The Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery provides advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of complex disorders and injuries affecting the hand, wrist, and upper limb. The programme focuses on trauma, reconstructive surgery, peripheral nerve injuries, tendon and ligament disorders, microsurgical techniques, and functional rehabilitation. Fellows develop an integrated understanding of surgical decision-making and multidisciplinary management of patients with complex hand and upper-limb conditions.

Objectives

• To develop advanced knowledge of hand, wrist, and upper-limb anatomy and pathology.
• To understand the assessment and management of traumatic and non-traumatic hand conditions.
• To develop knowledge of microsurgical principles, peripheral nerve repair, and tissue reconstruction.
• To explore modern techniques in tendon, ligament, vascular, and soft-tissue reconstruction.
• To understand postoperative rehabilitation and functional restoration following hand surgery.
• To develop safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred approaches to complex hand and microsurgical care.

Career Opportunities

• Hand Surgery Clinical Practitioner
• Microsurgery Clinical Associate
• Upper Limb Trauma Practitioner
• Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Practitioner
• Hand Rehabilitation and Postoperative Care Practitioner
• Clinical Research Associate in Hand and Microsurgery

Further Training

• MSc in Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, or Reconstructive Surgery
• Advanced training in Microsurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
• Specialist training in Upper Limb and Hand Trauma
• Fellowship programmes in Plastic, Reconstructive, or Orthopaedic Hand Surgery
• Research programmes in Hand Surgery and Microsurgical Reconstruction

Course duration: 1 year

Note: However, if required, the course duration may be increased to meet additional learning needs.