Names in the programme record: Dr. César Pesciallo (Head of Service)
Profile completeness78%
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 or 2 years, depending on the subspecialty team
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePost-residency subspecialty fellowships within a 40-plus-specialist service; in 2024 the service reported more than 700 hip and knee arthroplasties, 1,200 upper-limb operations, 350 spine, 700 arthroscopy, 250 paediatric and oncology and 1,100 foot and ankle operations, plus a 24-hour trauma service and a musculoskeletal tissue bank.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
The page does not say whether foreign graduates are accepted or what registration is needed; ask the Teaching Department before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY59% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleCompetitions open every year for each subspecialty; no dates are published.
Completed residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Place obtained through an open competition with two in-person interviews with the staff of the chosen subspecialty team
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Annual open competitions for 1–2 year subspecialty fellowships (hip & knee, upper limb, spine, foot & ankle, arthroscopy, paediatric/neuro-orthopaedics, oncology) at the Hospital Británico, endorsed by the national Ministry of Health and the AAOT. Places range from one to two per subspecialty.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires — Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología
The Hospital Británico orthopaedic service (independent since 1945, AAOT-recognised since 1952) runs a category-A 4-year residency, has more than 40 specialists in all subspecialties and reported over 110,000 outpatient consultations in 2024.
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Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · Up to 1 year; the minimum is not published. Training longer than 1 month needs Education Committee approval, and visa assistance applies beyond 90 days, so stays of 3 months or less are accommodated.View program profile →
