Spine fellowships and training in South America

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 or salary details.

Exposure: Spine and spinal cord surgery across a private medical centre, a provincial interzonal hospital and a clinic in Junín.

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 or salary details.

Exposure: Spinal surgery at Clínica Güemes de Luján with affiliated Buenos Aires City centres: Sanatorio Mater Dei, Sanatorio de los Arcos, CEMIC and Sanatorio Finochietto.

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: Paid fellowship with no stipend: monthly fee R$2,400 (240 hours per month); application fee R$350 and non-refundable pre-enrolment fee R$1,500.

Exposure: Spinal surgery training at Hospital São José, the Santa Casa complex's neurosciences hospital.

Eligibility: The 2026 notice requires Brazilian professional and specialist registration. It does not publish a separate foreign-graduate admission or visa route; overseas applicants must confirm eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Santa Casa de Porto Alegre fellowship notice. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Paid fellowship with no stipend: monthly fee R$2,400; application fee R$350 and non-refundable pre-enrolment fee R$1,500.

Exposure: Two-year full-time spinal column surgery training within the Santa Casa de Porto Alegre hospital complex.

Eligibility: The 2026 notice requires Brazilian professional and specialist registration. It does not publish a separate foreign-graduate admission or visa route; overseas applicants must confirm eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Santa Casa de Porto Alegre fellowship notice. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Tuition of 240 UF (20 UF per month); the page does not publish a stipend.

Exposure: Multicentre spine training Monday to Friday (08:00–18:00) at Clínica Santa María, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Hospital San José, Instituto Traumatológico de Santiago and Hospital San Borja Arriarán.

Eligibility: Foreign-university professional-degree certificates must be apostilled. Applicants must also satisfy Chilean provider registration, specialist-certification and EUNACOM requirements; a foreign degree alone is insufficient.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official Universidad de Chile Faculty of Medicine programme sheet. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Tuition listed as $7,812,000 for the first semester of 2026; no stipend is published.

Exposure: Spine pathology across all ages—congenital, traumatic, degenerative, tumour, deformity, inflammatory and infectious—with modules in paediatric spine, neurophysiology, advanced neuroradiology and pain, at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá and Instituto Roosevelt.

Eligibility: Foreign graduates can apply if their degree has been validated (convalidacion) and they are registered in RETHUS.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Universidad del Rosario programme page. Reviewed 15 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.

Funding: No stipend (bolsa-auxílio) is offered; a registration fee of R$ 200.00 applies.

Exposure: Training in spine neurosurgery in outpatient and surgical settings within an interdisciplinary context for adults and children with disabilities, covering degenerative disease, tumour, trauma, amputations and brain injuries.

Eligibility: Foreign candidates need a revalidated medical diploma, a residence visa and a Portuguese proficiency certificate

Still to confirm: Training level · Medical registration · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official AACD Ensino e Pesquisa page and edital for the 2027 spine neurosurgery aperfeiçoamento. 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 October 2026 selection notice lists registration from 19/10/2026 to 01/02/2027, with training starting March 2027.

Funding: Monthly study stipend of R$ 6,772.50, health insurance, library access and research support; optional housing support for non-residents of Brasília. Registration fee R$ 60.

Exposure: Supervised in-service training in the SARAH neurosurgery programme (one place in spine surgery); pathologies listed include spinal disease, craniovertebral junction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, spinal cord tumours and spasticity, with rehabilitation emphasis.

Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency (MEC-accredited service) by February 2027, fluent English, recommendation letter from the residency head, letter of interest and Lattes CV. Out-of-state doctors need secondary CRM-DF registration.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official SARAH Network fellowship selection notice (October 2026). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Closed 2026 intake; the 2025 selection dates and March 2026 start are historical. No current vacancy is inferred.

Funding: Funding is not stated in the named course row.

Exposure: Advanced in-service neurosurgical spine training; detailed rotations are not supplied by this selection notice.

Eligibility: The common 2026 call allowed foreign graduates with a revalidated medical diploma at enrollment.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Participation level · Training level · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official HCFMRP-USP 2026 Complementação Especializada notice. Reviewed 4 Nov 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 there is no opportunity to scrub in. 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: About 1100 surgical cases per year (degenerative cases predominant) plus spine injection and pain-management procedures; endoscopic, navigation and minimally invasive 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.

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 host department is orthopaedic or spine-service based; AO Spine fellowships are described by AO as open to orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons. Scrubbing in requires national recognition as a physician; the page says many countries are accepted. 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: About 810 surgical cases per year; endoscopic, navigation, intradural 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 · 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.

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 host department is orthopaedic or spine-service based; AO Spine fellowships are described by AO as open to orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons. No additional licence is required to scrub in. 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: About 600 surgical cases per year; clinical rounds with orthopaedics and neurosurgery, radiology review; navigation and intradural 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 · 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.

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. No additional licence is required to scrub in. 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: About 220 surgical cases per year across deformity, degeneration, infection, oncology and trauma; robotics, navigation, endoscopic and intradural techniques; 3D biomodels and research.

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 · 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.

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 says scrubbing in is possible but priority goes to the long-term fellow or resident. 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: About 320 surgical cases per year (degeneration and adult deformity predominant); anatomy practice sessions available.

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.

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.

Application status: Registration closes 16 Feb 2027 per the 2027 brochure; the university may cancel if minimum places are not filled.

Funding: Self-funded; programme fees apply.

Exposure: Full-endoscopic and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) techniques for lumbar, cervical and thoracic degenerative spine disease, with simulation and case-based teaching.

Eligibility: Specialist physicians and second-specialty trainees in Neurosurgery and Traumatology-Orthopaedics.

Still to confirm: International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: UPCH 2027 diploma brochure (PDF). Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.