Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
Requirements published
Funding
Not published
Deadline
The application page displays a historical 1 November 2024 deadline; confirm the next SF Match cycle
Duration
12 months, beginning August 1
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months, beginning August 1
Clinical exposureThree-month mentorship blocks, knee and shoulder reconstruction, hip arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, elbow surgery, elite team coverage, cadaver laboratory, resident teaching and clinical research
Funding · not publishedNot published on the current official programme pages
DestinationUnited States
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.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed orthopaedic surgery residency · California medical licence before fellowship · SF Match application with USMLE scores, CV and three references
✓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
A California medical licence is required before fellowship commencement.
?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
The programme does not publish a sports-fellowship-specific visa policy; international graduates must confirm Stanford GME and California licensing eligibility.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the current official programme pages
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 30 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-26. 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 deadlineThe application page displays a historical 1 November 2024 deadline; confirm the next SF Match cycle
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleSF Match
Official contactNicole A. Matson · Fellowship Coordinator+1 650 721 1836
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
Completed orthopaedic surgery residency
California medical licence before fellowship
SF Match application with USMLE scores, CV and three references
Registration, licence & examinations
A California medical licence is required before fellowship commencement.
Visa / work authorisation
The programme does not publish a sports-fellowship-specific visa policy; international graduates must confirm Stanford GME and California licensing eligibility.
Application documents
SF Match CAS application and distribution list
USMLE scores
Three reference letters
Updated CV
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-position ACGME-accredited orthopaedic sports fellowship with advanced reconstruction, team coverage, education and research. The programme is current, but its displayed deadline is historical and must be reconfirmed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford's sports programme combines advanced reconstructive surgery with NCAA Division I and professional team coverage, weekly conferences, cadaver education and access to gait, imaging and human-performance research infrastructure.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Seth L. Sherman is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Stanford Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 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.
Seth L. Sherman is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
MR
Faculty: Marc R. Safran
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Marc R. Safran is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Stanford Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 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.
Marc R. Safran 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
AOSSM registry inclusion and position count checked 2026-08-30.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgery residency graduates who meet ACGME and California licensing requirements
