Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

Global directory and linked-source health reviewed 7 September 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.

DESTINATION

Australia →

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Research FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Research

12-month Laboratory Research Fellowship, Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Laboratory

O'Brien Institute

⌖ Melbourne, Victoria · Australia →

Program lead

ABAnthony Berger

Duration12 months

FundingFunding depends on successful grant applications

Clinical exposureLaboratory research in hand and wrist biomechanics through the Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Laboratory; no patient care stated.

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

NeuroSpine Institute WA Spine Surgical Fellowship

NeuroSpine Institute WA

⌖ Perth, Western Australia · Australia →

Faculty & leadership

PTPaul TaylorMKMichael Kern+2 more

Duration6 or 12 months

FundingConflicting official information: the NeuroSpine Institute careers page says reasonable…

Clinical exposureMore than 1,500 open operations annually across minimally invasive decompression and fixation, navigation, LLIF, OLIF, ALIF, TLIF,…

APPLICANT PROFILEPost-FRACS orthopaedic or neurosurgical specialists, accepted overseas equivalents and eligible competent-authority pathway applicants

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Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Spine

NSW Spine Specialists Adult & Paediatric Spine Fellowship (NSW21801)

NSW Spine Specialists / Norwest Private Hospital and partner hospitals

⌖ Norwest, New South Wales · Australia →

Faculty & leadership

BHBrian HsuBSBhisham Singh

Duration6, 12 or 24 months

FundingAU$100,000 per annum (AOA website summary); the practice page does not state a stipend

Clinical exposureHands-on clinical-surgical training in degenerative spine, adult and paediatric deformity, endoscopic spine surgery,…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Hand & Microsurgery

Dandenong Hospital Hand Surgery Fellowship

Dandenong Hospital, Southern Health (Monash Health)

⌖ Dandenong, Victoria · Australia →

Program lead

JHJason Harvey

Duration12 months

FundingNot published

Clinical exposureEmergency and elective hand cases, on-call from the emergency department, outpatient care and teaching; laboratory research at the…

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DESTINATION

Canada →

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

McMaster Combined Spine Surgery Fellowship (Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery)

McMaster University / Hamilton Health Sciences (Hamilton General Hospital)

⌖ Hamilton, Ontario · Canada →

Faculty & leadership

ACAleksa CenicDGDaipayan Guha+4 more

Duration1 year (a 2-year combined clinical and research fellowship…

FundingRemuneration of a minimum of CAD 50,000 per year, funded from clinical earnings processed…

Clinical exposurePreceptor-model combined spine fellowship at Hamilton General Hospital: six months on the neurosurgical spine service and six months…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

University of Alberta Complex Spine Fellowship (combined neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery)

University of Alberta

⌖ Edmonton, Alberta · Canada →

Program lead

ANAndrew Nataraj

DurationTypically one year (can be extended based on career goals)

FundingIf not self-funded, the fellow is paid by the Complex Spine Surgery program at a salary of CAD…

Clinical exposureFour months on the neurosurgical spine rotation at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, four months on the orthopaedic spine rotation…

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Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Spine

Formation complémentaire en chirurgie orthopédique du rachis chez l'adulte et chez l'enfant (spine fellowship), Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

⌖ Montréal, Quebec · Canada →

Program lead

SPStefan Parent

DurationOne year

FundingStipend CAD 40,000 (as stated in the Canadian Spine Society listing: 'stipend is 40000$')

Clinical exposureSix months on the paediatric spine service (deformity and spondylolisthesis) at CHU Sainte-Justine and six months on the adult spine…

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Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Spine

Sunnybrook Combined Spine Fellowship (Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery), University of Toronto

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / University of Toronto

⌖ Toronto, Ontario · Canada →

Faculty & leadership

JFJoel FinkelsteinJLJeremie Larouche+4 more

Duration1 or 2 years (usually 12 months; occasionally six-month…

FundingFour funded fellowships of CAD 71,635.24 per annum (rate rises annually per University…

Clinical exposureUniversity of Toronto approved clinical spine fellowship based at Sunnybrook (designated level-I trauma centre, about 600 traumatic…

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DESTINATION

United States →

22 programs · 9 shown

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Northwestern Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Fellowship

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Northwestern Memorial Hospital

⌖ Chicago, Illinois · United States →

Faculty & leadership

AAAlpesh A. PatelWKWellington K. Hsu+3 more

Duration1 year

FundingMcGaw Medical Center's 2026–27 house-staff scale is US$95,567.99 at PGY-6 and US$99,276.90 at…

Clinical exposureAdult cervical, thoracic and lumbar pathology from occiput to pelvis: degenerative disease, deformity, trauma, spinal cord injury,…

APPLICANT PROFILEGraduates of an ACGME-approved orthopaedic surgery or neurosurgery residency

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

OrthoCarolina Spine Fellowship

OrthoCarolina Spine Center (OrthoCarolina, physician-owned orthopaedic practice)

⌖ Charlotte, North Carolina · United States →

Faculty & leadership

PBP. Bradley SegebarthRAR. Alden Milam+7 more

DurationOne year (NASS: 1 year, August 1 to July 30).

Funding$70,000/year (programme page and NASS), plus paid call/moonlighting opportunities (general…

Clinical exposureComprehensive adult spine training under full-time spine surgeons and physiatrists, covering trauma, infection, deformity and…

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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

Spine

University of Utah Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship

University of Utah Health / University Orthopaedic Center

⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →

Faculty & leadership

DBDarrel Brodke, MDBLBrandon Lawrence, MD+3 more

Duration1 year (August 1–July 31)

FundingPGY-6-equivalent annual salary plus benefits; the programme page does not publish the dollar…

Clinical exposureApproximately 400 cases per fellow, including deformity, complex degenerative revision, trauma with spinal-cord injury, tumour and…

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic or neurosurgical trainees seeking advanced surgical spine training; programme-specific prerequisites apply

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Research FellowshipUpcoming cycle

Research

Orthopaedic Research Fellowship (FORE)

Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE)

⌖ Tampa, Florida · United States →

Duration12 months (typically July to June)

FundingPaid position with a stipend and institutional benefits; amount not published.

Clinical exposureDedicated, non-clinical research fellowship in biomechanical testing (cadaver and robotic simulators), clinical trial design,…

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Research FellowshipActive application

Research

Harvard-Holland Combined Orthopaedic Research Program (PhD Exchange)

Massachusetts General Hospital Orthopaedics / Amsterdam UMC (AMC)

⌖ Boston, Massachusetts · United States →

Program lead

MBMitchel B. Harris

DurationShort-term scientific internship of 6 months to 1 year in…

FundingLong-term PhD exchange students receive seed stipends from the Dutch home institution; any MGH…

Clinical exposureResearch training for junior doctors in orthopaedic surgery at MGH (hand and upper limb, surgical oncology research group and…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship (Spine Fellowship), Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine

⌖ Portland, Oregon · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JKJonathan KarkCLClifford Lin+2 more

Duration12 months (programme page: '12-month clinical fellowships';…

Funding$107,093.15 (OHSU GME PGY6 salary + 5%; current incoming fellow’s salary, subject to change)

Clinical exposureLevel 1 trauma centre and Oregon's only academic tertiary referral centre for complex spine: primary and revision degenerative…

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

Penn Comprehensive Adult Spine Surgery Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Pennsylvania Hospital

⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ASAmrit S. KhalsaDSDavid S. Casper+4 more

Duration1 fellowship year

FundingSalary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page

Clinical exposureAdult degenerative and deformity spine surgery across Pennsylvania Hospital, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital…

APPLICANT PROFILEGraduates of an ACGME- or ACGME-I-accredited residency

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Spine

UAMS Spine Surgery Fellowship

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

⌖ Little Rock, Arkansas · United States →

Faculty & leadership

SCSamuel C. OverleyHEHector E. Soriano Baron+4 more

DurationOne year (August 1 – July 31).

FundingUSD 67,000 salary with benefits (NASS directory)

Clinical exposureIntegrated orthopaedic–neurosurgical fellowship with ~80% operative time and an anticipated 350–400 cases: primary/revision…

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DESTINATION

Switzerland →

5 programs · 1 shown

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Clinical FellowshipActive application

Paediatric Orthopaedics

Fellow Kinderorthopädie und Traumatologie (paediatric orthopaedics and trauma fellow)

Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich, Kinderorthopädie

⌖ Zurich, Zurich · Switzerland →

Program lead

TDThomas Dreher

Duration1 year (fixed term)

FundingThe exact salary depends on training and professional experience and is set during the selection…

Clinical exposureEmployed post (80-100%): clinical care of outpatients and inpatients with senior and chief physicians in paediatric orthopaedics,…

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