DESTINATION DIRECTORY

Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in New Zealand

15 current source-linked pathways are organised across 7 subspecialties, including Foot & Ankle, General Orthopaedics, Hand & Microsurgery, Hip & Knee. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.

15Total programs

7Subspecialties

15Clinical & visiting

0Research

0Network host institutions

CITY DIRECTORIES

Cities with orthopaedic fellowship opportunities

These locations meet OrthoFellow’s city-page quality threshold. A network-host pathway is labelled separately and never treated as a duplicate programme.

Auckland8 current pathways8 institutions · 6 subspecialties →

SUBSPECIALTY

Foot & Ankle

1 program

✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedFoot & Ankle →

North Shore Foot and Ankle / Trauma Fellowship

Waitematā Health New Zealand / North Shore Hospital

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

TDTony Danesh-CloughPMPeter Misur

Duration12 months

FundingSupported by a Stryker stipend and salary from Health New Zealand; amounts are not published

ExposureHands-on adult foot-and-ankle reconstruction and lower-limb trauma, including supervised and independent operating, acute lists,…

Profile completeness70%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile

Last verified 12 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

General Orthopaedics

1 program

✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedGeneral Orthopaedics →

Bay of Plenty Rural / Regional Orthopaedic Fellowship

Health New Zealand — Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals

⌖ Tauranga and Whakatāne, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

MSMatthew StreetMSMark Stringer

Duration6 months

FundingFunded by Health New Zealand — Te Whatu Ora, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty; the amount is not…

ExposureApproximately equal operating and outpatient experience across general orthopaedics, arthroplasty, complex trauma and paediatrics,…

Profile completeness76%

Well sourced · Missing application deadline, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 12 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

Hand & Microsurgery

2 programs

✓ Official NZOA planning-list programme details plus current Health New Zealand service and University of Otago contact evidence; next cohort unconfirmed

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedHand & Microsurgery →

Christchurch Hand and Wrist Fellowship

Christchurch Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Waipounamu

⌖ Christchurch, New Zealand

Program lead

HLHeath Lash

Duration6 or 12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureAcute hand and wrist trauma and elective public and private surgery in a combined orthopaedic and plastic-surgery service, including…

Profile completeness78%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Official programme or directory identity; current availability requires confirmation

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedHand & Microsurgery →

Middlemore Hospital Hand Fellowships

Middlemore Hospital / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Duration12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureComprehensive hand and wrist surgery with a large trauma component, tetraplegic reconstruction and brachial-plexus reconstruction;…

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

Hip & Knee

1 program

✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedHip & Knee →

Auckland Knee Fellowship

Ascot Hospital and partner Auckland surgical centres

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

MCMark ClatworthySYSimon Young

Duration6 months

FundingIndustry funded; the amount and salary structure are not published

ExposureThree operating days, one clinic day and one research day each week, covering arthroscopy, multiligament reconstruction, osteotomy,…

Profile completeness78%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline

Last verified 12 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

Shoulder & Elbow

4 programs

✓ Current NZOA planning-list identity plus current host-service and named-supervisor evidence; next intake unconfirmed

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedShoulder & Elbow →

North Shore Hospital Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship

North Shore Hospital / Health New Zealand

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Program lead

PPPeter Poon

Duration6 months

FundingNot published

ExposureFocused shoulder and elbow training under Peter Poon. The current host service confirms trauma, rotator-cuff, instability,…

Profile completeness78%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official NZOA planning-directory identity; programme availability requires confirmation

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedShoulder & Elbow →

Waikato Upper Limb Fellowship

Waikato Hospital / Health New Zealand – Waikato

⌖ Hamilton, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

CJCarl JonesCOChris O’Meeghan+1 more

Duration6 or 12 months, preferably 12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureUpper-limb arthroscopy, trauma, soft-tissue surgery and arthroplasty with a stronger shoulder-and-elbow than wrist-and-hand…

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official NZOA planning-directory identity; programme availability requires confirmation

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedShoulder & Elbow →

Whangarei Shoulder & Knee Fellowship

Health New Zealand – Te Tai Tokerau / Whangārei Hospital

⌖ Whangārei, New Zealand

Program lead

MHMarc Hirner

Duration6 months

FundingThe NZOA directory states that the fellowship is funded; the amount and benefits are not…

ExposureCombined shoulder and knee fellowship exposure; the current NZOA directory row does not publish the operative mix, rotations or…

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedShoulder & Elbow →

Christchurch Upper Limb Fellowship

University of Otago, Christchurch

⌖ Christchurch, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

AMAlex MaloneKMKhalid Mohammed+1 more

Duration6 or 12 months

FundingIndustry funding paid to the University of Otago; the amount is not published

ExposureApproximately five operating sessions each week across shoulder and elbow trauma, reconstruction, arthroscopy, primary and revision…

Profile completeness72%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

Spine

5 programs

✓ Official NZOA planning-list identity with current institutional spine-service evidence; recruitment availability unconfirmed

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Starship Children's Hospital Paediatric Spine Surgery Fellowship

Starship Children's Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Program lead

MJMatthew J Boyle

Duration12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureComplex paediatric spine and deformity care through a mentorship model, senior call, teaching and a significant research component

Profile completeness80%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile

Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official NZOA planning-directory identity; programme availability requires confirmation

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Middlemore Spine Fellowship

Middlemore Hospital / Regional Spinal Cord Injuries Unit / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Duration12 months; a shorter period or alternative dates may be…

FundingNot published

ExposureAcute and elective spine care across a four-surgeon service and regional spinal-cord-injury pathway, including degeneration,…

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Official NZOA planning-directory identity; published commencement wording is historical

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Wellington Spine Fellowship

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

⌖ Wellington, New Zealand

Duration6 or preferably 12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureAcute and elective adult and paediatric spine work with five orthopaedic spine surgeons, including deformity, trauma and onco-spine…

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ NZOA planning list updated December 2025; current recruitment and programme-level terms unconfirmed

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Auckland City Hospital Spine Fellowship

Auckland City Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Duration12 months

FundingNot published

ExposureA dedicated spine fellowship is confirmed, but the current planning-list row does not publish operative mix, rotations, call…

Profile completeness64%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile

Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Bay of Plenty Spine Fellowship

Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital

⌖ Tauranga, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

DBDavid BartleDADavid Adern+1 more

Duration6 months; 12 months may be considered

FundingIndustry funded through Grace Hospital; the amount is not published

ExposureAcute and elective spine care with supervised progression to primary operating in lumbar decompression and discectomy, key steps in…

Profile completeness64%

Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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SUBSPECIALTY

Sports Medicine

1 program

✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSports Medicine →

Unisports Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Unisports Orthopaedics

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

SWStewart WalshBTBruce Twaddle+1 more

Duration6 months; longer periods may be considered

FundingFunded by Unisports Orthopaedics and industry; the amount is not published

ExposureHands-on arthroscopic repair, sports-injury surgery and hip and knee arthroplasty across Auckland Surgical Centre, Southern Cross…

Profile completeness76%

Well sourced · Missing application deadline, faculty profile, host profile

Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page

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PLANNING QUESTIONS

Applying for orthopaedic training in New Zealand

What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in New Zealand?

OrthoFellow currently indexes 15 current canonical pathways in New Zealand: 15 clinical fellowships, 0 research fellowships, 0 observerships and 0 short courses. Open each profile for its exact classification and current cycle status.

Are international surgeons eligible for every programme in New Zealand?

No. Eligibility, language, registration, immigration permission and hospital privileges depend on the specific programme and host. OrthoFellow shows published requirements and labels missing information for direct confirmation.

How current are the New Zealand listings?

Each programme profile shows its own checked date and official source. Availability and deadlines can change, so applicants should reopen the current official programme page before applying or paying costs.