Hand Surgery Course: Basic Hand Flaps, Nerves,
Tendons and Fractures
Tendons and Fractures
12-14 June 2026
Max Participants
24
Location
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Tickets
Includes 55-page Illustrated Surgical Technique Book
Accreditation
Course Introduction
The Esser Asia 2026 course is a three-day program covering Basic Hand Flaps, Nerve repair, Tendon techniques, and Fracture management.
The program
12 June 2026 Day 1: Local Flaps of the Hand and Forearm
| 07:30 | Registration | |
| 08:00 | Opening | |
| 08:15 | Vascular anatomy of hand and fingers | |
| 08:45 | Soft tissue coverage of fingertip: V-Y flap, eponycheal flap, thenar flap, Venkataswami/ Evans flap | |
| 09:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 09:45 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 10:15 | Skillslab: V-Y flap, eponychial flap, thenar flap, Venkataswami/Evans flap | |
| 11:30 | Soft tissue coverage of fingertip (cross-finger flap, pivot flap) and dorsal side of the finger (Quaba flap, Hatchet flap) | |
| 12:00 | Faculty demonstration/ QA | |
| 12:30 | Skillslab: cross-finger flap, pivot flap, Quaba flap, Hatchet flap | |
| 13:00 | Loupe – Tips on Best Usage | |
| 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:00 | Soft tissue coverage of the thumb: Moberg flap, FDMA flap, Littler’s flap, Hueston, Moschelle flap | |
| 14:45 | Faculty demonstration/ QA | |
| 15:15 | Skillslab: Moberg flap, FDMA flap, Littler flap, Hueston flap, Moschella flap | |
| 16:00 | Forearm flaps – Radial artery flap, Posterior Interosseus Artery Flap | |
| 16:30 | Faculty demonstration/ QA | |
| 16:45 | Skillslab: Radial artery flap, PIA flap | |
| 17:30 | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
| 17:45 | End |
13 June 2026 Day 2: Nerves and Tendons
| 08:00 | NERVES: Nerve Injury and Repair : Primary versus secondary / Autograft versus cadaver / Conduits |
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| 08:50 | Faculty Demonstration / QA | |
| 09:20 | Skillslab: Nerve Repair Techniques Cut, repair and assess for tensegrity : Neurorrhaphy optimization: 5 x “T”s |
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| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 | Anatomy of Median Nerve with Proximal neuropathies of median nerve and carpal tunnel syndrome |
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| 10:30 | Revision Carpal Tunnel release – hypothenar fat pad flap | |
| 10:45 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 11:00 | Skillslab: Median nerve decompression at the level of PT, FDS arcade and carpal tunnel |
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| 11:45 | Anatomy of ulnar nerve with Compression neuropathies of ulnar nerve: cubital tunnel syndrome, Guyon’s tunnel syndrome |
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| 12:00 | Ulnar nerve transposition, fat pad and medial epicondylectomy | |
| 12:15 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 12:30 | Skillslab: Ulnar nerve decompression at the level of cubital tunnel and Guyon’s tunnel +/- fat pad and medial epicondylectomy |
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| 13:30 | LUNCH | |
| 14:15 | Anatomy of radial nerve with Compression neuropathies of radial nerve: Radial tunnel syndrome, posterior interosseous tunnel syndrome Waternberg’s syndrome |
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| 14:30 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 14:45 | Skillslab: Radial nerve decompression at the level of Fröhse arcade and supinator | |
| 15:30 | TENDONS: Flexor Tendons – Anatomy, Repair Techniques (2,4 and 6 strands) & Rehabilitation |
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| 16:00 | Extensor Tendons – Anatomy, Repair Techniques & Rehabilitation | |
| 16:10 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 16:20 | Skillslab: Flexor Tendon and Extensor Tendon Repair | |
| 17:15 | Summary and Panel Discussion Q/ | |
| 17:30 | End |
14 June 2026 Day 3: Basic Hand Fractures
| 08:30 | Conservative treatment of hand fractures | |
| 08:50 | Operative treatment of phalangeal fractures and PIPJ fracture dislocation | |
| 09:20 | Faculty demonstration / QA (Plating and Suzuki frame) | |
| 09:50 | Skillslab: Approaches and plating of phalangeal fractures/ Suzuki traction Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:45 | Treatment of metacarpal fractures including Bennett, Rolando fractures | |
| 11:15 | Faculty demonstration / QA | |
| 11:45 | Skillslab: Metacarpal plating, approaches to the base of the thumb Rolando/Bennett fractures |
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| 12:30 | LUNCH | |
| 13:00 | End |
THE EXPERTS
The Esser Masterclass instructors and faculty are dedicated and certified hand surgeons. This means that the Esser Masterclass is focused on providing a tailored made and hands on international education by experts in the field across the globe. This Esser Masterclass is endorsed by the Malaysian Society For Surgery of the Hand
All Esser Masterclass Courses will be accredited by the EACCME® for official European CME credits. The amount of CME credits will be depicted on the main page of every course when the accreditation is finalised.
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World leaders in the field giving highly informative lecture. Great cadaver sessions and high quality manual. 9/10
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Great lectures and discussion sessions with a large diverse international faculty. Cadavers were very good quality for dissection 9.5/10
Meet the faculty
Dr. Timofey Sukhinin MD, PhD
Hand surgeon/Microsurgeon
Dr. Georgiy Nazaryan, MD, PhD
European Diploma in Hand Surgery, Head of Hand Microsurgery Center
Dr. Shalimar Abdullah
Hand & Microsurgery Unit Hospital UKM, KL, Malaysia
Dr. Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Mohd Iskander Mohd Amin
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Shams Amir Shamsul Bahar
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Amir Adham Ahmad
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Parminder Singh Gill
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Collin Looi
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Jeremy Prakash
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Prof. Sharifah Roohi Syed Waseem Ahmad
European Diploma in Hand Surgery, Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Ranjit Singh Gill
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
Dr. Heri Suroto
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Indonesia
Dr. Jirachat Kraisarin
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Thailand
Dr. Kanchai Malungpaishrope
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Thailand
Dr. Kanit Sananpanich
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Thailand
Meet the organization
Dr. Shalimar Abdullah
Hand & Microsurgery Unit Hospital UKM, KL, Malaysia
Dr. Liron Duraku
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Georgiy Nazaryan
European Diploma in Hand Surgery, Head of Hand Microsurgery Center
REGISTRATION
Please check for the FAIR-TRAED reduced registration rate
*Tickets are non refundable, exchange tickets to participants on the waiting list is possible.
FAIR-TRAED
Esser Masterclass introduced a new education principle: FAIR-TRAED (Fair Transparent Education). FAIR-TRAED means that the registration fees are directly invested in the Esser Masterclass educational materials to advance hand surgery trainings. The organisation and the faculty have a passion for hand surgery and support FAIR-TRAED which means that they do not receive any financial compensation. This enables Esser Masterclass to keep the registration fees at a minimum. Our mission is making high-quality handsurgery education accessible for every handsurgeon around the globe and our motto is training form handsurgeons to handsurgeons.
Special Thanks to
Ella Nitters MSc, MA
“As a medical illustrator I am proud to be part of the Esser Masterclass. It’s my passion to draw the human anatomy and within Esser Masterclass I get the opportunity to explore this with devoted hand surgeons.”