Spine fellowships in Switzerland

Application status: Historical 2018 listing only. Neither a current standalone spine fellowship nor the old administrative contact is confirmed by this profile.

Funding: The historical concept described a clinical appointment; current salary, funding and benefits are not published in this profile.

Exposure: The 2018 concept described spine subspecialty training in CHUV's spinal surgery unit. Current curriculum and availability require confirmation.

Eligibility: Current international eligibility is not confirmed. The historical concept's reference to external candidates does not establish eligibility for a current spine appointment.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Historical official CHUV training concept (30 October 2018). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The 2027 AO Spine call is closed. Applications for the 2028 programme are scheduled for April–May 2027; exact days are not published.

Funding: AO Spine provides a partial stipend toward living costs; travel, insurance and any shortfall are the fellow's responsibility.

Exposure: Spine surgery with opportunities for clinical, radiological, biomechanical and orthopaedic-computing projects at the research campus, by arrangement with the institute director.

Eligibility: International programme open to AO Spine members worldwide with at least two years' membership; AO allocates host centres and applicants should not contact host centres until AO confirms the placement.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees

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.

Application status: The 2027 AO Spine call is closed. Applications for the 2028 programme are scheduled for April–May 2027; exact days are not published.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.

Exposure: The host page lists 30 beds and about 1,400 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. Other activities listed are interdisciplinary boards, educational activities with other Swiss spine departments, simulator training for spinal injections, virtual-reality training for microsurgical and endoscopic discectomy, and a clinical research lab. Scrub-in is decided case by case depending on the medical licence and HR approval; the page notes it is usually only possible for fellows from EU/FTA countries. The operating-room language is German.

Eligibility: Scrub-in assessed case by case depending on medical licence and HR approval; usually only possible if fellow comes from an EU/FTA country

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · 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.

Application status: The 2027 AO Spine call is closed. Applications for the 2028 programme are scheduled for April–May 2027; exact days are not published.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.

Exposure: Open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural spine techniques with navigation; clinical outcome research supported by the hospital's prospective spine registry.

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 · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · 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.

Application status: The 2027 AO Spine call is closed. Applications for the 2028 programme are scheduled for April–May 2027; exact days are not published.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.

Exposure: The host page lists 25 beds and about 1,200 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. The interdisciplinary spine centre involves pain medicine, rheumatology, neurology, psychology and physiotherapy, with clinical and basic research. Fellows may scrub in; the operating-room language is German. The host asks for a certificate of completion of medical education, and visa arrangements are the fellow's responsibility.

Eligibility: Visa requirements depend on the fellow's country of origin and are the fellow's responsibility

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Application documents · 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.

Application status: The 2027 AO Spine call is closed. Applications for the 2028 programme are scheduled for April–May 2027; exact days are not published.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.

Exposure: The host page lists 65 beds and about 900 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and thoracoscopic techniques and spinal navigation. Research activities, voluntary on-call service and AO courses are listed. Fellows may scrub in. The host asks for a CV, copy of the medical licence, passport copy, confirmation from the employer of return to the previous workplace, a passport photo and a signed data-protection agreement.

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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Application documents · 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.