Training formats represented
- Clinical pathway (format unspecified): 2 profiles
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2 focus areas are represented. Compare the curriculum and supervision within your intended subspecialty.
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National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery
Havana · Cuba
Listed lead Dr C. Luis Alonso Fernández (principal professor; first- and second-degree specialist in neurosurgery)
Funding: Applicant-funded training; the cited page publishes a 2025 fee and no salary or scholarship.
Exposure: Endoscopic transnasal anatomy, diagnosis, perioperative management and surgical approaches for functioning and non-functioning pituitary tumours.
Eligibility: Offered to foreign professionals through the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos (CSMC) with Cuba's Universities of Medical Sciences, which run postgraduate courses, trainings (entrenamientos) and diplomas for foreigners.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Cuban Medical Services advanced-neurosurgery training page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery
Havana · Cuba
Listed lead Dr C. Luis Alonso Fernández (principal professor; first- and second-degree specialist in neurosurgery)
Funding: Applicant-funded training; the cited page publishes a 2025 fee and no salary or scholarship.
Exposure: Transcranial and transnasal endoscopic anatomy, cerebrospinal-fluid fistula management, instruments, indications and complication management.
Eligibility: Offered to foreign professionals through the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos (CSMC) with Cuba's Universities of Medical Sciences, which run postgraduate courses, trainings (entrenamientos) and diplomas for foreigners.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Cuban Medical Services advanced-neurosurgery training page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.