Orthopedic Surgery
Contacts
Specialty Advisor
Residency Program Director
Specialty Interest Group Faculty Advisor
Specialty Interest Group Email
APEX Champion
Specialty Overview
An orthopaedic surgeon is educated in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. This specialist is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Orthopaedic Surgery | Careers in Medicine (AAMC CiM log in required)
How long is this specialty's residency?
The length of this residency is five years.
Websites for Reference
Home - American Orthopaedic Association
Away Electives
Away Electives
Yes
How many aways should I do?
2-3
Order of Away vs Home
Home rotation BEFORE away rotation
Programs where ISMMS students have completed away electives.
CA
Cedars-Sinai
6
CA
Stanford University School of Medicine
2
CA
UC San Diego School of Medicine
1
CA
UC San Francisco
3
CA
UCLA
4
CT
University of Connecticut
1
CT
Yale School of Medicine
4
DC
George Washington University School of Medicine
2
DC
Georgetown University School of Medicine
2
FL
U Miami Leonard M. Miller SOM
1
GA
Emory University School of Medicine
2
IL
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
3
MA
Boston Univ. Chobanian Avedisian SOM
5
MA
Harvard Medical School
9
MA
Tufts University School of Medicine
1
MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2
MD
Union Memorial Hospital
1
MD
University of Maryland
1
MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
1
MI
University of Michigan
1
MN
Mayo Clinic
1
MO
University of Missouri
1
MO
Washington University at St. Louis
4
NC
Duke University School of Medicine
3
NY
Albany Medical College
1
NY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)
1
NY
Columbia U Vagelos Coll of P&S
8
NY
Hospital for Special Surgery
7
NY
Lenox Hill Hospital
1
NY
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
11
NY
University at Buffalo
1
OH
Cleveland Clinic
1
OH
The Ohio State University
1
PA
Allegheny Health Network
1
PA
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
1
PA
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
3
PA
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
2
PA
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1
RI
Brown University
1
TN
Vanderbilt University
1
TX
UT Health Austin, Dell Medical School
1
VT
University of Vermont
1
WA
University of Washington
2
Match Statistics
Information provided by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes in the Match, last updated August 2024
Mean Number of Contiguous Ranks
11.8
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score
257
Mean Number of Research Experiences
8.1
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations and Publications
23.8
Competitiveness
Source: 2025 Match Advanced Data Tables
In the 2025 Match there were 929 positions in 216 programs, 77.9% of positions were filled by U.S. MD Seniors.
Application Information
Application System
ERAS
Match System
NRMP
Signaling
Source: ERAS Signaling and 2025 ERAS Data
How Many?
30
Signal Home Program?
No
Signal Away Program?
Check with program(s)
Average Number of Applications Submitted
46.05
Letters of Recommendation
Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE)?
Departmental/Chair Letter?
Yes, students should reach out to magdelena,gonzalez@mountsinai.org OR jonathan.montalvo@mountsinai.org to schedule a meeting with Dr. Galatz and Dr. Colvin
Who should other letters come from?
1 Chair/Departmental Letter
1-2 clinical letters from orthopedic surgeons
1 research or another clinical letter from other specialty
Interviewing and Post Interview Communication
Applications are downloaded by programs...
On the first date they are available- students should submit everything prior to that date
This specialty’s MSH program interviews all ISMMS students who apply.
No
Interviews are sent out...
Thank You Emails
You can if you’d like, it's a nice thing to do but will not make or break your chances. Thank you note policy varies from program to program - if they explicitly ask that Thank You notes not be sent, do not send a thank you note. Otherwise, a thank you note is helpful.
Letters of Intent
Yes, letters of intent are helpful to programs and applicants but make sure you're only sending to one program if you are telling them they are #1 on your rank list. Consult with an advisor before sending.
ISMMS Match Data 2020-2025
Brown Univ/Rhode Island Hosp
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr-NH
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Emory Univ SOM-GA
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Mass General Brigham-MA
1
0
0
1
1
1
4
MedStar Georgetown Univ Hosp-DC
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
NYU Grossman Long Island SOM-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine-NY
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
U Maryland Med Ctr
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
U Washington Affil Hosps
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
U Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
UC San Francisco-CA
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Valley Consortium-CA
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Westchester Medical Ctr-NY
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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