Unique to this program, all fellows have an opportunity to travel abroad and work alongside internationally renowned hand and upper extremity surgeons. It is the intention of this international elective to expose fellows to nontraditional treatment methods and philosophies, as well as different patient populations and medical systems.
Several training centers have been identified as excellent resources and possess established traditions for international fellow education. Centers will be determined based on the preferences and goals of the fellow.
Training Centers
| Country | City | University/Hospital/Clinic |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vienna | Unfallkrankenhaus Wien Lorenz Böhler, Handchirurgi Director: Dr. Martin Leixnering |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics Director: Anderson Vieira Monteiro |
| Brazil | São Paulo | Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital São Paulo, São Paulo Hand Center Director: Gustavo Mantovani |
| Brazil | São Paulo | Hand and Microsurgery Institute of Orthopeadic and Traumatology Medical School of University of São Paulo, Brazil Director: Rames Mattar Jr. |
| Czech Republic | Vysoke nad Jizerou | Ustav chirurgie ruky a plasticke chirurgie Hand and Plastic Surgery Institute International Director: Radek Kebrle, MD |
| England | Wrightington, Lancashire | Wrightington Hospital Director: Adam Watts |
| Germany | Ravensburg | Elisabeth Hospital Ravensburg Ravensburg Hand Center Director: Hermann Krimmer |
| Germany | Köln | Universitätsklinikum Köln, Germany Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie Director: Lars P. Müller; Fellowship Director: Universitätsklinikum Köln |
| Germany | Frankfurt |
BG Trauma Center Frankfurt am Main |
| Germany | Würzburg | University Hospital of Würzburg Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Director: Rainer Meffert |
| Italy | Verona |
Policlinico GB Rossi, University Hospital Verona |
| Italy | Milano |
Humanitas Research Hospital |
| Switzerland | Bern | Department of Orthopedic Surgery Inselspital Bern University Hospital, Switzerland Director: K.A. Siebenrock, MD |
| Switzerland | St. Gallen | Kantonsspital of St. Gallen Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Director: Jörg Grünert |