AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — St. Hedwig's Regional Specialist Hospital in Opole
St. Hedwig's Regional Specialist Hospital in Opole — Department of Neurosurgery
Opole · Poland
Listed lead Kajetan Latka, Head of Department and surgeon in charge of fellows (as published)
- Duration
- Short-term AO Spine fellowship of 4 to 12 weeks (host-centre criterion on the AO Spine host-centres page).
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Neurosurgery department with 16 beds and about 965 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive and intradural spine surgery and pain management; over 300 head cases a year (oncology and vascular neurosurgery). Fellows may scrub in with insurance.
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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.
Exposure: Neurosurgery department with 16 beds and about 965 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive and intradural spine surgery and pain management; over 300 head cases a year (oncology and vascular neurosurgery). Fellows may scrub in with insurance.
Eligibility: Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons (or trauma surgeons) with a strong interest in spine surgery; AO Spine member for at least two years, previous participation in at least one AO course or event, up to 45 years old, and no spine fellowship in the previous two years (except self-funded).
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.