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FMRP-USP Knee Surgery Fellowship

Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo

Official organisation pathways: ISAKOS

Faculty / program leadership: Fabricio Fogagnolo

Profile completeness70%

Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile

✓ 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: No financial support is provided; fellows must be self-funded
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 3 months
Hands-on: No hands-on role indicated
Last checked: 28 Aug 2026

Duration · published3 months

Clinical exposureObservation and scrub-in participation in knee arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty, with pelvic and lower-limb trauma at a tertiary emergency teaching hospital and additional private-hospital assistance

Funding · publishedNo financial support is provided; fellows must be self-funded

DestinationBrazil

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

The public ISAKOS directory does not establish international eligibility, language requirements, medical registration, clinical privileges or visa sponsorship. Confirm each item with the host before applying.

—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

Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.

?Confirm directly with host

Licensing examinations

Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.

✓Published by official source

Language requirements

Portuguese is listed as the teaching-centre language

≈Partially published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.

✓Published by official source

Funding availability

No financial support is provided; fellows must be self-funded

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 / cycleContact the centre through the ISAKOS directory; no current dated intake is published

Official contact+55 16 99103-1009

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

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility

Not published by the cited official source.

Registration, licence & examinations

Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.

Visa / work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.

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, four-place University of São Paulo knee fellowship combining arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty with pelvic and lower-limb trauma exposure. The centre states that no financial support is provided.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

University teaching environment with operative observation and participation plus clinical research in lower-limb trauma, arthroplasty and rehabilitation

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 Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

6 listed faculty members

Program lead: Fabricio Fogagnolo

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo
Clinical focus: Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Fabricio Fogagnolo is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for FMRP-USP Knee Surgery Fellowship. 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.

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