CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

1094 matching canonical clinical fellowship and operative-training pathways across 56 countries.

1094 canonical pathwaysEach programme is counted once. AO and other networks remain one application pathway with their host centres consolidated inside the profile.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.

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DESTINATION

Australia

119 programs · 9 shown
Current official AOA programme summary + surgeon profile
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Shoulder & Elbow

Sydney Shoulder and Knee Fellowship

Adrian Low / Specialty Orthopaedics

Sydney · Australia

Program lead

ALAdrian Low, fellowship faculty at Adrian Low / Specialty OrthopaedicsAdrian Low

Duration6 or 12 months
FundingAUD 75,000 annual stipend
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision shoulder and knee arthroplasty, robotic assistance, arthroscopic soft-tissue reconstruction and required…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILESurgeons who have recently completed orthopaedic training and hold FRACS or an international equivalent
Original program page + AOA
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationTwo annual intakes: February and July

Shoulder & Elbow

Sydney Shoulder Research Institute Clinical Fellowship

Sydney Shoulder Research Institute / Royal North Shore Hospital

Sydney · Australia

Faculty & leadership

AYAllan Young, fellowship faculty at Sydney Shoulder Research Institute / Royal North Shore HospitalAllan YoungBCBenjamin Cass, fellowship faculty at Sydney Shoulder Research Institute / Royal North Shore HospitalBenjamin Cass+4 more

Duration12 months; annual late January / February and late July…
FundingAUD 80,000 on the SSRI website; the June 2026 AOA profile lists AUD 90,000—confirm the current…
Clinical exposureBroad elective and trauma shoulder and elbow training across clinics and operating lists, with supervised surgery, research,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, host profile
Current original Spine Ortho fellowship page and official AIMS directory
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Spine

AIMS Spine Surgical Fellowship

Spine Ortho / Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science

Melbourne · Australia

Program lead

JCJohn Choi, fellowship faculty at Spine Ortho / Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal ScienceJohn Choi

Duration6 or 12 months
FundingHistorical official figure: AUD 90,000 per annum as of 2018, with possible additional private…
Clinical exposureDaily theatre, clinic and ward activity with a typical week of 5–6 operating sessions, 3–4 clinics and one research session; the…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEInternational graduates of an orthopaedic or neurosurgery residency who are pursuing advanced spine training
Current AOA programme summary + original supervisor and practice pages
Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Sports Medicine

Melbourne Arthroplasty and Sports Knee Fellowship (VIC2503233)

Melbourne Knee Orthopaedics / Warringal and St Vincent's Private hospitals

Melbourne, Victoria · Australia

Program lead

NHNigel Hartnett, fellowship faculty at Melbourne Knee Orthopaedics / Warringal and St Vincent's Private hospitalsNigel Hartnett

Duration6 months
FundingAUD 50,000 for six months, equivalent to AUD 100,000 per annum
Clinical exposureRoutine and complex primary knee arthroplasty, revision and partial knee replacement, knee trauma, chronic knee conditions, joint…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgeons who have completed general training and already have foundational knee-surgery experience
Official supervisor and PlusLife profiles + current AOA directory
Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Hip & Knee

Revision Arthroplasty and Complex Limb Reconstruction PlusLife Allograft Fellowship

PlusLife / Perth Tissue Bank / Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Perth, Western Australia · Australia

Duration12 months
FundingThe current official programme and supervisor pages do not publish salary, stipend or benefits
Clinical exposureOrthopaedic oncology, adult reconstruction, complex primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, limb reconstruction,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEPost-training orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced adult reconstruction, oncology, limb-reconstruction and allograft experience
Original 2026 fellowship and supervisor pages + AOA accreditation
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hip & Knee

Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists Knee Surgery Fellowship

Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists / Holmesglen Private / The Avenue Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria · Australia

Faculty & leadership

VPVishal Pai, fellowship faculty at Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists / Holmesglen Private / The Avenue HospitalVishal PaiSBSina Babazadeh, fellowship faculty at Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists / Holmesglen Private / The Avenue HospitalSina Babazadeh

Duration6 months; February–July or August–January
FundingAUD 45,000 stipend for the six-month term
Clinical exposureApproximately 500 cases annually including primary and revision ACL reconstruction, primary and revision robotic knee arthroplasty,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILESurgeons who have completed orthopaedic training and want focused advanced knee-surgery consolidation
Original ORIQL programme and supervisor pages + official AOA programme summary
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hip & Knee

Townsville Lower Limb Arthroplasty Research Fellowship (QLD1414)

Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University Hospital

Townsville, Queensland · Australia

Faculty & leadership

PMPeter McEwen, fellowship faculty at Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University HospitalPeter McEwenKHKaushik Hazratwala, fellowship faculty at Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University HospitalKaushik Hazratwala+2 more

Duration12 months
FundingAUD 80,000 per annum plus on-call and after-hours assisting, as published in the AOA summary
Clinical exposureComputer-assisted total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, kinematically aligned and patient-specific TKA, computer-assisted…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILERecently qualified orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced knee arthroplasty, reconstruction and clinical-research training
Official AOA programme summary + current Wakefield clinic and supervisor pages
Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Sports Medicine

Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013)

Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals

Adelaide, South Australia · Australia

Faculty & leadership

ACAndrew Comley, fellowship faculty at Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitalsAndrew ComleyPLPeter Lewis, fellowship faculty at Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitalsPeter Lewis+3 more

Duration6 or 12 months, subject to preference and availability
FundingAUD 80,000 per annum in the cited AOA summary; confirm the current stipend with Wakefield…
Clinical exposureConsultant-supervised operating, assisting in elective lower-limb and sports surgery with some trauma, research support, training…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILESurgeons who have completed orthopaedic training and seek lower-limb arthroplasty, sports-surgery and research exposure
Original ORFWA fellowship page + AOA accreditation
Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Hip & Knee

AOA Fiona Stanley Prosthetic Joint Infection & Revision Arthroplasty Fellowship

Fiona Stanley Hospital Group / Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia · Australia

Faculty & leadership

CWChristopher W Jones, fellowship faculty at Fiona Stanley Hospital Group / Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western AustraliaChristopher W JonesPYPiers Yates, fellowship faculty at Fiona Stanley Hospital Group / Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western AustraliaPiers Yates+3 more

Duration6 months; a 12-month option may be considered
FundingAUD 100,000 per annum plus on-call trauma allowances or penalties, private assisting fees, paid…
Clinical exposureHigh-volume revision hip and knee arthroplasty, prosthetic joint infection, complex periprosthetic fractures, supervised and…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic surgeons who have completed primary hip and knee arthroplasty or adult joint reconstruction fellowship training and seek advanced PJI and revision experience
DESTINATION

Switzerland

7 programs · 2 shown
Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Clinique de la Main Geneva Postgraduate Hand Surgery Training

Clinique de la Main Genève

Geneva · Switzerland

Faculty & leadership

ADAlexander De Smet, fellowship faculty at Clinique de la Main GenèveAlexander De SmetAGAlissa Gübeli, fellowship faculty at Clinique de la Main GenèveAlissa Gübeli+4 more

DurationUp to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM…
FundingPaid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training…
Clinical exposurePrivate-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEDoctors pursuing the Swiss specialist pathway in hand surgery through the Réseau Romand de Formation en Chirurgie de la Main
Official Swiss Scoliosis clinical fellowship page; application timing not published
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Spine

Swiss Scoliosis Clinical Spine Fellowship

Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im Park

Zurich · Switzerland

Program lead

KMKan Min, fellowship faculty at Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im ParkKan Min

Duration12 months
FundingPaid fellowship salary
Clinical exposureClinical work, surgery and research
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
DESTINATION

United States

532 programs · 4 shown
Current official programme page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Foot & Ankle

Harvard–Mass General Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School

Boston · United States

Faculty & leadership

DGDaniel Guss, fellowship faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolDaniel GussJKJohn Kwon, fellowship faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolJohn Kwon+4 more

Duration12 months
FundingPGY-6 salary level; the current page retains a historical 2024–2025 base salary of USD 99,000…
Clinical exposureThree four-month mentorship blocks across Mass General and Newton-Wellesley, with operating-room exposure three to four days weekly,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
Original hospital clinical-fellowship page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Paediatric Orthopaedics

CHOP Orthopedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia · United States

Faculty & leadership

WNWudbhav N. Sankar, fellowship faculty at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of PennsylvaniaWudbhav N. SankarJMJohn M. Flynn, fellowship faculty at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of PennsylvaniaJohn M. Flynn+6 more

Duration12 months
FundingUSD 95,875 salary plus standard benefits
Clinical exposureHigh-volume paediatric orthopaedic surgery across all major subspecialties, with three to four operating days weekly, at least one…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic trainees in at least PGY-4 who intend to practise paediatric orthopaedic surgery
Original hospital fellowship page
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Paediatric Orthopaedics

Nemours Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Thomas Jefferson University

Wilmington · United States

Faculty & leadership

WGW. G. Stuart Mackenzie, fellowship faculty at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Thomas Jefferson UniversityW. G. Stuart MackenzieSASuken A. Shah, fellowship faculty at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Thomas Jefferson UniversitySuken A. Shah+4 more

Duration12 months
FundingUSD 87,505 PGY-6 salary
Clinical exposureComplex spine, neuromuscular, skeletal dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, trauma, sports, hip, limb deformity, clubfoot, oncology…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic residency graduates applying through the POSNA SF Match
ASES-recognized program
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Shoulder & Elbow

New England Baptist Hospital Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship

New England Baptist Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts · United States

Faculty & leadership

GRGlen Ross, fellowship faculty at New England Baptist HospitalGlen RossSSSarav Shah, fellowship faculty at New England Baptist HospitalSarav Shah+4 more

Duration12 months
FundingUSD 95,000 per year plus benefits
Clinical exposureBroad shoulder arthroscopy, primary and revision arthroplasty, instability, acromioclavicular reconstruction, tendon transfer,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEApplicants must follow the ASES / SF Match requirements and the program’s licensing and residency prerequisites
DESTINATION

United Kingdom

113 programs · 2 shown
Current official fellowship page + Barts Health service and consultant directory
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

Barts Pelvic & Acetabular Trauma Fellowship

The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

London · United Kingdom

Faculty & leadership

PBPeter Bates, fellowship faculty at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS TrustPeter BatesHAHoma Arshad, fellowship faculty at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS TrustHoma Arshad+1 more

Duration12 months
FundingNHS post-CCT fellow salary with London weighting; additional paid lists may be available
Clinical exposureApproximately 150 pelvic and acetabular operations annually, including acute fixation, delayed reconstruction and fix-and-replace…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEPost-training orthopaedic surgeons pursuing a Level-1 pelvic and acetabular trauma practice
Current Orthopaedic Trauma Society listing + King's College Hospital service and faculty pages
Clinical FellowshipRolling application

Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum

King's Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship — Pelvic & Acetabular Track

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London · United Kingdom

Program lead

A(Aswinkumar (Ash) Vasireddy, fellowship faculty at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAswinkumar (Ash) Vasireddy

Duration12 months; shorter terms may be considered
FundingNHS clinical fellowship; salary and banding are vacancy-specific and not published on the…
Clinical exposurePelvic and acetabular surgery, limb reconstruction and bone infection, complex periarticular trauma, orthoplastics,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEAdvanced orthopaedic trainees or post-training surgeons seeking a tailored major-trauma fellowship
DESTINATION

Japan

4 programs · 1 shown
Original hospital fellowship page + current ISAKOS Teaching Center profile
Clinical + Research FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Sports Medicine

Kameda International Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship

Kameda Medical Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy

Kamogawa, Chiba · Japan

Faculty & leadership

HOHiroshi Ohuchi, fellowship faculty at Kameda Medical Center, Department of Sports Medicine and ArthroscopyHiroshi OhuchiSYInstitution associated with Shin YamadaShin Yamada+2 more

Duration1–2 years
FundingHousing is provided; salary or cash stipend is not published
Clinical exposureDirect patient management, scrub-in surgery and research across shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle arthroscopy, knee osteotomy,…
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
APPLICANT PROFILEInternational orthopaedic physicians seeking long-form sports-medicine, arthroscopy and clinical-research training