✓ 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
Requirements published
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published on the current unit page
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow consultation and surgery, scientific activity and fellowship education; approximately 80% of the unit's surgery is arthroscopic, alongside open fracture and shoulder-arthroplasty work and advanced planning for complex bone loss
Funding · not publishedNot published on the current unit page
DestinationPortugal
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.
—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
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.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Portuguese registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted operative role are not published for this fellowship and must be confirmed with the host.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa or work-authorisation support is not published; international applicants must confirm the route directly with the host after establishing eligibility.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the current unit page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
38% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 / cycleCUF confirms that the unit trains national and international colleagues through fellowships, but publishes no current intake, duration, deadline or application route
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
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
Portuguese registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted operative role are not published for this fellowship and must be confirmed with the host.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa or work-authorisation support is not published; international applicants must confirm the route directly with the host after establishing eligibility.
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 hospital-confirmed Lisbon shoulder-and-elbow fellowship pathway within a unit established in 2001. CUF publishes national and international colleague training, scientific work and an approximately 80% arthroscopic surgical mix, while duration, capacity, faculty assignment, funding and application terms remain unpublished.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Training within a shoulder-and-elbow unit established in 2001, integrating consultations, surgery, scientific work and education for colleagues from Portugal and abroad
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 CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Unit
CUF confirms that the unit has offered fellowships to specialists from Portugal and abroad, uses arthroscopy in about 80% of its surgical activity and has trained fellows under António Cartucho since 2007. The current SECEC profile reports about 60 shoulder and 10 elbow operations per month.
António Cartucho is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship coordinator · shoulder and elbow unit for Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
CUF identifies António Cartucho as coordinator of its Shoulder and Elbow Unit and states that he has coordinated the CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship since 2007.
Published Shoulder and Elbow FacultyOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital CUF Descobertas, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Marco Sarmento is listed in the cited programme evidence as published shoulder and elbow faculty for Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
CUF lists Marco Sarmento in the Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Unit, with practice in arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder-and-elbow surgery, trauma and sports-related conditions.
Published Shoulder and Elbow Faculty · Programme AlumnusOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital CUF Descobertas, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Diogo Silva Gomes is listed in the cited programme evidence as published shoulder and elbow faculty · programme alumnus for Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
CUF lists Diogo Silva Gomes in the unit and records that he completed its Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship with António Cartucho in 2013. His practice includes arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgery of the shoulder and elbow.
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
First-party shoulder-and-elbow expansion checked 2026-08-27. The host fellowship is counted separately from SECEC's short centre-visit pathway; unpublished recruitment terms remain unconfirmed.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Portuguese and international colleagues seeking shoulder-and-elbow fellowship education; formal prerequisites are not published
