Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

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149 programs · 18 shown

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

San Diego Spine Fellowship

San Diego Spine Foundation

⌖ San Diego, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

GMGregory M. Mundis, Jr.BABehrooz A. Akbarnia+6 more

Duration1 year (August 1 to July 31)

Funding$75,000 for academic year 2026-2027 (includes health and malpractice insurance, plus academic…

Clinical exposureComprehensive orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine training across Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial La Jolla,…

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Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Musculoskeletal Oncology

Sarcoma Fellowship (Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology)

University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics (University of Utah Health / Huntsman Cancer Institute)

⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →

Faculty & leadership

KBKevin B. JonesJSJohn S. Groundland

DurationOne year (August 1 – July 31)

FundingAnnual salary PGY-6 equivalent plus benefits (University of Utah GME 2026-2027 level-6 stipend:…

Clinical exposureExtensive tertiary/quaternary surgical exposure to the complete array of benign and malignant musculoskeletal neoplastic and…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Spine Fellowship (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

University of Virginia School of Medicine / UVA Health

⌖ Charlottesville, Virginia · United States →

Faculty & leadership

SLStephen LockeyALAdam L. Shimer+4 more

Duration1 year (August 1 to July 31)

FundingNASS directory cites a 2016–2017 stipend of $62,340 plus benefits (historical figure); the…

Clinical exposureNon-operative and operative care of spinal disorders in patients of all ages, including congenital and developmental disorders,…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Spine Fellowship (Florida Orthopaedic Institute & FORE)

Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) and the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE)

⌖ Tampa, Florida · United States →

Faculty & leadership

AAAdil A. SamadBRBrooks R. Osburn+3 more

Duration1 year (August 1 to July 31)

FundingFORE programme page: 'competitive salary — contact program coordinator for details'. NASS:…

Clinical exposureHigh-volume private-academic practice with 7,000+ spine outpatient visits and 1,300+ spine surgeries a year. Surgery is at Tampa…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Spine Surgery Fellowship

UC San Diego School of Medicine – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (UC San Diego Health)

⌖ San Diego, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

RTR. Todd AllenVZVinko Zlomislic+2 more

Duration1 year (August 1 to July 31)

FundingStipend commensurate with level of training (PGY 5 or 6) plus benefits.

Clinical exposureHigh-volume programme at UC San Diego Medical Center (Hillcrest and Jacobs) and the VA Medical Center covering degenerative,…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Hand & Microsurgery

Stanford Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship

Stanford Medicine Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center

⌖ Redwood City and Palo Alto, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JYJeffrey YaoCCCatherine Curtin

Duration1 year beginning 1 August

FundingStanford Health Care GME house staff stipends for 2026–2027 (CIR/SEIU scale, continuing pending…

Clinical exposureMultidisciplinary hand, shoulder and elbow training with adult reconstruction and trauma, athletic injury, microvascular surgery,…

APPLICANT PROFILEBoard-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons dedicated to upper-limb surgery

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Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Sports Medicine

Stanford Non-Operative Sports Medicine Fellowship

Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / PM&R

⌖ Stanford, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

MFMichael FredericsonCHCalvin Hwang+1 more

Duration12 months, beginning August 1

FundingStanford Health Care GME house staff stipends for 2026–2027 (CIR/SEIU scale, continuing pending…

Clinical exposureTeam-physician experience, diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal ultrasound, regenerative medicine, adaptive sports, electives,…

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible PM&R, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine or Pediatrics residency graduates

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Sports Medicine

Stanford Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Stanford and Redwood City, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

SLSeth L. ShermanMRMarc R. Safran

Duration12 months, beginning August 1

FundingStanford Health Care GME house staff stipends for 2026–2027 (CIR/SEIU scale, continuing pending…

Clinical exposureThree-month mentorship blocks, knee and shoulder reconstruction, hip arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, elbow surgery, elite team…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgery residency graduates who meet ACGME and California licensing requirements

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

Stanford Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

Stanford University Medical Center

⌖ Stanford, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JBJulius BishopLHL. Henry Goodnough

Duration12 months, beginning August 1

Funding$103,001.60 plus benefits (OTA directory)

Clinical exposurePolytrauma, complex articular injury, pelvis and acetabulum fractures, nonunion, malunion, infection, post-traumatic reconstruction,…

APPLICANT PROFILEGraduates of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency who can obtain a California medical licence

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Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Hand & Microsurgery

SUNY Upstate Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

SUNY Upstate Medical University / Upstate Orthopedics

⌖ Syracuse, New York · United States →

Faculty & leadership

BHBrian HarleyJLJon Loftus+2 more

Duration1 year (typical NRMP Hand Surgery fellowship length)

FundingFiscal-year 2026 salary of USD 86,084

Clinical exposureHand and whole upper-extremity care including adult and paediatric trauma, replantation, free-tissue transfer, microsurgery,…

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

UC Davis Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

UC Davis Medical Center / UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Sacramento, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

MAMark A. LeeCBChristian Broomfield+4 more

Duration1 year, 1 August–31 July

FundingCompensation is at the UC Davis PGY-6 level; the reviewed fellowship page does not state the…

Clinical exposureBlunt polytrauma, open and complex periarticular fractures, pelvis and acetabulum, malunion, nonunion, bone defects and fusion, with…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgery graduates seeking advanced trauma or fracture training; the OTA graduate-acceptance columns and host-specific criteria apply

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Musculoskeletal Oncology

UCLA Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship

UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ABAlexander B. ChristNMNicholas M. Bernthal+1 more

Duration1 academic year (one fellow per academic year)

FundingSalary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page

Clinical exposureBone and soft-tissue sarcoma, metastatic bone disease, benign tumours and metabolic bone disease in children and adults, with…

APPLICANT PROFILEGraduates of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Hand & Microsurgery

UCSF Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity Fellowship Program

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Division of Plastic and Reconstructiv

⌖ San Francisco, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

NLNicolas LeeNSNicole Schroeder+1 more

Duration1 year

FundingCombined salary and housing allowance of $113,149 for academic year 2025-26.

Clinical exposureCombined orthopaedic and plastic surgery hand programme with emergency and consultation service across UCSF Moffitt Long, Zuckerberg…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Musculoskeletal Oncology

University of Chicago Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship

University of Chicago Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine

⌖ Chicago, Illinois · United States →

Program lead

RCRex C. Haydon

Duration1 year

FundingUChicago GME FY27 resident stipend scale: US$96,239 at PGY-6 (the programme does not state the…

Clinical exposureMusculoskeletal oncology across UChicago Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, with operating and clinic days at both, a…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgeons authorised to work full-time in the US by the start date

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Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Sports Medicine

University of Florida Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

University of Florida Department of Community Health and Family Medicine

⌖ Gainesville, Florida · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JRJames R. ClugstonKEKatie Edenfield+3 more

Duration12 months

FundingPaid at the applicable UF PGY-4 or PGY-5 housestaff rate with benefits; the programme page does…

Clinical exposureNon-operative sports medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, orthopaedic subspecialty rotations, concussion, college health, cadaver…

APPLICANT PROFILEPhysicians completing an ACGME-accredited residency in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; this is a non-operative primary-care sports medicine fellowship, not an orthopaedic-surgery fellowship

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Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Hand & Microsurgery

University of Miami Plastic Hand Surgery Fellowship — Jackson Health

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine / Jackson Health System, Division of Plastic Surgery

⌖ Miami, Florida · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ZJZubin J. PanthakiKKKashyap K. Tadisina+12 more

Duration1 year

FundingJackson Health System resident and fellow stipends for 2026–2027 by PGY level: PGY-1 USD 73,622;…

Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric hand surgery, complex peripheral nerve, wrist reconstruction and arthroscopy, microsurgery, free-flap,…

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

University of New Mexico Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

University of New Mexico Hospital

⌖ Albuquerque, New Mexico · United States →

Faculty & leadership

DCDavid Chafey IIITDThomas DeCoster+5 more

Duration12 months

FundingUNM directs fellows to current GME salary and benefits information, but the fellowship page does…

Clinical exposureAcute and reconstructive orthopaedic trauma at New Mexico's only Level I trauma centre; UNM reports approximately 800 cases as…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgery graduates seeking advanced trauma or fracture training; the OTA graduate-acceptance columns and host-specific criteria apply

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

University of Rochester Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

University of Rochester Medical Center

⌖ Rochester, New York · United States →

Faculty & leadership

NJNoah JosephJGJohn Gorczyca+3 more

Duration1 year under the current OTA fellowship structure

FundingAnnual salary as listed in the OTA directory: '85376'

Clinical exposurePolytrauma, pelvis-acetabulum surgery, post-traumatic reconstruction and hip-pelvis reconstruction at a Level I centre treating more…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgery graduates seeking advanced trauma or fracture training; the OTA graduate-acceptance columns and host-specific criteria apply

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