CITY FELLOWSHIP PROFILE

Neurosurgery fellowships in Madrid.

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Profiles: 3
Institutions: 3
Subspecialties: 1
Pathway types: 1

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Indexed pathways in Madrid.

Counts reflect profiles currently verified in NeuroSurgFellow, not every programme that may exist locally.

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Neurosurgery Teaching Unit (MIR) and External Rotations

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid · Spain

Listed lead Dr Alfonso Lagares Gómez-Abascal (Head of Department); Dr Luis Jiménez Roldán (resident tutor), per the 2021 itinerary

Duration: 5 years (MIR specialty training); external rotations by arrangement
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Adult and paediatric neurosurgery (national CSUR reference unit for complex paediatric neurosurgery), vascular neurosurgery with interventional neuroradiology, functional neurosurgery, neurotrauma, spine, pituitary surgery and radiosurgery according to the unit's training itinerary.

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

Exposure: Adult and paediatric neurosurgery (national CSUR reference unit for complex paediatric neurosurgery), vascular neurosurgery with interventional neuroradiology, functional neurosurgery, neurotrauma, spine, pituitary surgery and radiosurgery according to the unit's training itinerary.

Eligibility: Foreign professionals can apply for a training stay (estancia formativa de extranjeros) through the Spanish Ministry of Health procedure; specialists who completed training in Spain use the hospital's own training-stay rules and request form.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre teaching page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Specialist trainingStatus unconfirmed

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Neurosurgery Residency Training Programme (MIR)

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Madrid · Spain

Listed lead Dr Roberto García Leal (Head of Department); Dr Begoña Iza Vallejo (resident tutor)

Duration: 5 years
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: A first year of introduction to neurosurgery and common competencies followed by four years of specific training with progressive operative responsibility, based on the 2008 official national programme.

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

Exposure: A first year of introduction to neurosurgery and common competencies followed by four years of specific training with progressive operative responsibility, based on the 2008 official national programme.

Eligibility: Entry through Spain's national MIR selection process for specialist training.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact

Source: Official Hospital Gregorio Marañón neurosurgery training guide (PDF). Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Training pathwayStatus unconfirmed

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Neurosurgery Teaching Service — MIR Training and Complementary Rotations

Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Madrid · Spain

Listed lead Dr Juan Antonio Barcia Albacar (Head of Service)

Duration: Training stays for foreign professionals: maximum one year (a new stay cannot be authorised until five years after the previous one ends).
Deadline: Hospital Clínico San Carlos deadline for training-stay requests for January–June 2027 was 12 June 2026 (Ministry application window 6–17 July 2026); requests can now only be processed for stays starting from 1 July 2027, in line with Ministry deadlines.
Funding: Training stays are unpaid and create no employment relationship; the hospital does not cover travel, accommodation or subsistence. Visiting residents' on-call shifts are paid by their home centre.
Exposure: Functional neurosurgery, pain surgery, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy/pituitary/skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery and neurotrauma units; annual resident courses in neurosurgical techniques, ultrasonic-aspirator brain dissection, tractography and neuronavigation and minimally invasive spine surgery; regular multidisciplinary sessions including movement disorders and research.

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Funding: Training stays are unpaid and create no employment relationship; the hospital does not cover travel, accommodation or subsistence. Visiting residents' on-call shifts are paid by their home centre.

Exposure: Functional neurosurgery, pain surgery, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy/pituitary/skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery and neurotrauma units; annual resident courses in neurosurgical techniques, ultrasonic-aspirator brain dissection, tractography and neuronavigation and minimally invasive spine surgery; regular multidisciplinary sessions including movement disorders and research.

Eligibility: Foreign professionals may do a training stay (estancia formativa) under Royal Decree 183/2008 art. 30, requested officially by their current training supervisors or home institution and authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accreditation

Source: Official Hospital Clínico San Carlos neurosurgery service page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.