New opportunity: BAPRAS x APSI Fellowship 2026

APSI has kindly offered the opportunity for 10 BAPRAS trainee members (ST5 – 8) to undertake a short fellowship (1 week) in various parts of India. The selected candidates will be offered free accommodation and lodging only, for one week at individual centre, and it is hoped fellows will go on to attend the APSICON meeting from 9^th December to share their experiences and submit abstracts. Please note that successful trainees will be self-funding all other expenses. They can avail to trainee rate for APSICON 2026.
  

Fellowship will be offered in the following centres, with 2 trainees allocated to each centre:

1) Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar - Dr Ravi Mahajan

Field of Interest: Clefts, hands, microsurgery, limb reconstruction

2) Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore - Dr S. Raja Sabapathy

Field of Interest: hand & reconstructive microsurgery, trauma reconstructive surgery & brachial plexus reconstruction

3) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - Dr Vinay Shankhdhar

Field of Interest: head & neck, extremity, oncosurgery, Microsurgery

4) Amritha Hospital, Kochi – Dr Subramaniam Iyer

Field of interest: Hand transplant, Head & Neck reconstruction, Lymphoedema

5) Vedant Hospital, Nashik – Dr Rajendra Nehete

Field of Interest: Microsurgery and Reconstruction

To apply for one of these fellowships, please complete and return the application form linked below, along with your CV to secretariat@bapras.org.uk by Friday 17^th July 2026.
  
This opportunity was facilitated by BAPRAS Honorary Secretary - Ms Reena Agarwal. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at secretariat@bapras.org.uk