Spine fellowships in Brazil

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: 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: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Spine Group: about 450 surgical cases per year and 55 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, pain-management, tuberculosis surgery.

Eligibility: Host-centre page states: the fellow has to be locally board certified in order to scrub in.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees

Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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: Disciplina da Coluna Vertebral: about 192 surgical cases per year and 30 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, pain-management, tuberculosis surgery.

Eligibility: International programme open to AO Spine members worldwide with at least two years' membership; AO allocates host centres and applicants should not contact host centres until AO confirms the placement.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees

Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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: Spine Surgery: about 250 surgical cases per year and 350 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, pain-management surgery. Other activities: Research opportunities, workshops, cadaver labs, journal club and weekly clinical meetings.

Eligibility: International programme open to AO Spine members worldwide with at least two years' membership; AO allocates host centres and applicants should not contact host centres until AO confirms the placement.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees

Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 8 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.