Clinical exposureAssessment and examination of hip patients, hip arthroscopy and hip osteotomies, assisting and partially performing Ganz periacetabular osteotomies, and progressing from assisting to performing anterior-approach hip replacements, across adult and paediatric (Royal Children's Hospital) settings.
Funding · publishedAUD 90,000 per annum (historical AOA summary, 2015)
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.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Open to surgeons with local-equivalent board certification (historical AOA summary); no other international details published.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed the local equivalent of orthopaedic board certification to practise as an orthopaedic surgeon · High level of English language proficiency
✓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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
No licensing-examination information is published.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 90,000 per annum (historical AOA summary, 2015)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
38% of core application fields verified
Checked 3 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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
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
Completed the local equivalent of orthopaedic board certification to practise as an orthopaedic surgeon
High level of English language proficiency
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Not published
Application documents
Cover letter
Resume
One reference letter
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
Twelve-month AOA-accredited hip preservation fellowship with Jit Balakumar covering hip arthroscopy, periacetabular and other hip osteotomies and anterior-approach hip replacement across private, adult public and paediatric Melbourne hospitals.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Melbourne Orthopaedic Group / The Avenue Hospital
Jit Balakumar is a Melbourne Orthopaedic Group hip and knee surgeon specialising in hip preservation (arthroscopy, osteotomy, impingement surgery) and joint replacement. Sites named in the official sources: Jit Balakumar, Melbourne Orthopaedic Group (33 The Avenue, Windsor) / The Avenue Hospital, The Royal Children's Hospital, Austin Hospital, Epworth Hospital, St Vincent's East Melbourne.
Melbourne Orthopaedic Group; Epworth, The Avenue Hospital
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jit Balakumar is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Hip Preservation and Anterior Hip Fellowship (VIC1511). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jit Balakumar is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Open to surgeons with local-equivalent board certification (historical AOA summary); no other international details published.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
