Training formats represented
- Clinical fellowship: 3 profiles
- Specialist training: 1 profile
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Neurosurgery fellowships
in Egypt.
4 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
4 programmes4 institutions2 cities3 focus areas
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This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
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WFNS Reference Training Centre
Cairo · Egypt
Listed lead Prof. Nasser El-Ghandour (Chairman, Egypt/Africa Medical Training Programme)
- Duration
- 4 years (full programme)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Application status: This full four-year neurosurgical training listing asks candidates to commence in January 2024. Its “position available” text is not evidence of a current intake; this is a primary specialist-training route.
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Spine →
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centre: Ain Shams University Hospitals
Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo · Egypt
Listed lead Head of department: Magdy Youssef
- Duration
- Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): flexible short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks.
- Deadline
- Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): 2027 call closed; 2028 programme call expected to open April 2027, close May 2027, results September 2027.
- Funding
- Administration fee: EUR 250 / month contribution for training.
- Exposure
- Adult deformity, degeneration, infection, inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, oncology, paediatric deformity, fragility fracture and trauma cases; about 800 surgical cases per year; open, endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202672% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (7)
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. Hospital Administration approval is needed 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: Administration fee: EUR 250 / month contribution for training.
Exposure: Adult deformity, degeneration, infection, inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, oncology, paediatric deformity, fragility fracture and trauma cases; about 800 surgical cases per year; open, endoscopic 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 · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · 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.
Spine →
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centre: Assiut University Trauma Hospital
Assiut University Trauma Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit)
Assiut · Egypt
Listed lead Head of department: Mohammad El-Sharkawi
- Duration
- Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): flexible short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks.
- Deadline
- Host-level rule (AO Spine short-term fellowship route): 2027 call closed; 2028 programme call expected to open April 2027, close May 2027, results September 2027.
- 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 1000 surgical cases per year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive and thoracoscopic techniques; AO-certified trauma centre running 24/7 and a dedicated pain clinic.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202664% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (9)
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 negative recent serological testing for HIV and hepatitis. 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 1000 surgical cases per year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive and thoracoscopic techniques; AO-certified trauma centre running 24/7 and a dedicated pain clinic.
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.
Neuroendoscopy & minimally invasive →
Certified Training Fellowship in Neuroendoscopy
Cairo · Egypt / Germany
- Duration
- Not specified on the official page.
- Deadline
- 30 November 2025, 23:59 Berlin time, for the January 2026 fellowship; applications opened 12 November 2025. This cycle is closed.
- Funding
- The official page does not publish funding details.
- Exposure
- Blended programme: online basics in neuroendoscopy (6 weeks, 6 lectures), a live surgery course (2-3 days), online clinical scenarios (6 weeks), a career development module onsite in Greifswald, and a 3-day hands-on cadaveric course; covers endoscopic approaches to brain tumours and hydrocephalus.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202656% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (11)
Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.
Exposure: Blended programme: online basics in neuroendoscopy (6 weeks, 6 lectures), a live surgery course (2-3 days), online clinical scenarios (6 weeks), a career development module onsite in Greifswald, and a 3-day hands-on cadaveric course; covers endoscopic approaches to brain tumours and hydrocephalus.
Eligibility: For the published 2026 cycle, only Egyptian, African and Arab colleagues were eligible, regardless of where in the world they resided.
Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director
Source: Official Cairo Greifswald Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.