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Neurosurgery fellowships
in Iran.
3 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
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Spine →
Spine Surgery Fellowship Training Programme
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran · Iran
Listed lead Programme instructors: academic staff of the Neurosurgery department at Shariati, Imam Khomeini and Sina Hospitals (department contact: Alireza Khoshnevisan)
- Duration
- 3–6 months
- Deadline
- Rolling applications year-round; September intake deadline 31 June (as stated on the TUMS major page)
- Funding
- The official page does not publish funding; fees follow the TUMS international education fees schedule.
- Exposure
- Joint orthopaedic–neurosurgery programme covering spinal trauma, paediatric and adult deformity, degenerative, metabolic, tumour, infectious and congenital disease; decompression, discectomy, instrumentation and tumour surgery with intraoperative neuromonitoring at Shariati, Imam Khomeini and Sina hospitals.
Source reviewed 12 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
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Funding: The official page does not publish funding; fees follow the TUMS international education fees schedule.
Exposure: Joint orthopaedic–neurosurgery programme covering spinal trauma, paediatric and adult deformity, degenerative, metabolic, tumour, infectious and congenital disease; decompression, discectomy, instrumentation and tumour surgery with intraoperative neuromonitoring at Shariati, Imam Khomeini and Sina hospitals.
Eligibility: Graduated neurosurgeon or orthopaedic surgeon; successful completion of an approved general physician programme; proficient in English or Persian.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official Tehran University of Medical Sciences page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Paediatric neurosurgery →
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship (Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (School of Medicine)
Tehran · Iran
- Duration
- 18 months
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline: TUMS has a rolling application system reviewing applications all year round.
- Funding
- Fees and yearly expenses are referred to a separate TUMS costs page; no stipend is stated on the programme page.
- Exposure
- Clinical training in congenital and acquired neurosurgical diseases of patients up to 18 years of age; a downloadable programme curriculum PDF is linked.
Source reviewed 29 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
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Application status: The page says TUMS has a rolling application system and reviews applications all year round; it does not give a dated intake.
Funding: Fees and yearly expenses are referred to a separate TUMS costs page; no stipend is stated on the programme page.
Exposure: Clinical training in congenital and acquired neurosurgical diseases of patients up to 18 years of age; a downloadable programme curriculum PDF is linked.
Eligibility: MD or MBBS degree and an approved specialty in neurosurgery obtained in Iran or abroad; proficiency in English or Persian; general TUMS graduate admission requirements also apply.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official TUMS programme page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Skull base →
Skull Base Surgery Training Programme (International)
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran · Iran
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Rolling applications are stated. The page also prints “June 31” for September entry, which is not a valid calendar date; obtain a corrected deadline from TUMS before applying.
- Funding
- The official page does not publish funding; fees follow the TUMS international education fees schedule.
- Exposure
- Bedside teaching, observer/assistant/independent participation in surgery and post-operative care in the Department of Neurosurgery, including transsphenoidal and expanded endonasal surgery, vestibular schwannoma, anterior circulation aneurysm clipping, skull base meningioma, microvascular decompression and foramen magnum decompression.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: The official page does not publish funding; fees follow the TUMS international education fees schedule.
Exposure: Bedside teaching, observer/assistant/independent participation in surgery and post-operative care in the Department of Neurosurgery, including transsphenoidal and expanded endonasal surgery, vestibular schwannoma, anterior circulation aneurysm clipping, skull base meningioma, microvascular decompression and foramen magnum decompression.
Eligibility: Open to neurosurgeons certified by Iranian or foreign universities.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Tehran University of Medical Sciences page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.