We offer many resources for referring physicians, other professionals in the medical field, and those in training for their medical careers. 

For referring physicians

Refer a patient to the Orthopedic Center: To discuss a potential referral, schedule a comprehensive evaluation or seek a second opinion, please call or contact us online. Our orthopedic specialists are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

Orthopedics Update: Our newsletter, Orthopedics Update, spotlights new programs, surgical advances and cutting-edge research in the field of pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine. Subscribe online.

Safety in surgery: Safety is the basis of everything we do and every decision we make regarding a child's care. Nowhere is safety more important than during surgery — when patients are often most vulnerable.

Fellowships

Orthopedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship: The Orthopedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship program is an interdisciplinary internship that develops well-rounded orthopedic surgery subspecialists through applied surgical skills, academic training and research. 

Orthopedic Surgery Research Fellowship: The Research Fellowship Program in the Orthopedic Center is a 1-year funded opportunity for orthopedic surgeons who have experience in orthopedic basic science research, genetics or developmental biology.

CHOP/SICOT Fellowship: The Orthopedic Center collaborates with the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), to offer a six- to 12-month joint fellowship.

Medical Career Design Fellowship: The Medical Career Design Fellowship is a two-year funded opportunity for recent college graduates to explore many aspects of a medical career including research, clinical practice, education, advocacy and leadership. 

Sports Medicine Fellowship: A one-year program providing comprehensive clinical and academic training in primary care sports medicine, preparing graduates to complete the examination for the Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine (CAQ).

Online education

CHOP’s Online Pediatric Education Network (OPEN) allows us to provide pediatric medical education to healthcare professionals from around the world. Orthopedics is one of the many pediatric specialties represented in these educational offerings, which cover the latest advances in pediatric care, clinical educational resources and more.

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Other educational programs

Nicholson Visiting Professorship: The Jesse T. Nicholson Fund at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sponsors research and teaching activities including an annual visiting professorship. 

Benjamin Fox Orthopedic Research Scholar Award: The Benjamin Fox Orthopedic Research Scholar Award promotes clinical research by giving extraordinary U.S. medical students the opportunity to investigate pertinent topics in clinical orthopedic research.

Orthopedic Surgery International Visiting Scholar Program: International fellows, doctors or healthcare providers with equivalent training may visit our hospital and shadow our orthopedic physicians.

Research

Biomedical and clinical research: Our researchers combine biomedical research in the laboratory with clinical research at the bedside to uncover the mechanisms of disease, envision new treatments, and ultimately create novel therapies that combine surgical and biologic tools.