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.
87 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.
Filter programs 87 programs available + 01 Subspecialty Choose your clinical interest first, or select a country below
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03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
04 Accreditation / organization Labels preserve the official distinction between accredited, recognized, approved and society-sponsored pathways
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
✓ Official SECEC 2026 Support Committee fellowship call; application deadline has passed♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ September 2026 fellowship scheduled — applications closed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC Education Centres
⌖ Three centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration 2 weeks in September
Funding Travel and accommodation booked; expense reimbursement subject to sponsor confirmation and…
Visit format Visits to three SECEC Education Centres following the SECEC Congress
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 45 from the published Emerging and Developing European country list
✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official RWTH Aachen clinic, section and team pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
⌖ Aachen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership BS Benedikt SchäferSS Soumaya Sghir+1 more
Duration Not published
Funding The historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding,…
Visit format Adult and paediatric brachial plexus, peripheral-nerve reconstruction and transfer, nerve decompression, tendon and muscle transfer,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees seeking focused plexus or peripheral-nerve exposure
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS programme profile and host page; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek
⌖ Hamburg · Germany →
Program lead JF José Fernando Sánchez Carbonel
Duration 3 months
Funding Private financial support is recorded, but no amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Advanced shoulder and knee arthroscopy and sports-injury management with a multidisciplinary team, plus access to the host's…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking focused shoulder and knee sports-surgery training
✓ Current official SORI observership and application page♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hip & Knee
Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute
⌖ Sydney · Australia →
Duration 4 weeks
Funding Fee-paying observership; SORI links to payment but does not publish the fee amount on the…
Visit format Structured observation of the full knee-patient pathway from presentation and consultation through surgery and outpatient follow-up,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons and trainees seeking structured observational knee exposure
✓ Current original host fellowship page plus centre-submitted ISAKOS supporting profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Foot & Ankle
Foot & Ankle Surgery Lisbon / three private teaching hospitals
⌖ Lisbon · Portugal →
Faculty & leadership MR Manuel Resende SousaJV João Vide+5 more
Duration Recommended 1–4 weeks
Funding Financial support may be possible by direct enquiry; amount, criteria and covered expenses are…
Visit format Approximately 12–18 hours of clinic and 15–20 cases per week across adult foot-and-ankle trauma, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, joint…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official APSS programme-specific page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Asia Pacific Spine Society host-centre network
⌖ One Asia-Pacific spine centre of excellence · Asia-Pacific →
Program lead AH APSS host-centre faculty
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Not published
Visit format Three-week attachment at one spine centre of excellence with direct educational interaction with host spine surgeons
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official APSS programme-specific page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Asia Pacific Spine Society host-centre network
⌖ Spine centres in three Asia-Pacific countries · Asia-Pacific →
Program lead AH APSS host-centre faculty across the selected itinerary
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Not published
Visit format Multi-centre spine education tour; eight fellows are divided into two groups and each group visits centres in three Asia-Pacific…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official APSS programme-specific page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed ↻ 2026 programme listed — application availability unconfirmed Spine
Asia Pacific Spine Society host-centre network
⌖ One of ten APSS spine centres in the Asia-Pacific region · Asia-Pacific →
Program lead HF Host-centre faculty selected by APSS
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Not published
Visit format Attachment to one APSS Spine Centre for in-depth learning and close interaction with host spine surgeons
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Original hospital observership page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
⌖ Cincinnati · United States →
Program lead SN Shital N. Parikh
Duration 3 months
Funding Not published
Visit format Observation-only paediatric orthopaedic educational experience; observers may not touch patients or equipment
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons from developing countries early in their post-residency paediatric orthopaedic careers
✓ Official AP-HP international pathway + original Necker department page♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Paediatric Orthopaedics
Hôpital Necker–Enfants Malades / AP-HP
⌖ Paris · France →
Program lead PW Philippe Wicart
Duration Individually arranged; no Necker-specific duration is…
Funding Not published
Visit format Request-based observation in a tertiary paediatric orthopaedic and trauma service covering scoliosis, constitutional bone disease,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Foreign healthcare professionals seeking an AP-HP observation internship or other approved international training arrangement
✓ Centre-verified official ISAKOS programme profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Hirslanden Clinique Bois-Cerf
⌖ Lausanne · Switzerland →
Program lead EC Eric Choudja Ouabo
Duration 3 months
Funding Not published
Visit format Observational participation in ambulatory and surgical knee-sports care, clinical and scientific research, symposiums and…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons at the end of training or already board certified
✓ 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
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-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
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✓ Official SECEC 2026 Support Committee fellowship call; application deadline has passed
