Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs

There are 216 ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs across 45 states and territories. Together they offer about 963 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (20), California (17) and Michigan (17).

Program data updated October 11, 2026.

Programs
216
In 45 states
First-year positions
963
Across all programs
Median IMG residents
0%
2 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa
57.7%
J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate
16.2%
Of applicants

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Showing 216 of 216 Orthopaedic Surgery programs

Visa
AdventHealth Florida ProgramOrlandoFlorida60%17%None
Albany Med Health System ProgramAlbanyNew York54%J-1
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) ProgramPittsburghPennsylvania50%14.2%None
Atlantic Health ProgramMorristownNew Jersey417%11.8%None
Aultman Hospital/NEOMED ProgramCantonOhio20%8.7%J-1 and H-1B
Baylor College of Medicine ProgramHoustonTexas60%None
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) ProgramTempleTexas40%18%None
Baylor University Medical Center ProgramDallasTexas40%J-1
Boston University Medical Center ProgramBostonMassachusetts54%16.8%J-1 and H-1B
Broward Health ProgramFort LauderdaleFlorida40%10.3%None
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ProgramRoanokeVirginia40%15.7%J-1
Carolinas Medical Center ProgramCharlotteNorth Carolina50%None
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramClevelandOhio80%15.3%None
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos AngelesCalifornia50%16.9%J-1 and H-1B
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramClevelandOhio76%16.2%J-1 and H-1B
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Akron General ProgramAkronOhio40%11.6%J-1 and H-1B
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/South Pointe Hospital ProgramWarrensville HeightsOhio30%None
Community Memorial Health System ProgramVenturaCalifornia40%J-1
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamdenNew Jersey47%12.5%J-1
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University ProgramGrand RapidsMichigan50%J-1
Corewell Health (Farmington Hills and Dearborn) ProgramFarmington HillsMichigan40%11.3%J-1
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Program (Royal Oak/Taylor) ProgramRoyal OakMichigan60%22.6%None
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha) ProgramOmahaNebraskaJ-1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanonNew Hampshire50%20.2%J-1 and H-1B
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University ProgramDetroitMichigan40%None
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Ltd. ProgramEdinburgTexas425%33.5%J-1
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurhamNorth Carolina83%15.5%J-1
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center ProgramFort GordonGeorgia0%None
East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine ProgramJohnson CityTennessee30%9.4%None
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlantaGeorgia76%J-1 and H-1B
Garden City Hospital ProgramGarden CityMichigan20%None
Geisinger Health System (Danville) ProgramDanvillePennsylvania40%14.8%J-1
Geisinger Health System (Wilkes Barre) ProgramWilkes-BarrePennsylvania412%19.9%J-1 and H-1B
George Washington University ProgramWashingtonDistrict of Columbia40%15.6%None
Hackensack Meridian Health ProgramHackensackNew Jersey30%16.8%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South/Largo Hospital ProgramLargoFlorida20%4%None
HCA Florida JFK Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine GME Consortium ProgramAtlantisFlorida38%17.2%J-1
HCA Medical City Healthcare GME (Denton) ProgramDentonTexas30%17.2%J-1
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital ProgramGrand BlancMichigan36%None
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroitMichigan60%22.2%J-1
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Macomb Hospital ProgramClinton TownshipMichigan20%7.9%J-1
Henry Ford Providence Hospital ProgramSouthfieldMichigan30%23.6%J-1
Henry Ford Warren Hospital ProgramWarrenMichigan20%J-1
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center ProgramNew YorkNew York90%16.9%J-1
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) ProgramHoustonTexas30%J-1
Howard University Hospital ProgramWashingtonDistrict of Columbia338.6%J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ProgramNew YorkNew York70%J-1 and H-1B
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolisIndiana60%None
Inspira Health Network/Inspira Medical Center Vineland ProgramVinelandNew Jersey30%12.4%J-1
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital ProgramPhenix CityAlabama30%12.2%None
Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania37%11.6%J-1
Jefferson Health New Jersey ProgramStratfordNew Jersey50%17.7%J-1
John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District) ProgramFort WorthTexas40%14.8%J-1
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimoreMaryland76%15.6%J-1
Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/HCA Healthcare Kansas City ProgramKansas CityMissouri40%None
Kettering Health Network ProgramDaytonOhio40%None
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV ProgramLas VegasNevada40%17.8%None
Larkin Community Hospital ProgramMiamiFlorida425%8.1%J-1
Lehigh Valley Health Network ProgramAllentownPennsylvania
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma LindaCalifornia60%J-1 and H-1B
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ProgramTorranceCalifornia50%19.3%J-1
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveportLouisiana40%27.6%J-1
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew OrleansLouisiana50%None
Loyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywoodIllinois50%5.5%J-1
Madigan Army Medical Center ProgramTacomaWashington0%None
Maimonides Medical Center ProgramBrooklynNew York40%50%J-1 and H-1B
Marshall University School of Medicine ProgramHuntingtonWest Virginia40%None
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School ProgramBostonMassachusetts128%15.4%J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonvilleFlorida212.3%J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix) ProgramPhoenixArizona314%7.9%J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochesterMinnesota130%J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicagoIllinois60%None
McLaren Health Care/Flint/MSU ProgramFlintMichigan40%17.9%None
McLaren Health Care/Greater Lansing/MSU ProgramLansingMichigan40%9.9%None
McLaren Health Care/Macomb/MSU ProgramMt. ClemensMichigan30%8.9%None
McLaren Health Care/Oakland/MSU ProgramPontiacMichigan30%8.9%None
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugustaGeorgia40%21.7%J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukeeWisconsin50%15.2%None
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharlestonSouth Carolina50%None
MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) ProgramBaltimoreMaryland30%None
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.) ProgramWashingtonDistrict of Columbia40%15%None
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center ProgramToledoOhio313%10.4%J-1
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronxNew York73%16.2%J-1 and H-1B
Mount Carmel Health System ProgramGrove CityOhio30%16.7%None
Nassau University Medical Center ProgramEast MeadowNew York39%18.2%J-1
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesdaMaryland0%None
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) ProgramPortsmouthVirginia0%None
Naval Medical Center (San Diego) ProgramSan DiegoCalifornia0%None
New York Medical College ProgramBayonneNew JerseyNone
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew YorkNew York60%13.6%J-1
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine ProgramMineolaNew York40%18.1%J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital ProgramNew YorkNew York160%19.5%J-1 and H-1B
Ochsner Clinic Foundation ProgramNew OrleansLouisiana30%None
Ohio State University Hospital ProgramColumbusOhio63%J-1
OhioHealth/Doctors Hospital ProgramColumbusOhio50%None
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ProgramTulsaOklahoma30%11.4%None
Olympia Fields Hospital ProgramOlympia FieldsIllinois40%9.8%None
One Brooklyn Health System/Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center ProgramBrooklynNew York20%None
OPTI West ProgramLas VegasNevada20%J-1
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortlandOregon50%15.3%J-1 and H-1B
Orlando Health ProgramOrlandoFlorida50%16%None
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHersheyPennsylvania50%J-1
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania40%J-1
Ponce Health Sciences University ProgramPoncePuerto Rico40%J-1 and H-1B
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) ProgramColumbiaSouth Carolina40%19.4%None
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville) ProgramGreenvilleSouth Carolina40%11.2%None
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health ProgramProvidenceRhode Island63%19.4%None
Riverside University Health System ProgramMoreno ValleyCalifornia40%8.8%None
Robert Packer Hospital ProgramSayrePennsylvania30%19.7%J-1
Rush University Medical Center ProgramChicagoIllinois50%J-1
Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center ProgramJersey CityNew Jersey412%12.2%None
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center ProgramLong BranchNew Jersey20%14.9%J-1
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewarkNew Jersey63%17.5%J-1
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ProgramNew BrunswickNew Jersey30%None
Samaritan Health Services - Corvallis ProgramCorvallisOregon30%13.1%None
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) ProgramFort Sam HoustonTexas0%None
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania60%J-1
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore ProgramBaltimoreMaryland320%J-1
Southern Illinois University ProgramSpringfieldIllinois30%13%J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt. LouisMissouri54%None
St Barnabas Hospital ProgramBronxNew York217.5%None
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital ProgramYoungstownOhio30%None
St Joseph's Medical Center ProgramStocktonCalifornia312.9%J-1
St Joseph's University Medical Center ProgramPatersonNew Jersey37%13.5%None
St Luke's University Hospital ProgramBethlehemPennsylvania46%15.4%None
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramRedwood CityCalifornia70%17.5%J-1
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital ProgramStony BrookNew York50%None
Summa Health System/NEOMED ProgramAkronOhio40%24.8%J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklynNew York66%J-1
SUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuseNew York50%18.4%None
Temple University Hospital ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania40%12.8%J-1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock ProgramLubbockTexas40%J-1 and H-1B
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso ProgramEl PasoTexas318.8%None
Tripler Army Medical Center ProgramTripler AMCHawaii0%None
Tufts Medical Center ProgramBostonMassachusetts45%18.4%J-1
Tulane University ProgramNew OrleansLouisiana40%15.9%J-1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos AngelesCalifornia60%16.4%J-1
UCSF Health – St. Mary’s Hospital ProgramSan FranciscoCalifornia38%17.1%None
UMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcesterMassachusetts54%24.1%J-1
Univ of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences ProgramFargoNorth Dakota30%15.7%None
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffaloNew York50%16.1%None
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirminghamAlabama63%18%None
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix ProgramPhoenixArizona45%13.7%None
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucsonArizona50%None
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle RockArkansas50%27.8%None
University of California (Irvine) ProgramOrangeCalifornia40%J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramSan DiegoCalifornia50%J-1
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan FranciscoCalifornia80%J-1 and H-1B
University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno ProgramFresnoCalifornia40%20.2%None
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramentoCalifornia44%15.3%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Ocala) ProgramOcalaFlorida30%9.6%None
University of Chicago ProgramChicagoIllinois50%15.2%J-1
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine ProgramCincinnatiOhio54%J-1
University of Colorado ProgramAuroraColorado83%12.4%J-1
University of Connecticut ProgramFarmingtonConnecticut50%J-1
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville ProgramJacksonvilleFlorida45%25.1%None
University of Florida ProgramGainesvilleFlorida45%J-1
University of Hawaii ProgramHonoluluHawaii20%9.9%J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicagoIllinois73%22.4%J-1
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa CityIowa70%23.4%None
University of Kansas (Wichita) ProgramWichitaKansas40%17.2%J-1
University of Kansas School of Medicine ProgramKansas CityKansas40%18.9%None
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexingtonKentucky50%J-1 and H-1B
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisvilleKentucky50%18.1%J-1
University of Maryland ProgramBaltimoreMaryland60%J-1
University of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiamiFlorida70%18.8%J-1
University of Michigan Health-West ProgramWyomingMichigan20%12.1%None
University of Michigan ProgramAnn ArborMichigan80%J-1 and H-1B
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolisMinnesota80%J-1
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJacksonMississippi50%17.1%J-1
University of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbiaMissouri58%15.6%None
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine ProgramKansas CityMissouri40%13.8%None
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmahaNebraska60%J-1 and H-1B
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerqueNew Mexico512%J-1
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel HillNorth Carolina50%24.3%J-1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma CityOklahoma70%J-1
University of Pennsylvania Health System ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania83%15.6%J-1
University of Puerto Rico ProgramSan JuanPuerto Rico40%J-1
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochesterNew York80%23.1%J-1
University of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampaFlorida40%J-1
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) ProgramLos AngelesCalifornia82%20.2%J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga ProgramChattanoogaTennessee30%11.1%None
University of Tennessee College of Medicine/Campbell Clinic ProgramMemphisTennessee83%21.8%None
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustinTexas40%J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHoustonTexas60%14.6%None
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan AntonioTexas70%None
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalvestonTexas50%31.3%J-1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallasTexas60%28.2%J-1 and H-1B
University of Toledo ProgramToledoOhio40%24.4%None
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake CityUtah60%19.8%None
University of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlingtonVermont40%16.1%None
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesvilleVirginia54%J-1
University of Washington ProgramSeattleWashington80%23.2%J-1 and H-1B
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadisonWisconsin70%16.1%J-1
UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg) ProgramHarrisburgPennsylvania50%12.6%None
UPMC Medical Education ProgramPittsburghPennsylvania80%J-1
UPMC Medical Education/Hamot ProgramEriePennsylvania30%13.6%None
USA Health ProgramMobileAlabama30%None
Valley Consortium for Medical Education ProgramModestoCalifornia40%J-1
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashvilleTennessee64%22.2%J-1
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmondVirginia60%J-1 and H-1B
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston-SalemNorth Carolina58%7.9%J-1 and H-1B
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt. LouisMissouri90%19.6%H-1B
Wellspan Health/York Hospital ProgramYorkPennsylvania30%J-1 and H-1B
Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center ProgramMariettaGeorgia40%17.2%J-1
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantownWest Virginia50%22.1%J-1
Westchester Medical Center ProgramValhallaNew York30%28.7%J-1
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine ProgramKalamazooMichigan30%19.4%J-1
Western Reserve Hospital ProgramCuyahoga FallsOhio20%13.9%J-1
William Beaumont Army Medical Center/Texas Tech University (El Paso) ProgramFort BlissTexas0%None
Womack Army Medical Center ProgramFort BraggNorth Carolina20%30.2%None
Wright State University ProgramDaytonOhio40%18.1%None
Yale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew HavenConnecticut50%12%J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Huntington Hospital ProgramHuntingtonNew York63%None
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital ProgramNew YorkNew York30%12.2%J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ProgramNew Hyde ParkNew York50%J-1 and H-1B

Orthopaedic Surgery residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 0% of residents in Orthopaedic Surgery programs, and 2 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 57.7% of programs sponsor a visa (57.2% sponsor J-1 and 14.4% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Orthopaedic Surgery program receives about 357 applications and invites 16.2% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 258.

States with the most programs

  • New York: 20
  • California: 17
  • Michigan: 17
  • Pennsylvania: 16
  • Ohio: 16

How to choose Orthopaedic Surgery programs as an IMG

Start with the programs that already train international medical graduates: a high IMG share is the clearest sign a program will review your application. Then check visa sponsorship if you need a J-1 or H-1B, and the program's Step 2 CK expectations and graduation-year limit.

Each program page shows these details along with interview rates, signal outcomes and contacts. To see which programs fit your own scores, visa needs and graduation year, build a personalized list.

Orthopaedic Surgery residency FAQs

How many Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs are there?

There are 216 ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs in 45 states and territories, offering about 963 first-year positions.

Is Orthopaedic Surgery IMG-friendly?

The median Orthopaedic Surgery program has 0% international medical graduates among its residents, and 2 of 216 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Orthopaedic Surgery, but focusing on the programs with the highest IMG share improves your chances. Use the table on this page to sort programs by their IMG share.

Which Orthopaedic Surgery programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

57.7% of Orthopaedic Surgery programs sponsor at least one visa: 57.2% sponsor J-1 and 14.4% sponsor H-1B. Filter the table on this page by visa to see every program that sponsors the visa you need.

What Step 2 CK score do I need for Orthopaedic Surgery?

Across Orthopaedic Surgery programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 258. Scores vary a lot between programs, and many programs also set a minimum. Each program page shows that program's minimum and the score range of the applicants it interviewed.

How competitive is Orthopaedic Surgery residency?

A typical Orthopaedic Surgery program receives about 357 applications and interviews 16.2% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

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