Spine fellowships in Spain

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: Neurosurgery department and surgical spine unit: about 443 surgical cases per year and 29 beds, including degenerative, fragility-fracture, trauma, oncology, intradural tumour and spinal AVM/dural fistula cases; techniques include open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural surgery, plus a pain clinic and multidisciplinary spine meeting.

Eligibility: Scrub-in requires a medical licence obtained in an EU country or validated by the Spanish Ministry of Health

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

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 as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.

Exposure: Neurosurgery department with 20 beds and about 1,800 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural spine surgery, pain management techniques and sacroiliac joint fusion. Fellows may scrub in with local hospital accreditation.

Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). 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 as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.

Exposure: Spinal unit with 30 beds and about 600 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, thoracoscopic, navigated and intradural spine surgery, plus cadaver-lab and theoretical courses. Fellows may scrub in after a blood test and Spanish health-ministry requirements.

Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). 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 as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.

Exposure: Department with 75 beds and about 350 spine surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and navigated spine surgery; daily clinical sessions and weekly multidisciplinary adult and paediatric sessions. Fellows may scrub in (vaccines required).

Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

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