Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline
✓ 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
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published by the official host
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow clinical care, imaging, physiotherapy, surgery and research observation with the TSOC team
Funding · not publishedNot published by the official host
DestinationJapan
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.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
TSOC explicitly states that it has restarted accepting fellows and visitors from overseas
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Overseas shoulder and elbow surgeons seeking fellowship or visitor training with Hiroyuki Sugaya's team
✓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
An English-language clinic page and English contact are available, but no formal language requirement or test score is published.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the official host
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleContact TSOC directly; the official page confirms overseas intake but does not publish dates or a formal application cycle
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
Overseas shoulder and elbow surgeons seeking fellowship or visitor training with Hiroyuki Sugaya's team
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
TSOC officially confirms that Hiroyuki Sugaya's team accepts overseas fellows and visitors. Because the host does not publish a fixed duration, stipend, deadline or application form, OrthoFellow lists this as a direct-contact programme and marks those fields transparently.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic (TSOC)
TSOC was established in 2020 and opened its Kitasando branch in 2025 with MRI and radiography, physiotherapy and training facilities, two operating rooms and 19 inpatient beds.
TSOC chairman and shoulder & elbow service leadOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
CEO, TSOC Medical Corporation; President, Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic
Affiliation
Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery, sports injuries and clinical outcomes research
Qualifications
MD
Hiroyuki Sugaya is listed in the cited programme evidence as tsoc chairman and shoulder & elbow service lead for TSOC International Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship / Visitor Programme. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow surgery, sports injuries and clinical outcomes research. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
TSOC states that Dr Sugaya led the Funabashi shoulder and elbow team for 18 years and has accepted many domestic and international fellows and visitors.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic (TSOC)
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Morihito Tokai is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for TSOC International Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship / Visitor Programme. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Morihito Tokai is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Hiroko Ueki
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic (TSOC)
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Hiroko Ueki is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for TSOC International Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship / Visitor Programme. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Hiroko Ueki is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Manami Katsumata
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic (TSOC)
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Manami Katsumata is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for TSOC International Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship / Visitor Programme. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Manami Katsumata is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Takashi Inoue
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic (TSOC)
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Takashi Inoue is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for TSOC International Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship / Visitor Programme. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Takashi Inoue is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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
The official English page states that Hiroyuki Sugaya accepted many fellows and visitors from Japan and overseas during his prior 18-year leadership of the Funabashi shoulder and elbow team, and resumed accepting overseas fellows and visitors after the pandemic.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Overseas shoulder and elbow surgeons seeking fellowship or visitor training with Hiroyuki Sugaya's team
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
An English-language clinic page and English contact are available, but no formal language requirement or test score is published.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
TSOC explicitly states that it has restarted accepting fellows and visitors from overseas
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
