OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Observership Programs Check clinical privileges Short duration does not define the clinical role. Treat a visit as observational unless the official host explicitly publishes supervised patient care or operating.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
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02 Destination Countries with Sports Medicine programs
03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
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05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
13 programs match · Sports Medicine · self-funded · ISAKOS ✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Assiut University Hospital
⌖ Assiut · Egypt →
Faculty & leadership AF Ayman FarouqIK Islam Karamallah+2 more
Duration 3 months
Funding Private, public and government support categories are listed; no salary, amount, payment…
Visit format Ankle, knee, hip and shoulder arthroscopy with hip-and-knee and shoulder faculty, plus centre-listed clinical research and…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Applicants seeking three months of multi-joint arthroscopy and sports-medicine training; formal entry criteria are not published
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile plus official BTCH department; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
⌖ Beijing · China →
Duration 3 months
Funding Private support is listed; no salary, stipend amount, payment frequency or covered-expense…
Visit format Customisable arthroscopy, knee surgery and sports-medicine training including digital joint surgery, personalised 3D-printed knee…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Applicants seeking customisable arthroscopy, joint reconstruction and sports-medicine education; formal entry criteria are not published
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital / Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
⌖ Shanghai · China →
Faculty & leadership YH Yaohua HeXH Xiaoqiao Huangfu
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Advanced minimally invasive functional reconstruction of the knee and shoulder, including knee arthroscopy and shoulder…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS programme profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Observership Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
⌖ Seoul · South Korea →
Faculty & leadership SK Sung-Hwan KimMJ Min Jung+3 more
Duration Minimum 6 months
Funding No institutional funding; fellows must cover their own expenses
Visit format Observer-only knee and shoulder sports-medicine pathway covering ligament reconstruction, meniscal and cartilage restoration,…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Center Mehiläinen
⌖ Tampere · Finland →
Program lead TJ Timo Järvelä
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Observation and assistance in arthroscopic knee surgery including meniscal repair, single- and double-bundle ACL reconstruction,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements ✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital / Acıbadem University
⌖ Istanbul · Turkey →
Faculty & leadership BK Barış KocaoğluAK Alper Kaya+2 more
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format A high-volume sports-traumatology service reporting about 1,500 cases annually across ankle, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS programme profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
HMC Sports medicine and Rehabilitation Center Faisalabad
⌖ Faisalabad , Punjab · Pakistan →
Program lead TM Tariq Mahmood
Duration 3 months
Funding Private, philanthropic and internal support are recorded, but no stipend, amount, frequency or…
Visit format Three months of knee and shoulder sports-injury surgery including ACL reconstruction, meniscal repair and transplant, cartilage work…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile; next intake unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Fellowship Barcelona / Spanish Arthroscopy Society faculty network
⌖ Barcelona · Spain →
Faculty & leadership LE León EzagüiFS Francesc Soler+10 more
Duration 1–3 months
Funding Private support is listed; no stipend, fee or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Ankle, elbow and wrist, hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopy; hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty; spine and hand-and-wrist options…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International orthopaedic specialists seeking a personalised short programme; formal eligibility and clinical-privilege requirements are not published
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS profile and university host source; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo
⌖ Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo · Brazil →
Faculty & leadership FF Fabricio FogagnoloMH Murilo Humberto Tobias Marins+4 more
Duration 3 months
Funding No financial support is provided; fellows must be self-funded
Visit format Observation and scrub-in participation in knee arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty, with pelvic and lower-limb trauma at a…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi–Sant'Ambrogio
⌖ Milan, Italy · Italy →
Faculty & leadership RD Riccardo D'AmbrosiFD Fabrizio Di Feo+2 more
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Advanced knee arthroscopy through case discussion, operative assistance and clinical research, including primary and revision ACL…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young surgeons or residents interested in advanced arthroscopic knee surgery
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
University Hospital of Larissa / University of Thessaly
⌖ Larissa · Greece →
Faculty & leadership TK Theofilos KarachaliosSV Sokratis Varitimidis+2 more
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Operating-room observation and scrub participation across knee and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, alongside clinical,…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Observership Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
VieCuri Medical Center
⌖ Venlo, Limburg · Netherlands →
Faculty & leadership FH Freek HollmanOL Okke Lambers Heerspink
Duration 3 months
Funding No salary is provided
Visit format Three months observing clinics and surgery including rotator-cuff repair, stabilisation, Latarjet, arthroscopic bone block, tendon…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Institute of Science Tokyo
⌖ Tokyo · Japan →
Faculty & leadership HK Hideyuki KogaTN Tomomasa Nakamura+4 more
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Knee and ankle arthroscopy, meniscal preservation and centralisation, advanced knee osteotomy, knee arthroplasty and optional…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements 
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed
