Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year
Clinical exposureMore than 665 cases across open, arthroscopic and complex shoulder and elbow surgery, including primary and reverse arthroplasty, Bankart and Latarjet procedures, revision stabilization, rotator-cuff repair, tendon transfer, nerve release and fracture management
Funding · not publishedSalary, stipend and benefits are not published on the current programme page
DestinationUnited States
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.
—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.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Salary, stipend and benefits are not published on the current programme page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
55% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 / cycleApply through ASES / SF Match; the programme page does not publish the active-cycle deadline or interview dates
Official contactPlancher Orthopaedics Fellowship Programme+1 212-876-5200
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
Requirements to confirm before applying
Clinical / academic eligibility
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
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
Plancher Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Fellowship is an ASES-recognized shoulder and elbow fellowship hosted by Plancher Orthopaedics in New York–Connecticut, United States. The official ASES profile is the primary source for the programme's clinical, operative and research scope.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Plancher Orthopaedics
A one-year ASES SF Match mentorship across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, with weekly clinics, documentation and practice-management exposure, an eight-station cadaver lab, clinical research with PhD support, weekly three-hour conferences, Grand Rounds and M&M.
Shoulder and elbow reconstruction, arthroscopy and arthroplasty
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Kevin D. Plancher is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship director for Plancher Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow reconstruction, arthroscopy and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Kevin D. Plancher is listed by the official programme source as fellowship director. 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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Applicants must follow the ASES / SF Match requirements and the program’s licensing and residency prerequisites
