Faculty / program leadership: João Espregueira-Mendes
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
ISAKOS entry: no financial assistance; free meals on surgery days.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Weekly sessions (no fixed term published)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureVisitors take part in daily appointments and weekly surgeries at the clinic and the partner hospital, receive hands-on training and may join research (MRI-based knee laxity measurement, orthobiologics, cartilage, MPFL). Weekly grand rounds. The ISAKOS entry does not state whether visitors scrub in.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Languages spoken: Portuguese, English and French; the entry lists past visitors from many countries.
?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.
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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.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published by the centre.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
ISAKOS-approved weekly-session training in knee, hip, shoulder and ankle arthroscopy at Clínica Espregueira, Porto.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Free meals on surgery days.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Clínica Espregueira – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence
FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence located in the FC Porto stadium with 96 doctors across 42 specialities, MRI/CT, physiotherapy and a research centre. Host: Clínica Espregueira – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence (with Hospital de Santa Maria Maior surgery).
