Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile
✓ 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
31 December annually; CSES states that applications are accepted for 2027 onward
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
21 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureShoulder, elbow, wrist and hand trauma and reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, fracture and subspecialty clinics, call, teaching and a publication-oriented research project
Funding · not publishedNot published on the current official programme page
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.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed specialist orthopaedic training · University of Toronto appointment approval · CPSO clinical-fellow licence eligibility
✓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.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical fellows require University approval and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario licensure.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Foreign fellows require Canadian work authorisation; confirm institutional processing after selection.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the current official programme page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% of core application fields verified
Checked 21 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-17. 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 deadline31 December annually; CSES states that applications are accepted for 2027 onward
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual direct application
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 specialist orthopaedic training
University of Toronto appointment approval
CPSO clinical-fellow licence eligibility
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical fellows require University approval and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario licensure.
Visa / work authorisation
Foreign fellows require Canadian work authorisation; confirm institutional processing after selection.
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 three-position comprehensive upper-extremity fellowship combining trauma and elective reconstruction. The official page publishes weekly time commitments, call, faculty, research expectations and a direct coordinator contact.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
The fellowship links Level I and community trauma with Sunnybrook and Holland elective reconstruction, including dedicated shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand education and weekly or quarterly rounds.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Terry Axelrod is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Sunnybrook Upper Extremity & Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Terry Axelrod is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Patrick Henry
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Patrick Henry is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Sunnybrook Upper Extremity & Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Patrick Henry 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: Diane Nam
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Diane Nam is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Sunnybrook Upper Extremity & Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Diane Nam 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: Ujash Sheth
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ujash Sheth is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Sunnybrook Upper Extremity & Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ujash Sheth 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.
