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□ Fellowship in Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care and Surgery — 2026
Footexperts Programme · Training for English-speaking surgeons and physicians worldwide
□ 2026 Intake — Limited places available
Applications now open. Programme start: October 2026. Places are limited to ensure the quality of hands-on training. Request information before they are filled.
The Footexperts Fellowship in Diabetic Foot Care and Surgery is the reference training programme in English for physicians, traumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to specialise in the comprehensive management of the diabetic foot. It combines online theoretical training with hands-on clinical and surgical practice in Barcelona under the direct supervision of internationally recognised specialists.
✅ Why choose the Footexperts Diabetic Foot Fellowship?
- ✅ One of the few programmes in English with real surgical practice in diabetic foot
- ✅ Led by internationally recognised specialists (EFAS + SEMCPT)
- ✅ Blended format: weekly online sessions + hands-on practice in Barcelona
- ✅ Access to real surgical cases — reconstructive surgery, amputations, infections
- ✅ Footexperts network: international community of foot and ankle specialists
- ✅ Accredited title of Fellow specialist in diabetic foot
- ✅ Open to physicians from Spain, Europe, Latin America and worldwide
Who is this fellowship for?
□ Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeons
- With foot and ankle experience looking to deepen their knowledge in diabetic foot
- Surgeons wishing to incorporate limb salvage techniques
□⚕️ Internists / Endocrinologists
- Treating diabetic patients who want specific surgical training
- Specialists in complex wound management
□ Plastic / Vascular Surgeons
- Interested in diabetic foot reconstruction
- Specialists in flaps and soft tissue coverage
Programme Directors
□ Dr. Manel Ballester
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon · Barcelona
- Head of Traumatology Service — Hospital Universitari de Mataró
- Coordinator Foot & Ankle Unit — Clínica Creu Blanca Barcelona
- Fellowship IFAR Baltimore (USA) and Switzerland
- SEMCPT and EFAS member · Footexperts Fellowship Director
□ Dr. Gustavo Lucar
Diabetic Foot Specialist · Barcelona
- Specialist in vascular and infectious diabetic foot pathology
- Experience in reconstructive surgery and limb salvage
- International training in diabetic foot
- Co-director of the Diabetic Foot Fellowship since its inception
Training format
□ Phase 1 — Online
Online theoretical training
- ⏱ Duration: 2 months
- □ Weekly live sessions
- □ Recorded classes available
- □ Exclusive clinical and surgical materials
- □ Accessible from any country
- □ Discussion of real clinical cases
□ Phase 2 — In-person
Clinical practice in Barcelona
- □ Hospital Universitari de Mataró
- □ Clínica Creu Blanca Barcelona
- □ Hospital de Sant Pau Barcelona
- □ Operating theatre and outpatient clinic
- □ Real diabetic foot cases
- □ Direct mentoring by programme directors
Programme content
□ Module 1 — Fundamentals
- Pathophysiology of the diabetic foot
- Neuropathy, ischaemia and Charcot neuroarthropathy
- Wound classification (Wagner, Texas, WIFI)
- Imaging diagnosis: MRI, angiography
- Microbiology and infection in the diabetic foot
⚕️ Module 2 — Conservative treatment
- Advanced chronic wound care
- VAC therapy and wound coverage techniques
- Offloading and orthopaedic devices for the diabetic foot
- Antibiotic therapy and bone infection management
- Limb salvage strategies
□ Module 3 — Reconstructive surgery
- Corrective surgery for diabetic foot deformities
- Arthrodesis and internal fixation
- Local and regional flaps
- Charcot foot correction
- Minimally invasive techniques (MIS) in the diabetic foot
□ Module 4 — Amputations and rehabilitation
- Amputation vs. salvage criteria
- Major and minor amputation techniques
- Post-amputation rehabilitation
- Foot and ankle prosthetics
- Prevention of ulcer recurrence
Application process
1
Information requestFill in the contact form with your specialty, country and motivation. You will receive the full programme and enrolment details.
2
Selection interviewA brief interview with the programme directors to assess your profile and tailor the fellowship to your training objectives.
3
Place confirmationAccess to the online platform and all logistical information for the in-person phase in Barcelona.
4
Programme start — October 2026Weekly online theoretical sessions begin. The in-person phase is scheduled according to the fellow's calendar.
Physicians from Spain, Latin America and worldwide
□ Participants from across the world
□□ United Kingdom□□ United States□□ Australia□□ Canada□□ Ireland□□ South Africa□□ India□□ Singapore□□ Spain□□ Germany□□ France□□ Italy+ worldwide □
The online phase is accessible from any country. The in-person phase in Barcelona can be organised in concentrated blocks to facilitate international travel.
Endorsed by
□ EFAS
European Foot & Ankle Society
EFAS Clinical Fellowship
European Foot & Ankle Society
EFAS Clinical Fellowship
□ SEMCPT
Spanish Society of Medicine
& Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
Spanish Society of Medicine
& Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
□ Footexperts
Diabetic Foot Expert
by Footexperts
Diabetic Foot Expert
by Footexperts
□ Not sure if this fellowship is right for you? Contact us with your specialty and level of experience. The programme directors respond personally.
□ Footexperts — Foot and Ankle Training Programme · Barcelona
Directors: Dr. Manel Ballester & Dr. Gustavo Lucar · Accredited by EFAS and SEMCPT · Location: Barcelona, Spain · Format: Online + In-person · Language: English · Start: October 2026
□ Apply now — Diabetic Foot Fellowship 2026
Limited places · Online from any country · In-person in Barcelona · English · EFAS · SEMCPT · Footexperts
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