Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current✓ Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
The current official AOA, hospital and supervisor pages do not publish salary, stipend or benefits
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published by the current official AOA or host pages
Clinical exposureHip and knee arthroplasty, knee reconstruction, lower-limb sports injuries, foot-and-ankle surgery and general orthopaedic trauma across Gosford private and public practice
Funding · publishedThe current official AOA, hospital and supervisor pages do not publish salary, stipend or benefits
DestinationAustralia
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical participation requires appropriate Medical Board of Australia/AHPRA registration and host-hospital credentialing; current programme-specific requirements are not publicly listed.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
The current official AOA, hospital and supervisor pages do not publish salary, stipend or benefits
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% of core application fields verified
Checked 13 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-09. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry with the supervisor and host; no active intake dates are published
Official contactDr Mark Kao / Coastal Orthopaedics & Sports Injuries+61 2 4323 1122
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical participation requires appropriate Medical Board of Australia/AHPRA registration and host-hospital credentialing; current programme-specific requirements are not publicly listed.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A current AOA-listed lower-limb programme under Dr Mark Kao. The official host sources now verify the supervisor, hospital, case focus, contact and faculty photograph, while duration and funding remain deliberately marked unpublished.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Gosford Private Hospital / Coastal Orthopaedics & Sports Injuries
Gosford Private Hospital publishes a multidisciplinary orthopaedic service with robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement, inpatient rehabilitation and a broad specialist group.
Hip and knee arthroplasty, knee reconstruction, foot and ankle surgery, sports injuries and trauma
Qualifications
FRACS, FAOrthA
Mark Kao is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor and orthopaedic surgeon for Gosford Private Lower Limb Orthopaedic Fellowship Program. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip and knee arthroplasty, knee reconstruction, foot and ankle surgery, sports injuries and trauma. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The official hospital and COSI profiles confirm Dr Kao's lower-limb subspecialty practice and operating appointments at Gosford Private and Gosford District hospitals.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Post-training orthopaedic surgeons seeking lower-limb reconstruction, arthroplasty and sports-injury exposure
