10 most-viewed orthopaedic surgery residency programs

2025 FREIDA™ data

In 2024, FREIDA™ users tallied more than 47,000 views of orthopaedic surgery residency programs. In this list, we pare the 210 programs down to the 10 orthopaedic surgery residency programs ranked at the top for user interest.

Rankings are based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025. FREIDA allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Specialty description

Orthopaedics is the study of diseases and disorders of the muscles, ligaments, tendons and bones of the body in patients of all ages. This encompasses fractures, injuries and diseases of the spine, pelvis, arms and legs.

Orthopaedics is a rewarding career for those who choose to enter this surgical subspecialty. The surgeries performed typically are among the most reliable, cost-effective procedures in health care. In many cases, patients achieve relief of their symptoms within several weeks to months after surgery, and quickly return to their preoperative function. 

The 10-most viewed orthopaedic surgery programs

1. NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital Program

2. Broward Health Program

3. University of Colorado Program

4. Kettering Health Network Program

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program

6. Duke University Hospital Program

7. Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center Program

8. Cleveland Clinic Foundation/South Pointe Hospital Program

9. University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) Program

10. Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program