HOST INSTITUTION EVIDENCE

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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PathwaysClinical Fellowship Observership

CountriesUnited States

SubspecialtiesGeneral Orthopaedics Pain Intervention

CANONICAL PROGRAMME INVENTORY

Programmes hosted at UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Rolling application

Observership · General Orthopaedics

UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery Visiting Scholars Observership

San Francisco, California · United States

DurationUp to 90 non-consecutive days for peer-faculty / MD visitors

FundingSelf-funded; no salary is offered and the official observer page does not publish a programme…

ExposureFaculty-sponsored observation of orthopaedic patient care, with the exact service, clinic and operating-room access defined by the…

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Upcoming cycle

Clinical Fellowship · Pain Intervention

UCSF Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship

San Francisco, California · United States

Duration12 months, 1 July 2028–30 June 2029

FundingPGY-5-level stipend; the official page lists a USD 109,737 combined salary and housing allowance…

ExposureFluoroscopic cervical, thoracic and lumbar injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, peripheral-joint and…

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HOST PROFILE

About UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery publishes a department-wide visiting-scholar pathway spanning its clinical subspecialties. Every domestic or international appointment requires a faculty sponsor and official invitation.

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UCSF publishes one July-to-June NASS-recognised ISMM position with PGY-5-level compensation, a tentative March 2027 deadline and an application portal opening in late January 2027. It requires ACGME PM&R residency and California clinical eligibility.

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TRAINING CONTEXT

Other fellowship hosts in San Francisco

Eight other institutions host orthopaedic training pathways in the same city, useful when planning interviews, visits or a second application.

UCSF SFGH Orthopaedic Trauma InstituteTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Observership
California Pacific Medical Center (Sutter Health) / Buncke ClinicHand & Microsurgery · Clinical Fellowship
NORCAL Arthroplasty FellowshipHip & Knee · Clinical Fellowship
San Francisco partner hospitalsShoulder & Elbow · Clinical Fellowship
UCSF Chase-Bozic Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship ProgramHip & Knee · Clinical Fellowship
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Division of Plastic and ReconstructivHand & Microsurgery · Clinical Fellowship
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Zuckerberg San Francisco General HospitalTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Clinical Fellowship
UCSF Benioff Children's HospitalsPaediatric Orthopaedics · Clinical Fellowship

COMPARE

Comparable General Orthopaedics and Pain Intervention programmes in United States

United States has 649 indexed host institutions in the directory. These programmes share this host’s subspecialty; open each profile to compare status, funding and eligibility.

UCLA Health International Physician Observership Program (Orthopaedic Surgery host department)UCLA Health - International Services / Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery · Los Angeles, California · Rolling application
UCLA PM&R Interventional Spine FellowshipUCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / UCLA Spine Center · Los Angeles, California · Closed for this cycle
USC Spine Medicine FellowshipKeck School of Medicine of USC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery · Los Angeles, California · Closed for this cycle
Cleveland Clinic Florida Physician Observer Program — Orthopaedic SurgeryCleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, Florida · Upcoming cycle
Columbia Orthopedics Visitors and ObserversColumbia University Irving Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery · New York, New York · Rolling application
HSS Academic Visitor ProgramHospital for Special Surgery · New York, New York · Rolling application

SOURCE-BACKED FACULTY

Faculty connected to UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Lyndly Tamura

Teaching faculty / co-leadership

1 connected programme

Paolo Mimbella

Fellowship supervisor / program leadership