Stanford Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
For Applicants
For Residents
A Letter from our Program Director
Raffi Avedian, MD
Welcome to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford!
We are excited that you have chosen the path of Orthopaedics, and look forward to having you in this amazing field.
Welcome To Our Program
What's Coming Up!
The Curriculum
The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program is a five-year comprehensive program. In the PGY-1 year, the resident partakes in a surgical internship consisting of 24 weeks in orthopaedic surgery and 28 weeks in various disciplines including anesthesiology, general surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, physical medicine and rehab, and vascular surgery.
Resident life
Stanford University is located in the Bay Area of California, with campus located in between two major highways (101 and 280) this allows incoming residents to look for housing around campus but also within the surrounding areas.