Clinical exposureComprehensive multidisciplinary training with a focus on paediatric and pelvic tumours, based at Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa) and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (St. Petersburg), with exposure to medical, surgical and radiation oncology, musculoskeletal radiology and pathology, implant design and surgical navigation. Weekly pre-/post-operative conferences and multidisciplinary sarcoma tumour board, fellow-led monthly M&M and sarcoma journal club, brachytherapy cases with radiation oncology, and an annual invited professorship.
Funding · not publishedNot published on the 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.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Non-US citizens must hold appropriate visas qualifying them to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year; an 'ACGME-approved (or equivalent)' orthopaedic residency is accepted.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completion of an ACGME-approved (or equivalent) residency training programme in orthopaedic surgery · Board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery · United States citizen or holder of an appropriate visa qualifying the applicant to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year
✓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.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Must be a US citizen or have appropriate visas to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year; specific sponsored visa types are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the programme pages
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 3 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01. 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 deadlineDecember 1
Commencing dateAugust 1
Application route / cycleMSTS Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Match administered by SF Match; interviews January–March, applicants notified in April
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
Completion of an ACGME-approved (or equivalent) residency training programme in orthopaedic surgery
Board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
United States citizen or holder of an appropriate visa qualifying the applicant to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Must be a US citizen or have appropriate visas to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year; specific sponsored visa types are not published.
Application documents
SF Match application (component documents not listed on the programme page)
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 one-year USF/Moffitt orthopaedic oncology fellowship for surgeons who have completed orthopaedic residency, providing comprehensive clinical, surgical and academic training in musculoskeletal oncology with research opportunities at a comprehensive cancer center.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of South Florida / H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa is an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; USF/Moffitt programmes train at Moffitt but applicants formally apply through the University of South Florida.
Program Director, ProfessorOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Moffitt Cancer Center, Sarcoma Department
Clinical focus
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Odion Binitie is listed in the cited programme evidence as program director, professor for University of South Florida Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Odion Binitie is listed by the official programme source as program director, professor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Associate Program Director, Associate ProfessorOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Moffitt Cancer Center, Sarcoma Department
Clinical focus
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David Joyce is listed in the cited programme evidence as associate program director, associate professor for University of South Florida Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
David Joyce is listed by the official programme source as associate program director, associate professor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
G. Douglas Letson is listed in the cited programme evidence as professor for University of South Florida Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
G. Douglas Letson is listed by the official programme source as professor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Alexander L. Lazarides is listed in the cited programme evidence as assistant professor for University of South Florida Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Alexander L. Lazarides is listed by the official programme source as assistant professor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sarah Tepper is listed in the cited programme evidence as faculty for University of South Florida Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sarah Tepper is listed by the official programme source as faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Non-US citizens must hold appropriate visas qualifying them to legally reside in the U.S. during the fellowship year; an 'ACGME-approved (or equivalent)' orthopaedic residency is accepted.
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.
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