Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 months
Clinical exposureAdvanced surgical and conservative paediatric spinal-deformity care with emphasis on complex reconstruction, plus participation in the general paediatric orthopaedic trauma call roster
Funding · not publishedNot published by the official fellowship website
DestinationCanada
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.
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.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the official fellowship website
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 application; early submission is encouraged because selection follows winter or spring interviews in the preceding year
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
Substantial previous spinal-surgery experience
Meet Ontario postgraduate registration, SickKids credentialing and immigration requirements
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
A six- to twelve-month advanced spine post for candidates with prior spine experience. The official page confirms complex-deformity reconstruction, general trauma call and direct early application, while funding and exact dates remain unpublished.
HOST INSTITUTION
About The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Paediatric Spine Program Head and fellowship mentorOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon; Assistant Professor
Affiliation
SickKids / University of Toronto
Clinical focus
Early-onset, congenital and complex paediatric spinal deformity; spine biomechanics and outcomes
Qualifications
MD, PhD
David Lebel is listed in the cited programme evidence as paediatric spine program head and fellowship mentor for SickKids Advanced Paediatric Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Early-onset, congenital and complex paediatric spinal deformity; spine biomechanics and outcomes. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
David Lebel is listed by the official programme source as paediatric spine program head and fellowship mentor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Clinical focus
Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Mark Camp is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for SickKids Advanced Paediatric Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Mark Camp is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: SickKids paediatric spine faculty
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Clinical focus
Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
SickKids paediatric spine faculty is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for SickKids Advanced Paediatric Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
SickKids paediatric spine faculty is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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
Orthopaedic spine surgeons with substantial previous spinal-surgery experience
