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Sports Medicine

Fellowship in Arthroscopic Surgery (FIAS)

Manipal Hospitals

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Faculty / program leadership: Akshay Dhanda

Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements
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
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
ISAKOS records private support, but does not publish an amount, salary or covered expenses
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
19 Aug 2026
Duration · published3 months
Clinical exposureStructured arthroscopy training across knee, shoulder, hip and ankle, with clinical skill development and research integration
Funding · publishedISAKOS records private support, but does not publish an amount, salary or covered expenses
DestinationIndia
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.

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International applicant eligibility

The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.

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.

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Hands-on restrictions

Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.

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.

Published by official source

Funding availability

ISAKOS records private support, but does not publish an amount, salary or covered expenses

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DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

52% of core application fields verified

Checked 19 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-15. 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 / cycleCurrent application cycle requires confirmation
Official contactAkshay Dhanda

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

Requirements to confirm before applying

Clinical / academic eligibility

Not published by the cited official source.

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.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

A three-month arthroscopic-surgery fellowship at Manipal Hospital Jayanagar. The programme-level ISAKOS record publishes two places per year and multi-joint training under Akshay Dhanda, while Manipal's official profile confirms the host affiliation and faculty role.

FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Listed program lead

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Program lead: Akshay Dhanda

Programme chair · ConsultantOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Manipal Hospital Jayanagar
Clinical focus
Arthroscopy, sports medicine and rehabilitation
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile

Akshay Dhanda is listed in the cited programme evidence as programme chair · consultant for Fellowship in Arthroscopic Surgery (FIAS). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Arthroscopy, sports medicine and rehabilitation. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Akshay Dhanda is listed by the official programme source as programme chair · consultant. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.

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PROGRAM HISTORY

Published fellowship history

ISAKOS public-directory identity, duration, capacity and programme chair checked 2026-08-25.