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San Paolo Hospital, University of Milano
Milan, ItalyColorectal6 months, hosted October to March
ESCP-listed host centre for the 6-month Colorectal Robotic Surgery Fellowship. Host page describes colorectal cancer, laparoscopic and robotic surgery and general/emergency surgery, with robotic platform access four days a week for coloproc
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Prof. Luca Morelli. Listed specialties: general surgery, HPB, colorectal. Host sheet: malpractice insurance provided; scrubbi
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (University of Milan)
Milan, ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Prof. Luigi Boni. Listed specialties: abdominal, colorectal, oesophagogastric. Host page: largest academic hospital and resea
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Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda
Peschiera del Garda (Verona), ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Dr. Giovanni Butturini. Listed specialties: biliopancreatic, liver surgery, pancreato-biliary EUS. Host page: tertiary referr
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University of Pavia (Policlinico San Matteo)
Pavia, ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Prof. Andrea Pietrabissa. Listed specialties: upper GI, colorectal, bariatric. Host sheet: malpractice insurance possible but
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University of Torino
Turin, ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Prof. Mario Morino. Listed specialties: general, digestive, oncological. Host sheet: scrubbing, first-assistant and endoscopy
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Vittorio Veneto Hospital
Vittorio Veneto, ItalyMinimally Invasive2 months
Host institution in the EAES two-month minimally invasive surgery Fellowship (2027 host list). Fellowship director Dr. Ferdinando Agresta. Listed specialties: laparoscopic emergency and abdominal surgery. Host sheet: community hospital stro
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, ItalyBariatric & Metabolic1 to 3 weeks
Listed in the IFSO European Chapter hospitals for the 2026 IFSO Observership Program (host lead Marco Raffaelli). IFSO requires listed hospitals to have routine protocols, logistic support, more than 200 MBS cases per year and a multidiscip
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Federico II University Bariatric Center
Naples, ItalyBariatric & Metabolic1 to 3 weeks
Listed in the IFSO European Chapter hospitals for the 2026 IFSO Observership Program (host lead Mario Musella). IFSO requires listed hospitals to have routine protocols, logistic support, more than 200 MBS cases per year and a multidiscipli
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University of Naples Federico II
Naples, ItalyBreast4 weeks
Topic-focused observership on oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery (nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction), breast-unit organisation, MDT tumour boards and radiology/pathology review. Observation only, no hands-on
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Emergency Surgery Dept, Parma University Hospital (Ospedale Maggiore) with Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
Parma, ItalyTrauma & Acute Care6 months
WSES-sponsored 6-month fellowship in laparoscopic management of surgical gastrointestinal emergencies, trauma care and robotic surgery, split between Henri Mondor (Créteil) and Parma. One fellow per period. Supervised by N. de'Angelis and F
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Maurizio Bufalini Hospital
Cesena, ItalyTrauma & Acute Care6 or 12 months
WSES Fellowship in emergency surgery and trauma: 6 or 12 months as a staff member of an accredited centre, active part of the surgical team under a mentor; fellow develops a research project leading to a manuscript and attends one WSES cong
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Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, ItalyTrauma & Acute Care6 or 12 months
WSES Fellowship in emergency surgery and trauma: 6 or 12 months as a staff member of an accredited centre, active part of the surgical team under a mentor; fellow develops a research project leading to a manuscript and attends one WSES cong
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Ospedale P. Pederzoli, Unità di Chirurgia del Pancreas
Peschiera del Garda, ItalyHPB4 consecutive months
One-place fellowship in pancreatic surgery under the patronage of SICO: daily attendance in theatre, ward, clinics and multidisciplinary meetings, with a minimum number of low/medium difficulty procedures guaranteed according to aptitude, a
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, ItalyHPB3 or 6 months
One of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Oncology tracks of the ESO Clinical Training Centres Fellowship Programme for doctors at INT Milan; other INT tracks include head and neck cancers and sarcoma. Programme is oncology-wide; the degree
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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University - GSD hospital network (San Raffaele Hospital, Policlinico San Donato)
Milan, ItalyHPBUp to two years overall
Vita-Salute San Raffaele Clinical Fellowship Program lists hepatobiliary surgery among its signature programmes, hosted in the GSD hospital network.
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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University - GSD hospital network (San Raffaele Hospital, Policlinico San Donato)
Milan, ItalyColorectalUp to two years overall
Vita-Salute San Raffaele Clinical Fellowship Program lists colorectal surgery among its signature programmes, hosted in the GSD hospital network.
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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University - GSD hospital network (San Raffaele Hospital, Policlinico San Donato)
Milan, ItalyBariatric & MetabolicUp to two years overall
Vita-Salute San Raffaele Clinical Fellowship Program lists bariatric surgery among its signature programmes, hosted in the GSD hospital network.
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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University - GSD hospital network (San Raffaele Hospital, Policlinico San Donato)
Milan, ItalyMinimally InvasiveUp to two years overall
Vita-Salute San Raffaele Clinical Fellowship Program lists robotic and minimally invasive surgery among its signature programmes, hosted in the GSD hospital network.
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, ItalyColorectal Surgery3 or 6 months
ESO Clinical Training Centre observership in the Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours Unit (TEAD), part of Surgical Oncology 2 Colo-Rectal, a European referral centre for familial polyposis and Lynch syndrome (ERN GENTURIS). Participants take
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European Institute of Oncology (IEO)
Milan, ItalySurgical OncologyOne day up to 12 months for EU residents; up to 3 months for non-EU residents; up to 1 month for medical specialists (IEO application form guidelines)
Hospital-wide clinical observership at a comprehensive cancer centre (IEO is known for breast, thoracic, abdominal and head and neck oncologic surgery incl. robotic surgery). Observers follow staff in wards, clinics, grand rounds and multid
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Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Genoa, ItalyPaediatric SurgeryMinimum 6 months, maximum 2 years depending on specialty/unit
Hospital-wide International Pediatric Fellowship Program in which the fellow is embedded in a chosen department with a consultant mentor and joins the clinical team (ward rounds, clinics, operating theatres, multidisciplinary meetings). The
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