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.
86 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
Host rules still apply Visa, registration, insurance and language requirements are shown only when the official host publishes them.
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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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
34 programs match · self-funded · Current availability unconfirmed ✓ 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 ✓ Official McGill clinical-observer guidance retained; source inaccessible during the 15 August 2026 audit♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
McGill University Health Centre Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Montreal, Quebec · Canada →
Program lead AS Approved supervisor of the selected McGill orthopaedic service
Duration Individually agreed with one selected service supervisor
Funding Self-funded; no stipend, salary or central programme fee is published
Visit format Observation within one approved McGill-affiliated orthopaedic service; applicants choose a specialty and supervisor rather than…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Physicians and trainees seeking non-clinical orthopaedic observation at a McGill-affiliated hospital
✓ Current official UHN orthopaedic and observership pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
Toronto Western Hospital / University Health Network
⌖ Toronto, Ontario · Canada →
Program lead CU Confirmed UHN Orthopedic Surgery sponsor
Duration Individually arranged with the UHN sponsor
Funding Self-funded, fee-based registration; UHN publishes that affiliated-institution observers may be…
Visit format Observation of examinations and procedures within UHN Orthopedic Surgery; a personalized observership-based learning plan may also…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Healthcare professionals and students from Canada and other countries
✓ Current official NYU Langone programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital / Bellevue
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Program lead CN Confirmed NYU Department of Orthopedic Surgery faculty sponsor
Duration Individually agreed with the faculty sponsor
Funding Self-funded; compensation, stipend and any programme fee are not published on the official page
Visit format Academic observation across an agreed orthopaedic service at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Langone Orthopedic Center or…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International physicians with an MD degree and a defined orthopaedic learning objective
✓ Current official UCSF visiting-scholar programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ San Francisco, California · United States →
Program lead CU Confirmed UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery faculty sponsor
Duration Up to 90 non-consecutive days for peer-faculty / MD visitors
Funding Self-funded; no salary is offered and the official observer page does not publish a programme…
Visit format Faculty-sponsored observation of orthopaedic patient care, with the exact service, clinic and operating-room access defined by the…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Physicians, fellows and other health-profession visitors who hold an active appointment at another institution
✓ Official SECEC Education Centre network♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected centre
Duration 2–3 days at one selected centre
Funding Self-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
Visit format Short educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Junior and Full members; one application per member and acceptance is not guaranteed
✓ Current official KAT clinic and faculty page; international-observership terms remain unpublished♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic
⌖ Athens · Greece →
Duration Not published
Funding Self-funded fellowship / clinical attachment
Visit format Observer-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International orthopaedic or plastic surgeons interested in hand, upper limb and microsurgery
✓ 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♡
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♡
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
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✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed
