Neurosurgery fellowships
in Chile.

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.

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 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.

Funding: A university fee is required; no stipend is mentioned.

Exposure: The listing reports about 800 neurosurgical procedures a year (400 elective, 400 emergency) with faculty interests in neuroendoscopy, neuro-oncology, craniopharyngioma, epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, hydrocephalus, spine, trauma and vascular disease.

Eligibility: MD degree, a completed neurosurgical training programme and indemnity insurance.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: ISPN International Fellowships page for the Instituto de Neurocirugía Asenjo (page dated October 2024). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Instituto de Neurocirugía Dr. Alfonso Asenjo marked the fellowship’s 25th anniversary in October 2025 and identified Peruvian neurosurgeon Alberto Trelles among its early graduates. The anniversary announcement gives no new intake dates.

Funding: Not published on the institutional profile.

Exposure: Focused cerebral vascular and skull-base surgical training for Chilean and international neurosurgeons.

Eligibility: Article reports the programme's graduates include doctors from Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Spain as well as Chileans; it states no admission rules.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation

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