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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✓ Official ESSKA fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
ESSKA-accredited arthroscopy teaching centre
⌖ International host centre selected for each fellow · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Program lead FA Faculty at the selected ESSKA-accredited teaching centre
Duration 3–4 weeks
Funding Travel and accommodation are covered through the Smith+Nephew-supported fellowship grant, paid…
Visit format Arthroscopy and sports-traumatology training at an ESSKA-accredited teaching centre, scheduled with the selected host
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young certified orthopaedic surgeons seeking international arthroscopy training
✓ Official ESSKA–ESA fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
ESSKA Shoulder Section / 5–6 European teaching centres
⌖ Rotating European host-centre itinerary · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead FA Faculty at the five to six selected ESSKA/ESA teaching centres
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Funding is provided for travel, accommodation, meals and minor expenses
Visit format Shoulder clinics and operating rooms, current research methods and management of sports, traumatic and degenerative shoulder disease…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young European orthopaedic surgeons already developing a shoulder-surgery practice
✓ 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
✓ Official ESSKA fellowship page