The FOI/FORE Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellowship is a one-year, hands-on surgical experience at one of the highest-volume tertiary referral centers in the United States. Fellows train within Florida Orthopaedic Institute, the largest and highest-volume private orthopaedic practice in Florida, fully supported by the research infrastructure of the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education.

The fellowship is led by Drs. Mark Frankle and Mark Mighell, both partners at FOI and internationally recognized leaders in shoulder and elbow surgery. Fellows rotate with multiple shoulder faculty, each with distinct patient populations, surgical techniques, and implant systems, providing broad and varied clinical exposure across the full spectrum of shoulder and elbow pathology.

Beyond clinical training, additional operative experience is available across FOI's full range of orthopaedic subspecialties, tailored to each fellow's individual practice needs and career goals. Research is fully integrated into the program, with fellows expected to complete at least three scholarly projects, including at least one first-author, publishable clinical study, supported by FORE's fully staffed biomechanics lab and research coordination team.