Clinical exposureApproximately 12–18 hours of clinic and 15–20 cases per week across adult foot-and-ankle trauma, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, joint preservation, neurologic and diabetic foot, reconstruction and infection; scrub-in and research participation depend on capacity and length of stay
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?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.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
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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 enquiry through the fellowship team; no fixed intake dates are published
Orthopaedic surgeon seeking focused clinical development or specialisation in foot and ankle surgery
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A short Lisbon foot-and-ankle surgical immersion with a recommended one-to-four-week stay, 15–20 weekly cases and possible scrub-in, research and financial support subject to direct confirmation. The official team page names seven current surgeons.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Potential scrub-in and clinical-research participation subject to attendance numbers and length of stay
HOST INSTITUTION
About Foot & Ankle Surgery Lisbon / three private teaching hospitals
Foot & Ankle Surgery Lisbon / three private teaching hospitals in Lisbon, Portugal is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes approximately 12–18 clinic hours and 15–20 cases weekly across adult reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, neurologic and diabetic foot, infection and complex trauma; scrub-in depends on attendance and fellow status.
Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (with Instituto Dr. José Frota)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil · Minimum 1 year under the current CET-ABTPé training-centre rules; confirm the HGF intake's exact dates with the centreView program profile →
Birmingham, Alabama, United States · 12 months; AOFAS describes matched foot-and-ankle fellowships as generally 1 August to 31 JulyView program profile →
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