Spine fellowships and training in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Spinal column and spinal cord surgery at the University of Buenos Aires teaching hospital.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must have completed a neurosurgery residency endorsed by the competent authorities of their own country (AANC fellowship regulation).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía accredited-fellowship list. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Spinal biomechanics and applied anatomy of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine, congenital and inflammatory disease, subaxial and thoracolumbar fractures, degenerative cervical and lumbar disease, and spinal tumours, with instrumentation and surgical techniques.

Eligibility: Designed for neurosurgeons in training or in practice.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official AANC course page for the 2026 introductory annual spine course. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page shows 'INSCRIPCIÓN 2026: No disponible'; it does not state a dated open cycle.

Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.

Exposure: Not described beyond the programme title (adult spinal and spinal-cord pathology); site listed as Almagro.

Eligibility: The 2026 institutional checklist has a foreign-applicant route requiring Argentine DNI, recognised/revalidated degree and national professional registration. This historical route does not establish a future intake.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires residencias y becas programme page (beca de perfeccionamiento). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The AO Spine host-centre page lists the unit but does not publish a current intake or deadline; confirm with the host and AO Spine. The page states fellows observe rather than act as active assistant. Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): call for the 2027 AO Spine fellowship programme is closed. AO terms come from the AO Spine global fellowship page; regional AO guidelines were not checked and may differ.

Funding: Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): AO Spine stipend contributes to accommodation and living costs and may not cover all costs; travel is not covered.

Exposure: Paediatric spine centre with about 253 surgical cases per year, mostly paediatric deformity (about 200), plus infection, oncology and trauma; navigation and thoracoscopic techniques.

Eligibility: Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): spine physician or ortho/neurosurgery/trauma specialist; 2+ yrs AO Spine membership; 1+ AO course; no spine fellowship in past 2 yrs (unless self-funded); up to 45.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Application route

Source: AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.