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
✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host website♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Hand Centrum Limburg / Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
⌖ Genk · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership JD Joris DuerinckxPC Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Not published
Visit format Clinical observation without practising rights, with a research attachment available by agreement
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand and upper-limb trainees seeking an observer or research attachment
✓ Current official CHOP programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Orthopedics
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Program lead MC Matched CHOP paediatric orthopaedic physician
Duration Not published
Funding Unpaid; the programme provides no compensation or formal degree
Visit format Shadowing of paediatric orthopaedic physicians and observation of the division's clinical practice; the exact service and schedule…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International fellows, doctors and healthcare professionals with equivalent training
✓ Current official CNS Foundation 2026–2027 award timeline plus current official Duke Spine service page♡
Education Centre Visit Upcoming cycle Spine
Duke Spine / Duke University
⌖ Durham, North Carolina · United States →
Duration 3–6 months
Funding Not published
Visit format Tailored clinic and operating-room observation with Duke neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine faculty across minimally invasive…
Profile completeness 60%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, entry requirements APPLICANT PROFILE International spine applicants; the public award page does not publish detailed professional eligibility criteria
✓ Original hospital international observership page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
⌖ London · United Kingdom →
Duration 1–12 weeks
Funding Self-funded or sponsored: GBP 900 for the first week and GBP 750 for each subsequent week; no…
Visit format Observation-only placement in the Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery specialty, with a learning plan agreed with the host team; no…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE International healthcare professionals who hold a home-country healthcare qualification and remain in current clinical employment
✓ Original Advanced Orthopaedics fellowship page + current ISAKOS directory record♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hip & Knee
Advanced Orthopaedics
⌖ Mumbai · India →
Program lead MR Miten Rajendra Sheth
Duration 3 months
Funding Not published
Visit format Surgical assistance
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current public ISAKOS fellowship-directory identity; educational content is centre-submitted and current availability remains confirmation-required♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Paras Hospital
⌖ Panchkula, Haryana · India →
Program lead RG Ravi Gupta
Duration 3 months
Funding Not published
Visit format The given fellowship program was provided at PARAS HOSPITAL, Panchuka by the ISKSAA society
Profile completeness 48%
Core details · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking arthroscopy, knee surgery, joint preservation or sports-medicine training; host-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Official HKU Joint Replacement Surgery fellowship page♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Hip & Knee
The University of Hong Kong / Queen Mary Hospital
⌖ Hong Kong · Hong Kong →
Duration 3 months
Funding HKD 20,000 monthly honorarium; travel, accommodation and insurance not included
Visit format Arthroplasty patient care, supervised surgery, research project and at least one English scientific article
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Overseas orthopaedic surgeons who have completed specialist training
✓ Official SECEC programme page; published cycle remains historical♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ 2025 cycle completed — next call not confirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC / Japan Shoulder Society / Korean Shoulder & Elbow Society
⌖ Eight centres in Japan and South Korea · Japan →
Duration 5–6 weeks, usually October–November
Funding Flights, trains, local transport, hotel rooms and Japanese Shoulder Society meeting attendance…
Visit format Visits to four Japanese and four Korean shoulder and elbow education centres
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 45 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons with documented clinical and research experience
✓ Official SECEC programme page; published cycle remains historical♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ 2025 cycle completed — next call not confirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC Education Centres
⌖ Eight centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration 4 weeks, usually June
Funding Travel and accommodation booked or reimbursed; congress registration, travel and two nights’…
Visit format Visits to eight SECEC Education Centres plus participation in the annual congress
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 40 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons with documented clinical and research experience
✓ Current ISAKOS directory record; original programme availability not independently confirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hip & Knee
Hospital CUF TEJO
⌖ Lisbon · Portugal →
Faculty & leadership PP Pedro PessoaNO Nuno Oliveira+3 more
Duration 1–4 weeks
Funding Private financial support may be available for qualified applicants; the amount, eligibility…
Visit format Immersive clinical participation with approximately 20–25 cases per week across knee trauma, arthroscopy, complex knee surgery,…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official ICR observational-visit form + French public visa guidance♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Institut de Chirurgie Réparatrice Locomoteur et Sports
⌖ Nice · France →
Duration Up to 3 months for the non-EU short-stay pathway
Funding Not published
Visit format Observational shoulder-surgery visit. ICR's public application form accepts observational visits, but it does not separately publish…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Non-EU and international orthopaedic visitors seeking a short observational placement
✓ Official organisation fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Shoulder Friends Institute — 10 French shoulder centres
⌖ Paris and multiple cities · France →
Faculty & leadership CC Christophe CharoussetSA Stéphane Audebert+8 more
Duration 1 month
Funding Funded annually by Shoulder Friends Institute; the exact travel, accommodation and allowance…
Visit format A travelling educational tour through all 10 SFI shoulder centres in France
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Shoulder surgeons seeking a multicentre French fellowship tour
✓ Original hospital training page♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Paediatric Orthopaedics
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
⌖ Barcelona · Spain →
Faculty & leadership CG César Galo García FontechaDM David Moreno Romo+1 more
Duration Not published
Funding A fee, stipend and accommodation support are not published on the current listing
Visit format Custom paediatric orthopaedic and trauma rotation with high-complexity scoliosis surgery, limb reconstruction and nerve and vascular…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Healthcare professionals seeking a tailored paediatric orthopaedic training stay
✓ Current official Alexandra Hospital programme page; dated intake and application mechanics unconfirmed♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Alexandra Hospital Motion-Preservation & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Unit
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Visit format Disc arthroplasty didactics, interactive discussion and next-day live surgery with scrub-in observation of cervical and lumbar…
Profile completeness 50%
Core details · Missing duration, funding, application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Spine specialists seeking focused short-term observation in disc arthroplasty or spinal endoscopy
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS profile; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
HMC Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center
⌖ Faisalabad, Punjab · Pakistan →
Program lead UB Usama Bin Saeed
Duration 3 months
Funding Financial support and applicant expenses are not published in the current centre-supplied…
Visit format Knee and shoulder sports medicine with exposure to international athletes, ACL surgery, meniscal repair and transplantation,…
Profile completeness 48%
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✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host website
Joris DuerinckxPC
Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
