and Medicine — Supermicrosurgery ACT Programme — Advanced Plastic Surgery Training
National Center for Global Health and Medicine — Supermicrosurgery ACT Programme
Tokyo · Japan
The JSPRS NCGM Supermicrosurgery ACT factsheet describes supervised operating, surgical assisting, observation and perioperative management. Outpatient care, clinical research and publications are included. The usual placement is three to six months with limited trainee capacity; the hands-on role remains subject to the listed advanced clinical permission and visa requirements.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Takumi YamamotoMicrosurgeryHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Usually 3–6 months
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic Surgery — Microsurgery Fellowship
University of Calgary / Foothills Hospital, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta · Canada
Calgary’s one-year microsurgery fellowship spans Foothills Hospital, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Alberta Children’s Hospital. The official PDF describes flap selection and inset, replantation, nerve surgery and upper-extremity coverage, with involvement from work-up through postoperative care. Fellows take flap call rather than general plastic-surgery call and undertake research and resident teaching.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Christiaan SchragMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerveHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Wrist Fellowship
University of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital and Hawkesbury and District General Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario · Canada
Ottawa’s one-year hand and wrist fellowship integrates orthopaedic and plastic surgery through three-month preceptor rotations. The official directory describes congenital, degenerative, neurological and traumatic upper-limb care, including complex reconstruction, hand therapy and graduated operative responsibility. Protected research, a publishable manuscript, microsurgical laboratory work and resident teaching form part of the programme.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Braden GammonHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year comprehensive hand and wrist fellowship
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedRegional Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Launceston General Hospital
Launceston, Tasmania · Australia
The ASPS listing describes a regional fellowship in Launceston with reconstructive exposure across skin cancer, elective and traumatic hand conditions, head and neck malignancy and breast, pelvic and abdominal-wall defects. Adult and paediatric work also includes minor burns, wounds and maxillofacial trauma. Cosmetic surgery and injection techniques are included; duration and current vacancies are not stated.
Fellowship supervisor (as listed)Mikko LarsenHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Confirm with the host
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPaediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Queensland Children's Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland · Australia
Queensland Children’s Hospital’s ASPS-listed fellowship is a twelve-month paediatric plastic and reconstructive placement with February or August starts. It covers cleft, craniofacial and hand work, general plastic-surgery on-call duties and a research project. The listing gives a recurring 1 June application deadline without naming a cycle year.
Director of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oro-maxillofacial Surgery at Queensland Children’s Hospital; named fellowship clinical contactYun PhuaCraniofacialCleftHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 30 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush / Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois · United States
An orthopaedic hand and upper extremity fellowship with microsurgery, shoulder and elbow exposure and a dedicated congenital hand experience at Shriners Children's Chicago. Hosted by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One fellowship year
Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedCleveland Combined Hand Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited joint fellowship between Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth, with orthopaedic and plastic surgery faculty. Covers arthritis, tumour, congenital, microsurgery and trauma reconstruction. Hosted by orthopaedics and plastic surgery.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (six months at each site)
Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Columbia Orthopedics, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited hand fellowship hosted by Columbia Orthopedics, with a microsurgery laboratory and training in free flaps, replantation, nerve and vascular repair and upper limb sports injuries.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One continuous academic year beginning 1 August
Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
University of Maryland Medical Center — R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland · United States
A one-year hand and upper extremity fellowship with mangled-limb trauma, free tissue transfer, brachial plexus, paediatric hand and secondary reconstruction, plus a limb salvage service run with Shock Trauma orthopaedic traumatology.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year
Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedCombined Orthopedic-Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts · United States
A combined ACGME-accredited programme with three fellows, dedicated plastic and orthopaedic hand rotations, and exposure at affiliated adult and children's hospitals.
Program DirectorCarl M. Harper, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, 1 August – 31 July
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · United States
A one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship combining plastic and orthopaedic surgery, with two fellows per year. It covers the upper extremity from finger to shoulder, including advanced arthroscopy and peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, and prepares fellows for the Subspecialty Certificate in Hand Surgery.
Program DirectorPatrick C. Hettinger, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, 1 August – 31 July
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas · United States
An ACGME-approved combined programme across Texas Medical Center hospitals with adult and pediatric hand reconstruction, replantation and brachial plexus exposure.
Named in official programme listingBryce BellHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, California · United States
One-year ACGME-accredited Hand Surgery-Microsurgery Fellowship run jointly by UCLA's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Training is mainly at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, with additional sites at Olive View-UCLA, the West Los Angeles VA, UCLA Santa Monica and Shriners Hospital Los Angeles.
Fellowship DirectorProsper Benhaim, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (ACGME-accredited)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedOrthoplastics and Limb Salvage Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
Non-accredited fellowship at PGY-6 level or higher focused on extremity reconstruction including trauma, with hand transplantation, brachial plexus surgery and adult and paediatric microsurgical reconstruction. The fellow joins the Hand Transplantation Service and is expected to produce at least one publication or presentation.
Fellowship facultyL. Scott Levin, MDMicrosurgeryComplex reconstructionHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, September–August
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Peripheral Nerve and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Urgences Mains de l'Est Parisien — Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine
Champigny-sur-Marne · France
Hand and upper-limb emergency centre seeing about 5,000 patients a year, 40% of them emergencies, with 50 to 60 reimplantations a year and a resuscitation service for proximal limb reimplantations. Six surgeons cover hand-to-shoulder, peripheral nerve and reconstructive surgery including lower limbs, with emergencies received 24/7. Fellows (6 months or 1 year) attend weekly staff sessions and each stay should produce at least one publication.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Thierry DubertHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Duration
- 6 months or 1 year (1 year strongly advised if enrolling in a university microsurgery/hand diploma)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Visiting Fellowship
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul · South Korea
Departmental visiting training across reconstructive subspecialties, with conferences, rounds and research discussions. The brochure predates this audit and current terms require confirmation.
Named programme or training-centre contactKim Sang WhaCraniofacialBreast reconstructionHand
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- Short route: 2–4 weeks; long route: 6–12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship — St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery
Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (St Andrew's Centre)
Chelmsford, England · United Kingdom
A hand fellowship at St Andrew's Centre covering hand trauma, microvascular reconstruction, rheumatoid, wrist and congenital hand surgery.
Fellowship Director (BSSH listing)Manu K. SoodHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleEducation and Travel Bursaries
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
National or international hand surgery centres · United Kingdom
BSSH Education and Travel Bursaries help Fellow and Associate members travel to hand surgery centres in the UK and abroad for education and training. Grants cover travel and accommodation up to GBP 2,500 each, with up to GBP 10,000 awarded per year; course fees and routine living costs are excluded, and a short report is required afterwards.
Hand
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- Visit-dependent
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Deadline passedFESSH Travel Award
Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Hand centre in another FESSH member country · Europe — multiple countries
The FESSH Travel Award supports hand surgeons in training and trained hand surgeons in independent practice to visit a recognised hand surgery centre in another European country. It provides up to 4,000 euro for travel and accommodation, with two-thirds paid before travel and the remainder after the visit once receipts and an illustrated report are submitted.
Hand
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- Visit taken during the calendar year after the award
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cyclePediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship
University of British Columbia — Division of Plastic Surgery
Vancouver, British Columbia · Canada
A 12-month paediatric plastic surgery fellowship in UBC's Division of Plastic Surgery, Vancouver, with one position and large-volume experience in cleft lip and palate, congenital hand abnormalities, obstetrical brachial plexus injuries and vascular anomalies. Craniofacial anomalies can be added; financial support is described as available.
Paediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship DirectorSaoussen Salhi, MDCM, MSc, FRCSCPaediatric plastic surgeryCleftHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedCurso de Alta Especialidad en Cirugía de Plexo Braquial y Nervio Periférico
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León — Posgrado de Medicina
Monterrey, Nuevo León · Mexico
A one-year advanced-specialty course in brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery, following on from UANL's hand and microsurgery course.
Peripheral nerveHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center — Hand Surgery Fellowship
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem · Israel
Hadassah's hand and microvascular surgery unit is listed by FESSH as an official full hand surgery fellowship programme for orthopaedic or plastic surgeons. It covers trauma reconstruction, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, congenital and spasticity surgery at Ein Kerem, a level 1 trauma centre with seven attending hand surgeons.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Shai LuriaHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Individually agreed
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Florence — Hand Surgery Fellowship
Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Florence
Florence · Italy
The unit organizes a clinical fellowship open to plastic and orthopaedic surgeons, with clinical attachment (observer, no practising rights) and fellowship with practising rights listed. Its stated aims include replantation, trauma and post-traumatic injuries, arthritis and degenerative joint problems, nerve reconstruction, tendon transfers and elbow surgery.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Sandra PfannerHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Confirm with the host
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedOrthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West — Hand Surgery Fellowship
Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West
Bruges · Belgium
Orthoclinic Bruges / Handgroep West lists hand-surgery fellowships of 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year, or short visits, in the FESSH directory. Training combines hands-on practical skills, theoretical knowledge and scientific activities across open, endoscopic, arthroscopic, reconstructive, congenital and microsurgery procedures.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Filip StockmansHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedThe Hand Clinic Geneva / Clinique de la Main Genève — Hand Surgery Fellowship
The Hand Clinic Geneva / Clinique de la Main Genève
Geneva · Switzerland
Private-sector hand surgery fellowship listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Listed focus areas are Dupuytren's disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery and joint replacement, for surgeons trained in orthopaedic or plastic surgery who plan a full-time hand surgery career.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Konstantinos VakalopoulosHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Confirm with the host
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Barcelona
Kaplan Hand Institute
Barcelona · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Listed clinical-attachment team memberMarc Garcia-EliasHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Madrid
Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe — Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Unit
Madrid · Spain
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Pedro J. DelgadoHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment (Observer) — Innsbruck
Medical University Innsbruck — Department of Trauma Surgery
Innsbruck · Austria
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Rohit AroraHandComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Four weeks minimum to three months maximum.
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Athens
Hand, Upper Limb & Microsurgery Department (KAT), Athens
Athens · Greece
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Emmanouil FandridisHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedMicrosurgery Fellowship Program
Ochsner Health — Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
New Orleans, Louisiana · United States
A one-year, non-accredited microsurgery fellowship in Ochsner's plastic surgery division, with exposure to extremity, breast and trunk, and lymphedema surgery.
Named programme or training-centre contactMeredith CollinsMicrosurgeryBreast reconstructionLymphatic surgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year, 1 July to 30 June; non-accredited
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship Program (Plastic Surgery)
University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States
One-year ACGME-accredited hand surgery fellowship run by Pittsburgh's Department of Plastic Surgery alongside a parallel orthopaedic hand fellowship. It covers adult and pediatric hand surgery including brachial plexus, microsurgery and upper-extremity reconstruction.
Fellowship facultyNicole Jarrett, MD, FACSHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedHand Fellowship (Two Posts)
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, England · United Kingdom
Two annual hand fellowships at Chelsea and Westminster's hand and wrist unit shared between orthopaedic and plastic surgery consultants, with protected research time.
Named in official programme listingAlice Bremner-SmithHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6-12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Observer / Fellowship — Zentrum für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen (FESSH training centre)
RKH Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen — Zentrum für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie
Markgröningen · Germany
The Markgröningen hand and plastic surgery centre is registered with FESSH as offering observer attachments and fellowships, with a listed special interest in wrist arthroscopy. The centre's own page highlights wrist arthroscopy, Dupuytren's disease and congenital hand surgery.
Medical DirectorMax Haerle, MDHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper-Limb Surgery Fellowship — SOS Mains Edouard Herriot
Hospices Civils de Lyon — Hôpital Edouard Herriot (Service de chirurgie orthopédique du membre supérieur / SOS Mains)
Lyon · France
FESSH-listed hand and upper-limb fellowship at the HCL SOS Mains unit at Hôpital Edouard Herriot, a 24/7 hand emergency centre performing microsurgery and replantation. Posts run six months, extendable to one year.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Aram GazarianHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months, with possible extension to 1 year
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship — Centre de la Main Angers
Centre de la Main (Village Santé Angers Loire)
Trélazé · France
Private hand and upper-limb centre near Angers listed by FESSH as a training centre offering fellowships. Clinical focus covers brachial plexus, congenital hand, trauma, microsurgery and Dupuytren's disease.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship (self-funded) — Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam · Netherlands
Erasmus MC is listed in the FESSH training centre database as offering a self-funded hand surgery fellowship covering congenital, trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren's, wrist instability, arthroscopy, tetraplegia, fracture surgery and joint replacement. The listing dates from 2020 and FESSH notes it does not verify entries.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Michiel ZuidamHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedFellowship in Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
University of Alberta — Division of Plastic Surgery (University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital)
Edmonton, Alberta · Canada
A one-year hand, wrist and peripheral nerve fellowship run by the Division of Plastic Surgery across three Edmonton hospitals. The page lists acute trauma, replantation, wrist arthroscopy, arthroplasty, brachial plexus injuries and nerve transfers among the experience offered, plus one research programme under a supervisor with presentation at a national or international meeting expected.
Program Director, Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery FellowshipMatthew CurranHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, starting 1 July; the page states that a 6-month fellowship may also be possible
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Deadline passedNerve and Hand Surgery Fellowship
University of Toronto — Division of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery / Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario · Canada
A 12-month nerve and hand fellowship at Sunnybrook. The page lists nerve repair, nerve transfer, nerve grafting, nerve decompression, arthrodesis and tendon or free muscle transfer among the techniques taught, with multidisciplinary collaboration on complex peripheral nerve problems.
Fellowship SupervisorPaul A. Binhammer, MD, MSc, FRCSCHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cyclePlastic and Craniofacial Surgery Research Fellowship
University of Southern California / Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California · United States
USC’s CHLA-based research fellowship covers craniofacial, microsurgical, hand, burn and paediatric plastic surgery projects, including prospective early-cleft-repair studies. Medical-student applicants must be in a US MD or DO programme; general surgery residents may also apply.
Director of Research; fellowship leadJeffrey HammoudehCraniofacialCleftMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- 10–12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleTranslational and Clinical Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York · United States
A two-year research programme spanning craniofacial biology, tissue scaffolds, transplantation, wound healing, breast reconstruction, hand surgery and microsurgery. It has a different duration and director from the one-year Flores track listed by ASCFS.
Research Fellowship DirectorDaniel J. CeradiniCraniofacialCleftMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- 2 years
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedClinical Research Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois · United States
A protected clinical research assignment covering craniofacial, breast and lymphoedema reconstruction, microsurgery, hand and peripheral nerve surgery, trauma and burns. It includes research supervision, conferences and a living-expense stipend.
CraniofacialBreast reconstructionLymphatic surgery
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year; anticipated autumn-to-summer assignment, with flexibility
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleFESSH Hand Surgery Research Fellowship
Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Czech research centres; congress in Prague · Czech Republic
A short hand-surgery research exchange in Czech centres before the FESSH Prague congress. Hosts and detailed timetable are still to be announced. The award supports two fellows; this is distinct from the FESSH Congress Fellowship and Travel Award.
Hand
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- One research-department week before the 2–5 June 2027 congress; banner range 24 May–5 June 2027
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedNorfolk and Norwich Microsurgery Fellowship
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
Norwich · United Kingdom
A microsurgery fellowship listed by PLASTA covering breast, hand, skin and head and neck reconstruction.
Listed fellowship lead (PLASTA directory)Monica FawzyMicrosurgeryBreast reconstructionHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedQueen Elizabeth Hospital Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham · United Kingdom
A peripheral nerve fellowship listed by PLASTA covering brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, and trauma and hand surgery.
Named clinical fellowship hiring manager (PLASTA directory)Samuel GeorgePeripheral nerveHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship (Hand and Upper Extremity)
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio · United States
A one-year hand and upper extremity fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedics, run in collaboration with the Department of Plastic Surgery so the fellow works with both orthopaedic and plastic surgery faculty. It includes Level 1 trauma call and conventional and microsurgical wound care.
Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship; Professor of Clinical OrthopaedicsHisham AwanHandMicrosurgeryWound reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California · United States
A one-year hand and microvascular fellowship in UC San Diego's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery covering clinical hand and upper extremity surgery, with a cadaver anatomy series and a required research project.
Program DirectorEric HentzenHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedMiddlemore Hospital Hand Fellowship
Middlemore Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Auckland · New Zealand
A one-year hand fellowship in the Auckland Regional Centre for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at Middlemore Hospital, open to plastic and orthopaedic fellows. Described on the NZ Association of Plastic Surgeons fellowship page; no separate hospital programme page was found.
Clinical Lead Hands, PRS Unit; named hand-fellowship clinical contactMike FosterHandWound reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, starting in August each year
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPinderfields Hand Fellowship
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust — Pinderfields Hospital
Wakefield · United Kingdom
A hand surgery fellowship at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, listed by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (listing updated January 2026). The unit has no separate fellowship page, so this entry rests on the BSSH listing sheet and names the fellowship director and consultant team.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed listing
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedCardiff Hand Fellowship
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board — University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff · United Kingdom
An orthopaedic-led hand fellowship at the University Hospital of Wales covering hand surgery other than congenital, replant and microvascular work. Described only on the BSSH listing sheet (updated April 2026); the unit's own website carries no fellowship page.
Fellowship DirectorRyan TrickettHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (6 months may be considered depending on the applicant)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedBSSH Fellowship — Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral · United Kingdom
A 12-month post-CCT fellowship giving exposure to hand and elbow surgery, with optional arthroscopic shoulder and elbow exposure, hosted by an orthopaedic upper limb team. Known only from the BSSH listing sheet (September 2025); no trust fellowship page was found.
Fellowship DirectorVijay BhalaikHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Wrist Fellowship — Royal Berkshire
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Reading · United Kingdom
A 6 to 12-month hand and wrist fellowship at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, hosted by orthopaedic hand consultants, covering trauma, arthroplasty, tendon and nerve work. Described only on the BSSH listing sheet (July 2025).
HandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Wrist Fellowship — University College London Hospitals
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London · United Kingdom
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.
Fellowship DirectorAlistair HunterHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship — University Hospital Southampton
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust — Hand Unit
Southampton · United Kingdom
An orthopaedic hand unit fellowship at Southampton covering Dupuytren's, wrist, elbow and joint replacement surgery plus non-technical skills. Known only from the BSSH listing sheet (September 2025), which gives no fixed intake.
Fellowship DirectorDavid WarwickHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed listing
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedObserverships and educational visits — Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Dubrava University Hospital (Klinička bolnica Dubrava) — Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Zagreb · Croatia
The Zagreb department, a reference centre for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, breast and hand surgery, states that observerships, fellowships and short or long-term educational visits can be arranged for professionals from Croatia and abroad. Visits are arranged through the hospital administration and the Croatian Ministry of Health. The page is a department overview, not a dedicated programme page, and gives no application steps.
Department headRado ŽicBreast reconstructionHandComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Short and long-term visits; length not stated
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Fellowship
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit
Melbourne, Victoria · Australia
A clinical fellowship established to mentor young surgeons broadly across reconstructive surgery, including clinical research, in a unit that has been a leader in microsurgical reconstruction of traumatic and malignant defects and in elective and acute hand surgery, aligned closely with the O'Brien Institute.
MicrosurgeryHandHead & neck reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on the cited position description
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Deadline passedHKSSH-BSSH Travelling Fellowship 2026
The Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand (with the British Society for Surgery of the Hand)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong
A society-run travelling fellowship between the Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. The 2026 fellow visits UK hand units in the week before the BSSH Scientific Meeting in Edinburgh, presents a paper relevant to hand surgery or microsurgery, and reports back in the HKSSH newsletter and annual congress.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- Hospital visits 26 October – 3 November 2026 plus the BSSH Scientific Meeting 4–6 November 2026 in Edinburgh
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedChang Gung Hand Surgery Training (international clinical observer)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou — Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Linkou, Taoyuan · Taiwan
A hand-surgery training application route for foreign doctors at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital's Linkou plastic surgery department, separate from the division's microsurgery fellowship and craniofacial programmes. Participants observe hand surgery in the operating room; processing by the hospital and Taiwan's Health Department takes about 12 weeks.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Not stated on the cited programme page
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedHand Surgery Fellowship and Clinical Attachment — Sektionen för Handkirurgi, Akademiska Sjukhuset (FESSH Training Centre)
Akademiska sjukhuset (Uppsala University Hospital) — Sektionen för Handkirurgi
Uppsala · Sweden
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.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on the cited programme page
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedWrightington Upper Limb Unit Fellowships (Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder)
Wrightington Hospital — Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Upper Limb Unit)
Wigan · United Kingdom
Formal paid fellowship training posts at the Wrightington Upper Limb Unit covering all aspects of Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Surgery, including arthroplasty, arthroscopy, post traumatic reconstruction, tendon and nerve surgery and the management of Dupuytren's disease, as well as primary and complex trauma.
HandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6-12 months
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedEspecialización en Cirugía de Mano
Universidad del Rosario / Hospital Universitario Barrios Unidos
Bogotá · Colombia
A one-year (two-semester, 64-credit) second-specialty programme in hand surgery, SNIES 104918, run in agreement with Hospital Universitario Barrios Unidos and leading to the title Especialista en Cirugía de Mano.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2 semestres (1 año)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Deadline passedHand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine — Emory Upper Extremity Center (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Atlanta, Georgia · United States
The Emory Upper Extremity Center is a tertiary referral center for complex upper extremity pathologies, with more than 15,000 patients treated and 5,000 surgeries performed annually. Rotations include elective hand/wrist surgery, peripheral nerve and microsurgery at the Emory Upper Extremity Center; trauma, brachial plexus and microsurgery at Grady Trauma Center; and congenital hand and brachial plexus at CHOA and the Shepherd Center.
HandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year (twelve 1-month rotations)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Fellowship at Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center
Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center (Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
A university-based private practice in hand surgery that serves as the Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. More than 250 operative procedures were performed each month on this service since 1996, with a representative variety extending from congenital hand problems through complex trauma and reconstruction. The fellowship is ACGME accredited and participates in the match program.
HandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Deadline passedFESSH Congress Fellowship — Prague 2027
Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Hand surgery units across the Czech Republic · Czech Republic
An observational fellowship (no scrubbing in) around the FESSH/CSSH congress in Prague, 17 May to 5 June 2027. Fellows spend the first week at one Czech hand surgery centre and the second at several, observing arthroplasty, arthroscopy, congenital hand, microsurgery, nerve surgery and traumatology, plus a teaching day in Prague.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 2 weeks plus a teaching day before the congress
Source reviewed 26 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Research Fellowship
The University of Hong Kong / Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong · Hong Kong
A six-month hand-surgery research placement listed by BSSH, with one or two projects and reviews of clinical material. BSSH warns that its international listings are being updated, so present availability, allowance and named contact must be reconfirmed.
Research fellowship contact in the BSSH listingW. Y. IpHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Research fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months
Source reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleOrthopaedic Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited hand fellowship in Duke's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery covering acute hand trauma and replantation, reconstruction, nerve and brachial plexus problems, congenital hand conditions and free-tissue transfer.
Program Training DirectorMarc J. RichardHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute / Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
An ACGME-accredited preceptorship-style hand fellowship with nine months of hand, wrist and microvascular surgery, one month of paediatric hand surgery and two electives. Nerve repair, grafting and transfers, flaps and microsurgery are among the listed clinical areas.
Program DirectorJonas L. MatzonHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico · United States
A one-year fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation covering upper limb trauma, congenital conditions, arthritis, nerve injuries including brachial plexus surgery, arthroscopy and replantation, with a microsurgical research laboratory.
Associate Professor and Program DirectorNathan MorrellHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island · United States
An ACGME-accredited one-year fellowship in Brown's Department of Orthopaedics, with about 2,100 operative cases a year, a weekly hand clinic at Rhode Island Hospital and VA cases, a mandatory research project and access to a microvascular training laboratory.
Hand Fellowship Director; Professor of Orthopaedics, Clinician EducatorManuel DaSilvaHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedMarilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Hand and Upper Extremity Surgical Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California · United States
A one-year ACGME-accredited, multidisciplinary hand and upper extremity fellowship covering orthopaedic and plastic surgical approaches, with time at Cedars-Sinai and Children's Hospital Los Angeles; the host is the orthopaedic surgery programme office.
Program Director, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Hand FellowshipDavid Alan KulberHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Shriners Children's Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
A six-month fellowship in congenital and acquired paediatric upper extremity conditions, open to orthopaedic and plastic surgery-trained surgeons who have already completed a year-long hand fellowship.
Teaching faculty — paediatric hand and upper extremity fellowshipScott H. KozinHandPaediatric plastic surgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Shriners Children's Northern California
Sacramento, California · United States
A paediatric hand and upper extremity fellowship hosted by orthopaedic surgery, covering congenital malformations, trauma, post-traumatic deformity including burns and neuromuscular conditions such as brachial plexus birth palsy. The page says it is one of five such programmes in the United States.
Teaching faculty — paediatric hand and upper extremity fellowshipClaire ManskeHandPaediatric plastic surgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedWrist Surgery and Arthroscopy Fellowship
International Wrist Centers Paris — Clinique du Poignet, Clinique Bizet
Paris · France
A 3-month fellowship, renewable once, in wrist surgery and arthroscopy at International Wrist Centers Paris / Clinique du Poignet, Clinique Bizet (Paris 16e). It covers wrist surgery, wrist arthroscopy, minimally invasive techniques and complex pathologies, with active participation in the operating theatre, specialist consultations and clinical meetings.
Named fellowship contact (SFCM recruitment listing)Ahlam ArnaoutHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3 months, renewable once.
Source reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedVisiting Hand and Upper-Limb Training — Paris Monceau
Centre Main Paris Monceau — Clinique Internationale du Parc Monceau
Paris · France
Centre Main Paris Monceau, founded in 2021 at the Clinique Internationale du Parc Monceau, treats hand trauma and degenerative hand conditions. It offers a fellowship programme lasting from a few days to several months to transfer specialised hand and shoulder surgery knowledge to French or foreign colleagues.
Host surgical team — hand and upper-limb surgeryQuentin BaumannHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Short-term training
- Duration
- Several days to several months.
Source reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedNVPC-recognised Fellowship in Hand and Wrist Surgery (Hand-polschirurgie)
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Sittard-Geleen · Netherlands
Zuyderland MC Sittard-Geleen holds NVPC recognition for a post-training fellowship in hand and wrist surgery, recognised from 1 December 2020 with recognition running to 1 December 2026. It is one of the few hand-surgery fellowships formally accredited by the Dutch Society for Plastic Surgery.
Named clinical contact in the 2025 hand fellowship recruitment notice (current fellowship appointment requires confirmation)Mark SmeuldersHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (per the 2025 hand fellowship recruitment notice; the NVPC regulation sets a 6-month minimum)
Source reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship
National University Hospital — Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Singapore · Singapore
A one-year National University Hospital fellowship running alongside the National Hand Surgery Residency Training Programme, with rotations through teams managing common and subspecialty hand conditions and supervised teaching in theatre and clinics. It includes conferences, journal club, upper-extremity anatomical dissections and research opportunities; up to four fellows are selected twice yearly.
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery (department appointment)Sandeep Jacob Sebastin MuttathHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Deadline passedBruce Bailey Fellowship
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (hosted by Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore)
Coimbatore, India (host centre) · United Kingdom
A BAPRAS-administered fellowship at Ganga Hospital for UK trainees interested in microsurgery or trauma reconstruction. BAPRAS specifies 4–6 weeks for its published 2026 award; the undated Ganga overview describes 6–8 weeks. Confirm the duration with BAPRAS rather than treating these as separate awards. The 7 June 2026 application deadline has passed.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyMicrosurgeryHandComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Travelling fellowship
- Duration
- 4 to 6 weeks, usually in the last quarter of the year
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship
Université de Montréal — Division of Plastic Surgery
Montréal, Québec · Canada
Bilingual clinical fellowship across Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Santa-Cabrini and CHUM, with adult hand trauma, peripheral nerve reconstruction and optional paediatric exposure. The host names Élie Boghossian as director and its admission document names Dominique Tremblay as co-director.
Hand Fellowship DirectorÉlie Boghossian, MD, MSc, FRCSCHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedFNB Hand and Microsurgery
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
National Board of Examinations post-specialty Hand and Microsurgery pathway at Ganga Hospital. The host reports four sanctioned seats annually, separately from its DrNB plastic surgery residency; current counselling availability requires confirmation.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 24 months
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPostdoctoral Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery — Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
University-awarded fellowship with an exit examination, distinct from the national-board FNB and Ganga institutional routes. The linked application form is explicitly for academic year 2024–25; it does not establish current admission dates.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Microsurgery and Trauma Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
Institutional clinical fellowship offered since 1997. The six-month option is described for plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking hand and major-trauma reconstruction experience; the one-year option is recommended for plastic surgeons and adds structured theory and practical teaching.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedGanga–Johnson & Johnson Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
Sponsored departmental fellowship established after a 2002 educational partnership. The host describes two selected fellows per year for clinical and academic exposure; historical award lists do not establish a current vacancy.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2 months
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedGanga–Carl Zeiss Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
Sponsored attachment with participation in departmental clinical and academic activities. The host describes two awards annually and records the scheme from 2003; reconfirm recruitment and financial terms.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 8 weeks
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedGanga–Ethicon Advanced Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · India
Advanced clinical attachment with an included one-week microsurgery laboratory course. The same scheme was called Ganga–Synthes during 2013–2017; the former sponsor name is not a separate programme.
Department Chairman / fellowship-enquiry contactProf. S Raja SabapathyHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6–8 weeks
Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas · United States
Combined plastic and orthopaedic hand training across UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children’s Health, the Dallas VA and Scottish Rite for Children, including adult trauma and congenital upper-extremity surgery.
Fellowship Program DirectorDouglas Sammer, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand, Elbow and Upper Extremity Fellowship
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California · United States
A coordinated orthopaedic and plastic surgery fellowship across UCSF campuses, with one-to-one operative mentorship, hand and upper-extremity reconstruction, microsurgical skills laboratories and research.
Fellowship DirectorNicolas Lee, MD, MSHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Deadline passedHand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago · Chile
Post-specialty hand and microsurgery training within the university’s orthopaedic fellowship network. The published 2026–2027 recruitment period has closed.
Hand and Microsurgery programme team memberManuel MéndezHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Deadline passedPost-title Fellowship in Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Universidad del Desarrollo / Clínica Alemana
Santiago · Chile
One-year post-specialty training in hand, wrist, elbow and microsurgery at Clínica Alemana and Hospital Mutual de Seguridad. The page’s date banner contains an inconsistent end year; the one-year duration is published separately.
Program DirectorDr. Felipe Saxton ZellHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand, Elbow and Microsurgery Fellowship
Clínica MEDS / Hospital DIPRECA
Santiago · Chile
A clinically focused hand, elbow and microsurgery training route, including sports-related conditions, research and formal assessment. The official syllabus describes a May 2025 cohort; a later intake is not confirmed.
Programme CoordinatorDr. Cristóbal Greene DíazHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedMicrosurgery and Hand Surgery Fellowship
The Buncke Clinic
San Francisco, California · United States
Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Fellowship in San Francisco, California, represented by an official plastic-surgery or microsurgery society listing. Current case mix, appointment terms and vacancies require direct confirmation.
Named in official programme listingRudy BunticMicrosurgeryHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Twelve months, beginning 1 July each year
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, Minnesota · United States
Hand Surgery Fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota, represented by an official plastic-surgery or microsurgery society listing. Current case mix, appointment terms and vacancies require direct confirmation.
Emeritus facultyAllen Bishop, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Confirm the current term with the programme
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama · United States
Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama, represented by an official plastic-surgery or microsurgery society listing. Current case mix, appointment terms and vacancies require direct confirmation.
Programme DirectorKathleen McKeonHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One year (ACGME-accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship)
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic Surgery Hand Surgery Fellowship
NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York · United States
Two fellows receive plastic-surgery hand training including Bellevue replantation, elective reconstruction and Brooklyn upper-extremity trauma and amputation care.
Program DirectorJonathan L. Bass, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (July–June)
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleLister Hand Fellowship (Anglo-Dutch)
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust / University Medical Center Utrecht
Stevenage and Utrecht · Europe — multiple countries
A one-year UK–Netherlands hand fellowship focused on small-joint and wrist arthroplasty, peripheral nerve surgery and congenital hand surgery.
Fellowship Director, Utrecht (BSSH listing: Prof J Coert); Professor of Plastic SurgeryProf. Henk CoertHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, with a flexible Utrecht placement of a few weeks to 2 months
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Fellowship
The University of Hong Kong — Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Division of Hand Surgery (Queen Mary Hospital)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong
Full clinical hand fellowship in HKU's Division of Hand Surgery, with clinical work at Queen Mary Hospital and the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital congenital hand service. The page is an orthopaedic programme page and is undated.
Named programme or training-centre contactJosephine Wing-yuk IpHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 3–6 months
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedInternational Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Training Center Fellowship
International Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Training Center (Shandong Repair and Reconstructive Institute / Jiangsu Clinical Hand Surgery Center)
Jinan, Shandong · China
Fellowship jointly sponsored by the Repair and Reconstructive Institute of Clinical Medicine of Shandong Province and the Clinical Hand Surgery Center of Jiangsu Province, with placements in Jinan, Nantong and Xi'an.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Zeng Tao WangMicrosurgeryHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2–3 weeks to 1–6 months; 1–3 week hand-surgery placement in Nantong; additional site in Xi'an
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedEstada de Perfeccionamiento en Cirugía de Mano y Codo
Universidad de Chile — Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología
Santiago · Chile
A 12-month hand and elbow surgery fellowship for orthopaedic surgeons, covering adult and paediatric hand, wrist, elbow and peripheral nerve surgery, including microsurgery.
Programme Director; Assistant ProfessorLuis Schnapp RosselHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (2,450 hours; 70 credits); Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedEspecialización en Cirugía de Mano
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana / Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Bogotá · Colombia
A full-time hand surgery specialisation for orthopaedic surgeons, with emphasis on microsurgery and rotations in microvascular surgery, upper-limb arthroscopy and paediatric hand surgery.
Programme CoordinatorFrancisco Aguilar Sierra, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 2 years full-time (SCCOT listing); confirm current curriculum length with Javeriana admissions
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Observer Visiting Resident Elective
American University of Beirut Medical Center — Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Beirut · Lebanon
An institutional observer elective for currently enrolled residents and fellows that the AUB Department of Surgery lists for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, joining the division's ongoing training programme.
Head of Division; Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery (host division; elective supervisor allocated by the host)Amir IbrahimAesthetic surgeryMicrosurgeryHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- 4 weeks to 3 months per academic year
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHarvard Hand/Upper Extremity Fellowship (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts · United States
Brigham and Women's hand and upper-extremity fellowship with a dedicated plastic surgery track alongside orthopaedic positions. Mass General Brigham states it will eventually merge with the MGH programme.
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship Director, Brigham & Women’s HospitalPhilip E. Blazar, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- One academic year
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery (Plastic Surgery) Fellowship
Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida · United States
ACGME-accredited hand fellowship in the University of Miami Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, covering the full spectrum of hand surgery including free flaps, brachial plexus, nerve and microvascular/lymphatic reconstruction.
Fellowship facultyZubin J. Panthaki, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedSenior Clinical Fellow (post-CCT) in Hand and Wrist Surgery
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, England · United Kingdom
A post-CCT hand and wrist fellowship at the UHCW Hand Centre (Coventry and Rugby St Cross) covering elective and trauma hand surgery, with research opportunities via the University of Warwick.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Andrew MahonHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 or 12 months
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedSt Thomas' Hospital Hand Fellowship
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust — Plastic Surgery Department, St Thomas' Hospital
London, England · United Kingdom
A plastic-surgery-based hand fellowship at St Thomas' Hospital, mainly adult hand and wrist surgery with exposure to paediatric hand surgery at Evelina Children's Hospital and brachial plexus work at Stanmore.
Named programme or training-centre contactLauren UppalHandPaediatric plastic surgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Plastic Surgery Observer / Self-funded Fellowship — medius Klinik Nürtingen (FESSH training centre)
medius Klinik Nürtingen — Klinik für Hand-, Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie
Nürtingen · Germany
The hand, plastic and aesthetic surgery department in Nürtingen is registered (2025) as a FESSH training centre offering observer attachments, research and self-funded fellowships. Listed interests include trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren's disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy and joint replacement.
Named programme or training-centre contactValeriu BugaHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedObservership (Hospitation) for International Graduates — University Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Magdeburg
University Hospital Magdeburg (Otto von Guericke University) — University Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery
Magdeburg · Germany
Magdeburg's medical faculty allows international graduates to complete observerships of up to one month, arranged directly with individual clinics such as the University Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery. Research periods are also possible depending on the department.
Host department leadership (as listed)Manfred InfangerHandAesthetic surgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Up to one month (department-dependent)
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment / Self-Funded Fellowship — Spital Thurgau
Spital Thurgau AG — Hand- & Plastische Chirurgie (Kantonsspital Münsterlingen and Kantonsspital Frauenfeld)
Münsterlingen · Switzerland
Spital Thurgau's hand surgery service, run across Münsterlingen and Frauenfeld, is listed by FESSH as a training centre offering self-funded observer attachments. FESSH describes it as a public hospital with two sites and more than 8,000 outpatient visits a year.
Chief, Hand and Plastic SurgeryThomas Holzbach, MDHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedIBRA Training Centre — Short-Time Resident Visit and Resident & Scientific Fellowship
Kantonsspital St. Gallen — Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (IBRA Training Center)
St. Gallen · Switzerland
Kantonsspital St. Gallen's hand, plastic and reconstructive surgery department is an IBRA upper-limb training centre hosting short clinical visits and longer resident/scientific fellowships funded through IBRA scholarships. This IBRA scholarship route is separate from the hospital's own international fellowship.
Fellowship Director (IBRA listing)Dr. med. Martina GremingerHand
- Pathway
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Duration
- IBRA scholarship formats: clinical residential visit 1–4 weeks; scientific residential stay 4–12 weeks
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedNVPC Fellowship in Hand and Wrist Surgery (Martini, OZG, UMCG)
Martini Ziekenhuis, Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen · Netherlands
A joint Groningen hand and wrist surgery fellowship across Martini Ziekenhuis, Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen and UMCG, listed by the NVPC with an extended provisional recognition dated 15 May 2023 to 15 September 2026. The listed recognition end date has passed, so current accreditation status should be confirmed with the NVPC.
Plastic surgeon and fellowship trainer, Martini ZiekenhuisMarius KemlerHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Minimum 6 months under the NVPC fellowship regulation; programme-specific length not published
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedInternational Observership — Plastic Surgery
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam · Netherlands
Erasmus MC's International Office runs an observership programme for international healthcare professionals, with Plastic Surgery among the participating departments. Placements are observational and depend on availability in the requested period.
CraniofacialHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Varies by department and subject to availability
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Microsurgery Fellowship Program
Tampere University Hospital (Tays), Pirkanmaa Wellbeing Services County — Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tampere · Finland
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.
Professor of Hand Surgery; Research DirectorJarkko JokihaaraHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6 months
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship
University of Alberta — Western Hand & Upper Limb Facility (WULF)
Edmonton, Alberta · Canada
A 12-month upper extremity fellowship at the Western Hand & Upper Limb Facility, open to graduates of orthopaedic or plastic surgery residency. Reported annual volumes on the page are more than 3,000 major and 2,000 minor procedures and 22,000 clinic visits. Fellows complete at least one scholarly project.
Fellowship DirectorMichael Lapner, MD, FRCSCHandPeripheral nerveMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months; start July to August (flexible)
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedRoth | McFarlane Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Western University — Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care London
London, Ontario · Canada
A 12-month upper extremity fellowship at a tertiary and quaternary hand and upper limb centre, open to graduates of orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery residency. A personal interview and site visit are described as mandatory.
Fellowship DirectorKenneth Faber, MDHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, starting 1 August
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan · United States
Two fellows train across combined plastic and orthopaedic hand services, following adults and children from initial assessment through surgery and rehabilitation.
Program Director, Hand Surgery FellowshipSteven C. Haase, MDHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year, 1 August – 31 July
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
Two fellows join an ACGME-accredited hand service with clinical responsibilities, teaching conferences and access to tendon, implant and tissue-engineering research.
Program DirectorDavid R. Steinberg, MDHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months, 1 August – 31 July (ACGME-accredited)
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic Surgery Hand, Nerve and Microsurgery Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri · United States
A plastic-surgery fellowship spanning Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals, with substantial hand reconstruction and peripheral nerve training.
Named in official programme listingIda K. FoxHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedAdult and Children's Hand Surgery Fellowship
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds, England · United Kingdom
Hand fellowship posts in Leeds covering complex adult and paediatric hand reconstruction, including brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, spasticity and transplant surgery.
Fellowship Director (BSSH listing)Waseem BhatHandPeripheral nervePaediatric plastic surgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 6–12 months
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleCongenital Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
London, England · United Kingdom
A paediatric fellowship focused on complex congenital hand, upper-limb and distal foot surgery, with some exposure to other GOSH plastic-surgery specialties.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Gill SmithHandPaediatric plastic surgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand Surgery Fellowship
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
A 12-month hand fellowship at Queen Victoria Hospital covering elective and trauma hand surgery.
Hand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Peripheral Nerve Fellowships
Birmingham Hand Centre — University Hospitals Birmingham and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Birmingham, England · United Kingdom
Hand and nerve fellow posts covering complex upper-limb reconstruction, brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, spasticity and tetraplegia surgery.
Fellowship Director (BSSH listing)Samuel GeorgeHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
HealthPartners Institute / University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota · United States
ACGME-accredited one-year hand surgery fellowship run by HealthPartners Institute with the University of Minnesota, open to orthopaedic, plastic and general surgery graduates.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Christina WardHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (ACGME-accredited), in partnership with the University of Minnesota
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Deadline passedSICM Fellowship in Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Società Italiana di Chirurgia della Mano (SICM) — SICM-accredited Italian hand surgery centres
Brescia · Italy
Annual SICM fellowship, running since 2009, in which young orthopaedic or plastic surgeons spend six months each at two SICM-accredited hand surgery centres in Italy (e.g. Florence Careggi, Pini Milan, Padua, Modena, Turin CTO, Rome San Camillo). City reflects the SICM secretariat; training takes place at the chosen centres.
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre leadMichele RiccioHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (two consecutive 6-month periods at two different SICM-accredited centres); 2026-2027 edition starts 4 January 2027
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedFellowship in Hand & Microsurgery
Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj
New Delhi · India
A full-time clinical fellowship focused on hand surgery and microsurgical reconstruction at Max Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi.
Course DirectorDr Manoj JoharHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year full-time clinical fellowship
Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycleHand and Microsurgery Fellowship
Christine M. Kleinert Institute / University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky · United States
A cooperative institute/university programme with US/Canadian and international pathways for qualified surgeons pursuing additional hand and upper-extremity training.
Hand Surgery Fellowship Program DirectorMichelle Palazzo, MDHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland · United States
An ACGME-accredited fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital taught jointly by plastic/reconstructive and orthopaedic hand-surgery faculty.
Fellowship leadership (as listed)Sophie Anne StrikeHand
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (ACGME-accredited)
Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Rolling · availability unconfirmedHand Surgery Fellowship
Tehran University of Medical Sciences — Department of Hand Surgery
Tehran · Iran
An 18-month TUMS fellowship following Iran's national hand surgery curriculum, covering tendon, nerve, brachial plexus, vascular and soft-tissue reconstruction, flaps and microsurgery.
HandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 18 months
Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Verona
Verona University Hospital — Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit (European Hand Trauma and Replantation Center)
Verona · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Massimo CorainHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Fellowship / Clinical Attachment — Turin
C.T.O. Hospital — Traumatology and Hand Surgery (U.O.C.)
Turin · Italy
Listed on the FESSH training-centre directory. Details are submitted by the centre's principal contact; FESSH states it has not checked or approved these fellowships.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Bruno BattistonHandMicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
- Pathway
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Research / Self-funded Fellowship — Section of Hand Surgery, TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar (FESSH training centre)
TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich — Section of Hand Surgery
Munich · Germany
The TUM Section of Hand Surgery is registered with FESSH as a training centre offering research and self-funded fellowship places in trauma, microsurgery and wrist instability. The FESSH entry dates from 2020 and the section's leadership has since changed, so availability should be confirmed.
Host department leadership (as listed)Haydar KükrekHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedPlastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery Observer / Self-funded Fellowship — Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg (FESSH training centre)
Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg — Klinik für Plastische, Hand- und wiederherstellende Chirurgie
Regensburg · Germany
The Regensburg plastic, hand and reconstructive surgery department is listed by FESSH as offering observer attachments and self-funded fellowships, with a focus on hand trauma and additional interest in peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery. The listing is older (2012) but the department and its chief are unchanged.
Named in official programme listingMarcus SpiesHandPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment / Self-Funded Fellowship — Universitätsklinik für Plastische- und Handchirurgie
Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern — Universitätsklinik für Plastische- und Handchirurgie
Bern · Switzerland
Bern's university clinic for plastic and hand surgery is registered as a FESSH hand surgery training centre offering self-funded observer attachments. Its own training page lists clinical training stays for Swiss and foreign doctors alongside weekly teaching and case conferences.
Chief Physician Hand Surgery and Co-Director Hand Surgery; FESSH contactProf. Esther VögelinHandMicrosurgery
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Self-Funded Visitation — Schulthess Klinik
Schulthess Klinik — Fachbereich Handchirurgie
Zurich · Switzerland
The orthopaedically based hand surgery unit at Schulthess Klinik in Zurich is listed by FESSH as a training centre offering self-funded visitations. The department is an SIWF-certified postgraduate training centre.
Hand surgery host / named contactDaniel Herren, MD, MHAHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand and Elbow Surgery Training Centre — Self-Funded Fellowship / Clinical Attachment
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
Gravesano · Switzerland
A certified Swiss training centre in hand and orthopaedic surgery near Lugano, listed by FESSH as offering research and self-funded observer attachments. The centre's own site lists it as a FESSH training centre, an SIWF hand surgery training site and part of the four-canton hand surgery training network.
Named in official programme listingIvan TamiHandMicrosurgeryPeripheral nerve
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmedHand Surgery Clinical Attachment / Self-Funded Fellowship — USZ Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
University Hospital Zurich (USZ) — Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Zurich · Switzerland
USZ's Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is listed by FESSH as a hand surgery training centre offering research and self-funded observer attachments covering a wide range of hand surgery. This is distinct from the department's robotic lymphatic microsurgery fellowship; the FESSH entry dates from 2012, so availability should be confirmed.
Named training-centre contact (FESSH host-submitted listing)Maurizio CalcagniHand
- Pathway
- Observership
- Duration
- Duration not published; confirm with the programme
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026