CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

235 matching canonical clinical fellowship and operative-training pathways across 23 countries.

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DESTINATION

Dominican Republic →

8 programs · 5 shown
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Sub-especialidad en Cirugía de Columna — CECANOT (Centro Cardio-Neuro-Oftalmológico y Trasplante)

Centro Cardio-Neuro-Oftalmológico y Trasplante (CECANOT) / Universidad Central del Este (UCE)

⌖ Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional · Dominican Republic →

Duration2 years
FundingSalaried residency: the call states that private-sector hospitals must pay residents the same…
Clinical exposureTwo-year post-specialty residency (sub-especialidad) in spine surgery, run under the Dominican national medical residency system…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Sub-especialidad en Cirugía de Columna — Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora

Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora / Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

⌖ Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic →

Duration2 years
FundingSalaried residency: the call states that private-sector hospitals must pay residents the same…
Clinical exposureTwo-year post-specialty residency (sub-especialidad) in spine surgery, run under the Dominican national medical residency system…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Sub-especialidad en Cirugía de Reemplazo Articular — Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora

Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora / Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

⌖ Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic →

Duration2 years
FundingSalaried residency: the call states that private-sector hospitals must pay residents the same…
Clinical exposureTwo-year post-specialty residency (sub-especialidad) in joint replacement surgery, run under the Dominican national medical…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Limb Reconstruction

Sub-especialidad en Fijación Externa y Reconstrucción Ósea — Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora

Hospital Traumatológico Dr. Ney Arias Lora / Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

⌖ Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic →

Duration2 years
FundingSalaried residency: the call states that private-sector hospitals must pay residents the same…
Clinical exposureTwo-year post-specialty residency (sub-especialidad) in external fixation and bone reconstruction, run under the Dominican national…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Paediatric Orthopaedics

Sub-especialidad en Ortopedia Pediátrica — Hospital Docente Universitario Dr. Darío Contreras

Hospital Docente Universitario Dr. Darío Contreras / Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

⌖ Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic →

Duration1 year
FundingSalaried residency: the call states that private-sector hospitals must pay residents the same…
Clinical exposureOne-year post-specialty residency (sub-especialidad) in paediatric orthopaedics, run under the Dominican national medical residency…
DESTINATION

Hong Kong →

1 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Paediatric Orthopaedics

SRDC Skeletal Dysplasia International Fellowship

Skeletal Research and Development Center / The University of Hong Kong

⌖ Hong Kong · Hong Kong →

DurationRegular fellowship: 3 or 6 months; short-term visiting…
FundingRegular fellows: RMB 10,000/month in mainland China or RMB 12,000/month in Hong Kong;…
Clinical exposureFull clinical duties, inpatient and outpatient care, ward rounds, emergency on-call, clinical case discussions, surgical…
APPLICANT PROFILEQualified overseas orthopaedic clinicians with specialist training or equivalent who wish to focus on skeletal dysplasia; a separate short-term route is intended for senior paediatric orthopaedic clinicians.
DESTINATION

Spain →

3 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026
Clinical + Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Shoulder & Elbow

Fellowship CHC — Shoulder & Elbow Clinical-Surgical and Research Stay (10th edition, 2026)

Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Shoulder and Elbow Unit / IRYCIS / Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica

⌖ Madrid, Community of Madrid · Spain →

Program lead

DMDr. Miguel Ángel Ruiz Ibán, head (responsable) of the Shoulder and Elbow Unit (hospital news page, 2016)

Duration10 months
FundingPart-time (20%) appointment as Facultativo Especialista of the service at the salary in force,…
Clinical exposureFull participation in the Shoulder and Elbow Unit's clinical work (outpatient clinics, operating theatre and ward), in the unit's…
DESTINATION

Switzerland →

2 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026
Clinical + Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Centre Hanche Genou, Villa Fleurie / Clinique La Colline Fellowship (hip and knee arthroplasty)

Hirslanden Clinique La Colline, Centre Hanche Genou (Villa Fleurie)

⌖ Geneva, Geneva · Switzerland →

Duration6 months
FundingFellowship grant of CHF 20,000 (document states 'Bourse: CHF 20'000').
Clinical exposureFunded post in the knee team: assisting and learning joint-replacement techniques in theatre (especially primary arthroplasty,…
DESTINATION

Belgium →

3 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent Hip Orthopaedic Fellowship

ORTHO.GENT / AZ Sint-Lucas Gent

⌖ Ghent · Belgium →

Duration4–12 months in the published fellowship offer
FundingRemuneration was individually agreed and contractually documented in the published offer; amount…
Clinical exposureSide-by-side subspecialty hip training across the unit's full pathology spectrum, with increasing independence and an individually…
APPLICANT PROFILENewly qualified orthopaedic surgeons seeking post-residency hip subspecialty development
DESTINATION

Australia →

6 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle↻ February 2029 filled · monitor 2030 call

Hip & Knee

Perth Hip and Knee Clinic Arthroplasty Fellowship (WA1506)

Perth Hip and Knee Clinic

⌖ Perth, Western Australia · Australia →

Faculty & leadership

GCGavin Clark, fellowship faculty at Perth Hip and Knee ClinicGavin ClarkDCDermot Collopy, fellowship faculty at Perth Hip and Knee ClinicDermot Collopy

Duration12 months in the AOA summary updated 17 April 2018
FundingHistorical published stipend: AUD 110,000 per year in the 2018 AOA summary
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopy, navigation and robotic-assisted joint replacement with supervised…
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgeons within three years of completing FRACS or equivalent specialist training, with general and trauma experience
DESTINATION

United States →

40 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Spine Fellowship

University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Columbia, Missouri · United States →

Faculty & leadership

TCTheodore Choma, fellowship faculty at University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryTheodore ChomaDMDon Moore, fellowship faculty at University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryDon Moore+3 more

DurationOne year (the programme page refers to the fellowship year;…
FundingMU GME 2026–2027 PGY-6 salary $83,768 per year (GME pay scale). NASS lists $83,000 (PGY-6 level)…
Clinical exposureComplex degenerative and trauma cases, spinal deformity and minimally invasive surgery, with the spine team performing about 600…
DESTINATION

United Kingdom →

19 programs · 4 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

The Walton Centre Spinal Fellowship (incl. Adult Spinal Deformity Fellow)

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

⌖ Liverpool, England · United Kingdom →

Faculty & leadership

NSNisaharan Srikandarajah, fellowship faculty at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustNisaharan SrikandarajahMLMaggie Lee, fellowship faculty at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustMaggie Lee+2 more

Duration12 months (2026 Adult Spinal Deformity Fellow advert). Some…
FundingSalaried fixed-term trust post. The April 2026 advert gave £73,992 per annum (depending on…
Clinical exposureThe spinal teams treat all spinal disorders, emergency and elective: anterior and posterior deformity surgery, spinal tumours,…
✓ Verified 1 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Royal Devon Exeter Hip and Knee Fellowship

Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

⌖ Exeter, England · United Kingdom →

Faculty & leadership

RDRoyal Devon Hip Unit consultantsRDRoyal Devon Knee Unit consultants

Duration12 months
FundingGBP 63,152 salary in the published NHS advert.
Clinical exposureSix months with the Hip Unit and six months with the Knee Unit, focused on primary and complex lower-limb arthroplasty with clinical…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

BASS/BSS/ORUK Spine Research Fellowship

Orthopaedic Research UK / BASS / British Scoliosis Society

⌖ Host institution chosen by applicant · United Kingdom →

Duration2 years, full time
FundingUp to £70,000 over two years, funded jointly by BASS, BSS and ORUK.
Clinical exposureFull-time spine research fellowship expected to result in an MD or equivalent higher degree with a UK university and high-impact…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Research

BOA/ORUK Research Fellowship

Orthopaedic Research UK / British Orthopaedic Association

⌖ Host institution chosen by applicant · United Kingdom →

Duration1 year (longer if less than full time; minimum 0.5 FTE)
FundingUp to £65,000 per fellowship: salary (maximum £60,000 for one year including NI and on-costs) or…
Clinical exposureNon-clinical research fellowship: the fellow carries out a research project in any area of orthopaedic surgery or surgical care…
DESTINATION

Canada →

12 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 7 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Paediatric Orthopaedics

University of Calgary Paediatric Spine Surgery Fellowship

University of Calgary / Alberta Children's Hospital

⌖ Calgary, Alberta · Canada →

Program lead

DPDavid Parsons, fellowship faculty at University of Calgary / Alberta Children's HospitalDavid Parsons

Duration1 year
FundingThe programme does not publish a fellowship-specific remuneration amount. Calgary requires…
Clinical exposurePaediatric scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis and thoracic insufficiency syndrome, specialty clinics, operative planning and…
APPLICANT PROFILECanadian and qualified internationally trained orthopaedic surgeons who satisfy Alberta licensing and immigration requirements
DESTINATION

Pakistan →

1 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Arthroplasty Fellowship (Aga Khan University Hospital)

Aga Khan University Hospital, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Karachi, Sindh · Pakistan →

DurationNot published
FundingPostgraduate trainees are paid a stipend; no tuition fee (one-time non-refundable application…
Clinical exposureTraining to diagnose, evaluate and manage degenerative, inflammatory and post-traumatic arthritis of the hip and knee, revision hip…
DESTINATION

Brazil →

31 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Limb Reconstruction

Curso de Aperfeicoamento Medico em Ortopedia - Fixador Externo (External Fixation / Limb Reconstruction) (INTO)

Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (INTO)

⌖ Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil →

Duration1 year
FundingRegistration fee R$ 250.00 (paid to AACOENP). No tuition or stipend is mentioned in the edital.
Clinical exposureTraining course for completed orthopaedic residents at INTO. The edital does not describe the clinical content in detail; it states…
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