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
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureOutpatient assessment, operative planning, supervised arthroscopy and sports-medicine training across knee, shoulder, ankle, hip and elbow; the centre also runs an arthroscopy skills laboratory
Funding · not publishedNot published by the cited official sources
DestinationIndia
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
Orthopaedic surgeons seeking structured arthroscopy and sports-medicine training
✓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.
—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.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
English is the centre's published primary language; no formal test score is stated.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the cited official sources
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
55% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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
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
Orthopaedic surgeons seeking structured arthroscopy and sports-medicine training
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 twelve-month postdoctoral arthroscopy and sports-medicine fellowship at Ortho-One in Coimbatore. The official ISAKOS directory lists eight positions per year, while the approved teaching-centre profile confirms English-language training and dedicated arthroscopy education facilities.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ortho-One Orthopaedic Specialty Centre
Ortho-One is an ISAKOS-approved orthopaedic specialty centre focused on arthroscopy, sports medicine, joint reconstruction, paediatric orthopaedics and trauma. Its teaching centre includes the Dr S. G. Krishnan Arthroscopic Training Center and library.
Programme lead / named supervisorOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Ortho-One Orthopaedic Specialty Centre
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David V. Rajan is listed in the cited programme evidence as programme lead / named supervisor for Ortho-One Postdoctoral Fellowship in Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
David V. Rajan is listed by the official programme source as programme lead / named supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
GC
Faculty: Girinivasan Chellamuthu
Named programme facultyOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Ortho-One Orthopaedic Specialty Centre
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Girinivasan Chellamuthu is listed in the cited programme evidence as named programme faculty for Ortho-One Postdoctoral Fellowship in Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Girinivasan Chellamuthu is listed by the official programme source as named programme faculty. 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
ISAKOS public-directory identity, duration, capacity and programme chair checked 2026-08-25.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons seeking structured arthroscopy and sports-medicine training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
English is the centre's published primary language; no formal test score is stated.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
