✓ Primary source reviewedObservershipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Institute of Science Tokyo Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

Official organisation pathways: ISAKOS

Faculty / program leadership: Hideyuki Koga and Yusuke Nakagawa

Profile completeness66%

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; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 3 months
Hands-on: No hands-on role indicated
Last checked: 28 Aug 2026

Duration · published3 months

Clinical exposureKnee and ankle arthroscopy, meniscal preservation and centralisation, advanced knee osteotomy, knee arthroplasty and optional participation in clinical research with publication potential

Funding · publishedISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published

DestinationJapan

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.

—Not published

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.

?Confirm directly with host

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; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

59% of core application fields verified

Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. 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 / cycleThe centre supports direct application for the three-month programme; confirm the next available cohort directly

Official contactYusuke Nakagawa, Associate Professor+81 3 5803 5953

Open application portal ↗

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.

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-month, six-place Tokyo knee-and-sports fellowship with advanced meniscal preservation, osteotomy, arthroscopy and arthroplasty exposure. Six faculty and private support are listed, while the next cohort and financial amount are not published.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

Direct application, advanced knee-preservation and arthroplasty exposure, and optional clinical-research and publication participation

Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.

HOST INSTITUTION

About Institute of Science Tokyo

The university department page confirms the orthopaedic host. The ISAKOS record publishes the programme curriculum, six places and participating faculty, but no current deadline.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

6 listed faculty members

Program lead: Hideyuki Koga

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Institute of Science Tokyo
Clinical focus: Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Hideyuki Koga is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Institute of Science Tokyo Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Hideyuki Koga is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.