12 months (ISAKOS entry; research welcome from a stay of at least 6 months)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureISAKOS entry describes an 'observing fellowship' with 30 years of international fellows in hip, knee and foot surgery; knee arthroplasty and knee arthroscopy are the listed specialty areas; research is welcome depending on length of stay. Customisation of the programme is listed as 'No'.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
The entry is for international fellows; no nationality restriction is published.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
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 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect application to the centre; no window published. A separate one-week ON Foundation clinical fellowship with Prof. Siebold was advertised for 2024 (deadline 22 July 2024, ended); no later edition was found.
Official contactProf. Dr. Rainer Siebold (ISAKOS contact details require login; IZO general contact below)izo@atos.de+49 6221 983 190
Not published in the ISAKOS entry (the one-week ON Foundation fellowship of 2024 asked for age under 40, a very good command of English or German and a valid passport, but that call has ended)
Application documents
Not published
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Twelve-month observing fellowship at the Internationales Zentrum für Orthopädie in Heidelberg listed in the ISAKOS directory.
HOST INSTITUTION
About ATOS Klinik Heidelberg – Internationales Zentrum für Orthopädie
ATOS Klinik Heidelberg's Internationales Zentrum für Orthopädie is a private orthopaedic hospital with university teaching links.
