CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

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Chile →

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

Hand & Microsurgery

Cirugía de Mano, Codo y Microcirugía — Orientación Clásica y Deportiva (Hand, Elbow and Microsurgery Fellowship, Clínica MEDS)

Clínica MEDS (Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología)

⌖ Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · Chile →

Duration12 months, full-time
FundingSelf-funded. The programme PDF notes the institution may offer financial support conditional on…
Clinical exposureActive participation in elective and emergency hand-team surgery, outpatient clinics and ward rounds at Clínica MEDS La Dehesa and…
DESTINATION

Brazil →

36 programs · 5 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Cirurgia Avancada do Quadril (Advanced Hip Surgery) (Faculdade Moinhos de Vento)

Faculdade de Ciencias da Saude Moinhos de Vento / Hospital Moinhos de Vento

⌖ Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil →

DurationNot published
FundingPaid by the fellow: R$ 3,360 (enrolment R$ 280 + 11 monthly instalments of R$ 280) or R$ 2,856…
Clinical exposurePractical in-service training under supervision at Hospital Moinhos de Vento: patient care in the hospital units, consultations…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Foot & Ankle

Ortopedia e Traumatologia - Clinica e Cirurgia do Pe e Tornozelo (Foot & Ankle) (Faculdade Moinhos de Vento)

Faculdade de Ciencias da Saude Moinhos de Vento / Hospital Moinhos de Vento

⌖ Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil →

DurationNot published
FundingPaid by the fellow: R$ 3,360 (enrolment R$ 280 + 11 monthly instalments of R$ 280) or R$ 2,856…
Clinical exposurePractical in-service training under supervision at Hospital Moinhos de Vento: patient care in the hospital units, consultations…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical + Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Shoulder & Elbow

Ortopedia e Traumatologia - Research com enfase em Ombro e Cotovelo (Research, Shoulder & Elbow; foreign physicians) (Faculdade Moinhos de Vento)

Faculdade de Ciencias da Saude Moinhos de Vento / Hospital Moinhos de Vento

⌖ Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil →

DurationNot published
FundingPaid by the fellow: R$ 3,360 (enrolment R$ 280 + 11 monthly instalments of R$ 280) or R$ 2,856…
Clinical exposurePractical in-service training under supervision at Hospital Moinhos de Vento: patient care in the hospital units, consultations…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Shoulder & Elbow

Ortopedia e Traumatologia - Subespecialidade Ombro e Cotovelo (Shoulder & Elbow) (Faculdade Moinhos de Vento)

Faculdade de Ciencias da Saude Moinhos de Vento / Hospital Moinhos de Vento

⌖ Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil →

DurationNot published
FundingPaid by the fellow: R$ 3,360 (enrolment R$ 280 + 11 monthly instalments of R$ 280) or R$ 2,856…
Clinical exposurePractical in-service training under supervision at Hospital Moinhos de Vento: patient care in the hospital units, consultations…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Foot & Ankle

Fellowship em Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo (DF)

IDOR / Rede D’Or São Luiz, Brasília

⌖ Brasília, Distrito Federal · Brazil →

Duration1 year (12 months)
FundingRegistration fee R$250,00; fixed annual enrolment fee R$1.200,00 payable in up to 12 card…
Clinical exposurePractical and theoretical training in clinical and surgical foot and ankle care at Rede D'Or hospitals in the Federal District,…
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India →

98 programs · 3 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Research FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hip & Knee

Hiranandani Orthopaedic Medical Education (HOME) / SICOT Research Fellowship

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital — HOME research department

⌖ Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra · India →

Program lead

SJSanjeev Jain, fellowship faculty at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital — HOME research departmentSanjeev Jain

Duration6 months initially, extendable to 1 year
FundingFunded by Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital and HOME: bachelor accommodation and a stipend for local…
Clinical exposureFull-time research assistant role in adult hip and knee surgery projects (literature search, data entry, SwingSmart software)…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Ganga Hospital Fellowship in Spine Surgery

Ganga Hospital / Ganga Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation

⌖ Coimbatore · India →

Program lead

DSDr S Rajasekaran, fellowship faculty at Ganga Hospital / Ganga Orthopaedic Research & Education FoundationDr S Rajasekaran

Duration12 months
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureSupervised hands-on training across approximately 2,000 spine procedures annually, with exposure to most spinal pathologies,…
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic postgraduates
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Spinal Disorders

Christian Medical College Vellore, Department of Spine Surgery

⌖ Vellore, Tamil Nadu · India →

Faculty & leadership

KSKenny Samuel David, fellowship faculty at Christian Medical College Vellore, Department of Spine SurgeryKenny Samuel DavidVKVenkatesh K, fellowship faculty at Christian Medical College Vellore, Department of Spine SurgeryVenkatesh K+2 more

Duration1 year (College prospectus 2026). The department web page…
FundingFees, stipend and accommodation for this fellowship are not stated in the prospectus section.
Clinical exposureEmergency, outpatient and ward responsibilities; participation in a wide range of spinal surgeries for infective, degenerative,…
DESTINATION

Europe (multi-country) →

6 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Travelling FellowshipClosed for this cycle↻ Historical 2025 cycle — next cycle not confirmed

Shoulder & Elbow

SECEC China to Europe Travelling Fellowship

SECEC Education Centres and Chinese partner society

⌖ Multiple centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →

DurationFour-centre itinerary in the historical 2025 cycle; next-cycle…
FundingHistorical 2025 conditions: fellows arranged and paid for flights and hotels; SECEC included…
Clinical exposureInternational shoulder and elbow educational visits in Europe
APPLICANT PROFILECandidates selected by the corresponding Chinese national society
DESTINATION

United States →

55 programs · 2 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Pain Intervention

USC Spine Medicine Fellowship

Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →

Duration1 year, 1 August–31 July
FundingUS$74,000 stipend
Clinical exposureInterventional spine procedures (epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint…
APPLICANT PROFILEPhysicians seeking interventional and non-operative spine training
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Parkland H

⌖ Dallas, Texas · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ASAdam Starr, fellowship faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Parkland HAdam StarrASAshoke Sathy, fellowship faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Parkland HAshoke Sathy+1 more

Duration1 year (1 August to 31 July)
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureBased at Parkland Hospital, the Dallas County Level 1 trauma centre (over 135,000 emergency visits and more than 5,000 trauma…
DESTINATION

New Zealand →

2 programs · 2 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Wellington Spine Fellowship

Wellington Regional Hospital / Health New Zealand – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley

⌖ Wellington · New Zealand →

Duration6 or preferably 12 months
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureAcute and elective adult and paediatric spine work with five orthopaedic spine surgeons, including deformity, trauma and onco-spine…
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgeons eligible for general Medical Council of New Zealand registration
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hand & Microsurgery

Christchurch Hand and Wrist Fellowship

Christchurch Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Waipounamu

⌖ Christchurch · New Zealand →

Faculty & leadership

HLHeath LashIPIan Penny

Duration6 or 12 months
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureAcute hand and wrist trauma and elective public and private surgery in a combined orthopaedic and plastic-surgery service, including…
APPLICANT PROFILEPrimarily suited to an orthopaedic surgeon seeking combined hand-and-wrist training with plastic-surgery input
DESTINATION

United Kingdom →

59 programs · 2 shown
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Hand & Microsurgery

Wrightington Hand and Wrist Fellowship

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

⌖ Wrightington, England · United Kingdom →

Faculty & leadership

STSumedh Talwalker, fellowship faculty at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSumedh TalwalkerCYChye Yew Ng, fellowship faculty at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChye Yew Ng+2 more

DurationNot published
FundingDoctor - other, fixed term 6 months, 40 hours per week: £61,825 to £70,425 a year, as advertised…
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow surgery in Wrightington's Upper Limb Unit, including arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerve and…
APPLICANT PROFILESenior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainees and post-training surgeons seeking advanced hand-surgery experience; host-specific entry criteria apply
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

Professor Josep Trueta Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

Oxford Trauma Service, John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford University Hospitals)

⌖ Oxford, England · United Kingdom →

Faculty & leadership

JPJowan Penn-Barwell, fellowship faculty at Oxford Trauma Service, John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford University Hospitals)Jowan Penn-BarwellSHSimon Hurst, fellowship faculty at Oxford Trauma Service, John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford University Hospitals)Simon Hurst+3 more

Duration12 months (one-year fellowship)
FundingHistorical (advert posted 23 Oct 2024 for Feb/Aug 2026 starts): £63,152 a year, fixed term,…
Clinical exposureTheatre-heavy post-CCT orthopaedic trauma fellowship at the Oxford Major Trauma Centre with minimal service provision and no nights…
DESTINATION

Switzerland →

3 programs · 1 shown
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cycle

Spine

Spine Fellow (three-month Fellowship-Programm Wirbelsäulenchirurgie)

Kantonsspital Graubünden, Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

⌖ Chur, Graubünden · Switzerland →

Program lead

IBIvan Broger, fellowship faculty at Kantonsspital Graubünden, Klinik für Orthopädie und UnfallchirurgieIvan Broger

Duration3 months (January to March each year)
FundingNot published
Clinical exposureFellowship programme to extend practical skills in spine surgery, in particular spinal trauma; the Swiss Society of Spinal Surgery…
DESTINATION

Germany →

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

General Orthopaedics

SICOT meets SICOT Fellowship — Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie)

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie)

⌖ Berlin, Berlin · Germany →

Duration4 to 12 weeks (extendable for another 12 weeks for a total of…
FundingFunded by SICOT and local hosts: SICOT covers one economy return ticket up to EUR 1,000 where…
Clinical exposureFellow has access to, and the possibility to train in, the orthopaedic subspecialties of the centre. Subspecialties listed by the…
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