Faculty / program leadership: Lionel Neyton, Laurent Nové-Josserand and Arnaud Godenèche
Profile completeness84%
Comprehensive · Missing 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
A few days to 1 year; non-EU short-stay pathway up to 3 months depending on visa status
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedA few days to 1 year; non-EU short-stay pathway up to 3 months depending on visa status
Clinical exposureObserver immersion in shoulder clinics and operating lists, with possible clinical-research, database and scientific-meeting participation agreed with the host
Funding · publishedSelf-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
DestinationFrance
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Santy's published visitor register includes fellows from many countries outside Europe, including Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
This listing is presented as an observership. Santy does not publish independent patient-care or operating privileges for short visitors; the permitted role must be confirmed before arrival.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
French is the centre's primary working language. Santy does not publish a formal language test or minimum score for observers.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
For a non-EU visitor using France's short-stay route, the stay is limited to three months. Longer placements require the appropriate long-stay visa or residence status and host approval; confirm the route with Santy before booking travel.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. 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 / cycleFlexible dates by direct enquiry; Santy does not publish a fixed deadline or commencement calendar
Official contactCentre Orthopédique Santy fellowship contact form
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
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
This listing is presented as an observership. Santy does not publish independent patient-care or operating privileges for short visitors; the permitted role must be confirmed before arrival.
Visa / work authorisation
For a non-EU visitor using France's short-stay route, the stay is limited to three months. Longer placements require the appropriate long-stay visa or residence status and host approval; confirm the route with Santy before booking travel.
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 flexible Santy shoulder observership separated from the longer clinical fellowship so it appears in OrthoFellow's short-visit directory. The host's register demonstrates durations from a few days to about one year. The three-month non-EU limit shown here belongs to France's short-stay immigration route rather than to Santy's academic programme; longer visits depend on the applicant's visa or residence status and host approval.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Santy's official fellowship page publishes nearby hotel, residence and accommodation-agency suggestions; booking and payment remain the visitor's responsibility.
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Founded in 2006, Centre Orthopédique Santy is an orthopaedic and sports-injury centre in Lyon whose surgery is performed at the nearby Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz.
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Clinical focus
Shoulder instability, arthroscopy, rotator cuff surgery and arthroplasty
Qualifications
Orthopaedic and trauma surgery; arthroscopic surgery; sports traumatology
Lionel Neyton is listed in the cited programme evidence as shoulder observership faculty for Centre Orthopédique Santy Observership / Short Visit. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder instability, arthroscopy, rotator cuff surgery and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
A specialist shoulder surgeon at Centre Orthopédique Santy. His official profile lists prior hospital and university clinical appointments and memberships of SECEC, SFA, SOFCOT and ASES.
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Clinical focus
Shoulder surgery, including instability, rotator cuff and arthroplasty practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Laurent Nové-Josserand is listed in the cited programme evidence as shoulder observership faculty for Centre Orthopédique Santy Observership / Short Visit. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder surgery, including instability, rotator cuff and arthroplasty practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Listed by Centre Orthopédique Santy as a surgeon in its dedicated shoulder unit and as fellowship teaching faculty.
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Clinical focus
Shoulder arthroscopy, instability, rotator cuff and arthroplasty
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Arnaud Godenèche is listed in the cited programme evidence as shoulder observership faculty for Centre Orthopédique Santy Observership / Short Visit. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder arthroscopy, instability, rotator cuff and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Listed by Centre Orthopédique Santy as a surgeon in its dedicated shoulder unit and as fellowship teaching faculty.
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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
Santy's official visitor register documents placements ranging from three-day and one-week visits to several months and approximately one year, across an international group of fellows.
APPLICANT PROFILE
International orthopaedic surgeons and trainees seeking a flexible shoulder observership or short educational visit
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
French is the centre's primary working language. Santy does not publish a formal language test or minimum score for observers.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Santy's published visitor register includes fellows from many countries outside Europe, including Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
