IMG-friendly Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs
As of October 27, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 32 Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 3; J-1 sponsors: 17). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 32Programs
- 3Sponsor H-1B
- 17Sponsor J-1
- 19States
Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs for international graduates
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- Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Northwell Health · New Hyde Park, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Huntington Hospital
Northwell Health · Huntington, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, Illinois
J-1Graduated ≤ 7 yrs - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine · Johnson City, Tennessee
J-1USMLE 240+ - Orthopaedics Residency Lubbock
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Lubbock, Texas
J-1USMLE 230+ - UNC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
IMGs considered - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
University of California (San Francisco) · Fresno, California
J-1USMLE 230+ - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California
IMGs considered - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Louisiana State University · New Orleans, Louisiana
IMGs considered - Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Residency Program
University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, Mississippi
IMGs considered - Orthopaedics Residency Program
University of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, New York
IMGs considered - Orthopaedic Residency
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, Ohio
IMGs considered - Highly Rated Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
University Hospitals · Cleveland, Ohio
IMGs considered - Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Residency
University of Vermont Medical Center · Burlington, Vermont
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Orthopaedic Surgery residency program
Visas and international graduates in Orthopaedic Surgery residency
Which Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 27, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 3 Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Orthopedic Residency, Mount Sinai Health System; Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health; Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Huntington Hospital, Northwell Health. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 27, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 17 Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Orthopedic Residency, Mount Sinai Health System; Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health; Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Huntington Hospital, Northwell Health; Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Loyola University Medical Center; Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, University of Illinois Chicago.
Do Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 32 Orthopaedic Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.