Hospital’s Mission:
To promote actions as a reference institute in health care, research, prevention and coordination of public policies in orthopedics, traumatology and rehabilitation.

Year Founded: 1994

Hospital Type: Public

University Affiliations:
Considered a Teaching Hospital by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, and certified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for postgraduate studies.

Accreditations: None

Hospital Awards/Recognitions:

• Ranked among the top 50 orthopedic hospitals in the world by the magazine Newsweek (ranked by Statista)

• Professional Master's degree certified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) with the maximum grade

• First public hospital in Latin America to be certified in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcer.

Leadership Appointments:
        i.            Germana Lyra Bahr MD (CEO) – advisor of the Columbia Global Center Rio de Janeiro, hub of Columbia University in Brazil.

      ii.            João Matheus Guimarães MD, MSc, PhD, President of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT), and member of the Brazilian Academy of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (ABOT);

    iii.            Alan Mozella MD, MSc ,PhD, President of  the Brazilian  Society of Knee Surgery (SBCJ);

    iv.            Geraldo Motta MD, MSc Vice-President of the Brazilian Academy of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (ABOT);

      v.            Osamu de Sandes Kimura MD, MSc, PhD, Integration Director of the Brazilian Hip Surgery Society;

    vi.            Marcus Vinicius Galvão Amaral MD, MSc, Member of the Continuing Education Committee of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT);

  vii.            Tito Henrique Noronha Rocha, MD, MSc, Member of the Continuing Education Committee of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT), and Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Orthopedic Trauma Society (SBTO);

viii.            Marcio Schiefer MD, MSc, PhD, Member of the Education and Training Committee of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT);

    ix.            Carlos Alberto Araujo, MD, Member of the Education and Training Committee of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT);

      x.            Rickson Guedes de Moraes Correia, MD, MSc, Member of the Scientific Commission of the Brazilian Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology (SBRATE), and Member of the Regenerative Committee of  the Brazilian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery;

    xi.            Raphael Erthal de Paula, MD, MSc, Regional Deputy of Rio de Janeiro in the  Brazilian  Society of Knee Surgery (SBCJ);

  xii.            Bernardo Crespo, MD, MSc, Member of the Education and Training Committee of the Brazilian  Society of Knee Surgery (SBCJ);

xiii.            Rodrigo Sattamini Pires e Albuquerque MD, MSc, PhD, Member of the Scientific Commission of the Brazilian  Society of Knee Surgery (SBCJ);

xiv.            Marcio Cohen, MD, Member of the International Relations Committee of the Brazilian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SBCOC);

  xv.            Luis Eduardo Carelli T. da Silva MD, MSc, Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Spine Society (SBCC);

xvi.            Walter Meohas, MD, MSc, Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedic Oncology (SBCO).

Number of Orthopaedic Residents: 46

Length of Residency:
Orthopedics and Traumatology = 3 years
Hand Surgery = 2 years

Number of Orthopaedic Fellows: 41

Length of fellowship:
1/2 years

Fellowship categories:
Spine Surgery (6), Shoulder and Elbow (6), Hip Surgery (6), Knee Surgery (4), Foot And Ankle (5), Trauma (1), Orthopedic Oncology (3), Microsurgery (2), Dysmetria and Bone Reconstruction (2), Pediatric Orthopedics (2), Maxillofacial skull Surgery (4).

Is CME required in your country? No

Does your hospital/center conduct CME programs? Yes

INTO has several actions regarding CME. INTO has a Permanent Education Unit (UNEP) that produces events, online programs, and in person classes for medical education. Besides, routinely specialty centers offer courses with live surgeries for surgeons all over the country. It is also important to mention the medical residency and the fellow programs, in the 12 specialties.

Online courses: 52, on the following areas: Health Management, Research methodology, Quality and patient care, Radiology, Hemotherapy and others.

In person courses: 5

Arthroscopy laboratory: offers 4 courses annually.

Realistic simulations practices: 30

Average number of peer reviewed articles published annually: 52

Number of beds: 255

Total number of active medical staff (MDs:)
Orthopaedic Surgeons – 136
Rheumatologists – 1
Physiatrists – 4
Rehabilitation/ Physiotherapists: 64

Physicians: 22

Anesthesiologists: 86

Pediatricians: 25         

Number of scientists: 26

Type of research:
Basic, translational and clinical research. The main focuses of research carried out at INTO are: regenerative medicine, bone and joint infection, nonunion, bone metabolism, muscle kinematics and strength, exercise physiology, orthopedic oncology, genetics, and operation research.

Amount of grant funding received annually:
~R$1.200.000,00/ year

Number of full time employees: 2,220

Number of operating rooms: 21

Number of orthopaedic surgeries:
Ambulatory surgeries are not performed at INTO

Inpatient: 7,494 (in 2022)

Number of outpatient visits to orthopaedists, rheumatologists, and other medical services:
176,604 (in 2022)

Other pertinent institutional information:

·       20.158 ambulatorial orthopedic procedures (in 2022)

·       Full operation of the Multi tissue Bank (responsible for collecting, processing, storing and distributing bone, musculoskeletal tissue, skin and ocular tissue), having delivered, in 2022, 836 pieces of bone, 162 of tendon, 62 of other osteochondral tissues, 298 corneas and sclera and 7836,5 cm2 of skin for transplants.

·       In house prosthetization program for amputees, using 3D printing.

·       Professional Master’s Degree Program in Musculoskeletal System sciences.

·       Cooperation with the University of São Paulo for a doctoral program (research is carried out at INTO and classes are held at USP)

·       Cooperation with National Institute of Technology in the research area, for the development of metamaterials for orthopedic implants.

·       Cooperation with Federal University of Santa Catarina for implementation of a National Center for Retrieval analysis.

·       Cooperation with the National Institute of Metrology Standardization, aiming at testing hip and knee implants.

·       Participation in the Health Economic- Industrial Complex of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

·        Partnership with the Brazilian National Traffic Department (DETRAN) for planning actions to prevent and mitigate the impacts of traffic accidents.