Faculty / program leadership: Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde · Barry Cayen · Justin Chang
Profile completeness89%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposure80% advanced adult reconstruction (direct anterior hip incl. revision, computer navigation, robotic total knee, revision and partial knee arthroplasty) and 20% trauma management including peri-articular and peri-prosthetic fractures. Four clinical days and one protected research day per week; fellows operate as primary surgeon or first assistant depending on case complexity.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
The University of Toronto Division states that clinical fellows are surgeons from Canada or international countries who already hold specialist orthopaedic status in their country of origin.
?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
Not published on the official page
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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 on the official page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date1 July
Application route / cycleFellowship starts 1 July; the page states applications are due 12 months before the start. No calendar deadline is published.
Official contactDr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde (Fellowship Coordinator)srodriguez@hrh.caNot published on the official page
Specific interest in hip and knee arthroplasty with a trauma sub-focus
Expected to formalise a research project at the start of the year and present at Fellows Research Day
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year community-hospital arthroplasty fellowship with trauma exposure, run by three arthroplasty surgeons and listed in the University of Toronto fellowship positions.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Weekly Humber educational rounds plus University of Toronto City Wide Rounds, University Rounds and Grand Surgical Rounds; access to a joint registry database for research. On call up to 1 in 4 with supervisors.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Humber River Hospital / University of Toronto Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Humber River Hospital describes itself on the University of Toronto page as the largest community hospital in Canada and North America's first digital hospital, in North York, Toronto.
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