AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla — Department of Neurosurgery & Surgical Spine Unit
Santander · Spain
Listed lead Paloma de la Dehesa Cueto-Felgueroso (surgeon in charge of fellows); head of department Rubén Martín Láez
- Duration
- 4–12 weeks
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Neurosurgery department and surgical spine unit: about 443 surgical cases per year and 29 beds, including degenerative, fragility-fracture, trauma, oncology, intradural tumour and spinal AVM/dural fistula cases; techniques include open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural surgery, plus a pain clinic and multidisciplinary spine meeting.
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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
Exposure: Neurosurgery department and surgical spine unit: about 443 surgical cases per year and 29 beds, including degenerative, fragility-fracture, trauma, oncology, intradural tumour and spinal AVM/dural fistula cases; techniques include open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural surgery, plus a pain clinic and multidisciplinary spine meeting.
Eligibility: Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons interested in spine surgery, up to 45 years old at application, with at least two years of AO Spine membership and no (non-self-funded) spine fellowship in the past two years.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact
Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.