Spine fellowships in United States

Application status: The page still says applications are accepted for 2027–2028, but its 15 September 2026 deadline has passed. No extension is published; confirm availability with Barrow Global.

Funding: Published as a funded laboratory-based fellowship (salary/benefit detail on the CommonSpirit careers posting linked from the page).

Exposure: Spinal biomechanics, implantable devices, surgical techniques, publications and major spine conferences.

Eligibility: Oriented to international spine surgeons or neurosurgery residents from low- and middle-income countries.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Barrow International Sonntag Spine Research Fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Research funding and moonlighting opportunities are published.

Exposure: Neurotrauma, deformity correction, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, navigation and clinical research.

Eligibility: All fellows must be eligible for work within the United States and hold a permanent Pennsylvania medical licence and DEA licence.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Pittsburgh page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Not published on the directory page.

Exposure: Diseases of the spine including minimally invasive, robotic, reconstructive and oncologic spine surgery, plus spine radiation therapy and radiosurgery; clinical sites include Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and VA Palo Alto.

Eligibility: International applicants are considered; the page asks them to allow more time for processing.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance

Source: Official Stanford Spine Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The page still says it is accepting applications for a 1 July 2026 start, which has passed. A later intake is not established.

Funding: UT Health San Antonio’s institutional 2026–27 house-staff scale ranges from USD 68,907.81 (PGY-1) to USD 87,635.80 (PGY-8), effective 1 July 2026. The spine fellowship’s assigned pay level and contract must be confirmed.

Exposure: Exposure to a wide range of spine pathologies and the latest techniques and technologies, with faculty from Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and PM&R.

Eligibility: Candidates from ACGME accredited neurosurgery, neurology or radiology residencies are eligible to apply; must be eligible for a full Texas medical license.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UT Health San Antonio neurosurgery spine fellowship page. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: AO Spine offers a contribution toward living expenses, using a US benchmark of USD 550 per week, paid in Swiss francs. Fellows cover travel and insurance; the contribution may not meet all costs.

Exposure: The host page states the AO Fellows have an opportunity to scrub in (no additional license required) at a center with 1500 total surgical cases per year; techniques include standard open, robotics, minimally invasive surgery, anterior surgery, spinal navigation and intradural surgery.

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: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: AO Spine Fellowship Host Center page (Center for Spine and Orthopedics). Reviewed 22 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Employment salary and benefits follow Cleveland Clinic appointment terms for the spine fellowship positions.

Exposure: Degenerative cervical/thoracic/lumbar disease, deformity, intra- and extradural tumours, trauma, infection, congenital abnormalities and complex reconstruction/revision; about 60% non-fusion / 40% fusion; roughly 30% cervical, 60% lumbar, remainder thoracic.

Eligibility: Possible only when the applicant can satisfy Ohio permanent-licence, USMLE Step 3 and acceptable work-authorisation requirements.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Cleveland Clinic fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Both fellowship positions receive AANS/NREF support as published on the official Cleveland Clinic Florida spine fellowship page.

Exposure: Adult and adolescent deformity, degenerative disease, trauma, tumour, open reconstruction, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, plus translational research.

Eligibility: International applicants must hold an H1 visa or equivalent and an ECFMG certificate; must be able to obtain a permanent Florida Medical License and have passed USMLE Step 3

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Cleveland Clinic Florida programme page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UCSF directs applicants to its GME salary and benefits information.

Exposure: Advanced experience with complex spine surgery in the UCSF spine center clinic and inpatient service.

Eligibility: Appropriately trained neurosurgical applicants for UCSF's complex spine fellowship.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UCSF fellowships page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Stipend and salary figures are not listed on the NYU neurosurgery fellowships page; employed fellows follow NYU Langone house-staff / GME appointment terms.

Exposure: Spine surgery fellowship directed by Darryl Lau, MD.

Eligibility: Detailed entry criteria are set by each fellowship director; the department directs applicants to Allison George Lucas for application information.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents

Source: Official NYU Langone fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Advanced neurological spine training within OHSU's CAST-accredited fellowship portfolio.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must be legally able to work in the U.S. or eligible to obtain work authorization; J-1 visas considered only in very rare circumstances; non-ACGME candidates must be eligible for H-1B (requires completing all USMLEs; LMCC not accepted for H-1B)

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official OHSU fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The fellow is appointed as Emory senior clinical faculty; the official page states that accepted research presentations are funded.

Exposure: Complex degenerative disease, spinal deformity, spinal oncology (including sacrectomy/hemipelvectomy collaboration), uniportal and biportal endoscopy and endoscopic fusions; team volume over 1,100 spine surgeries/year since 2025 with more than 200 endoscopic cases annually; sites include Emory University Hospital-Midtown, Grady Memorial and Emory University Hospital.

Eligibility: The published postgraduate route requires completion of a US ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency and Georgia licensure. An overseas residency alone does not meet that route; enfolded spine rotations are arranged separately.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Emory neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UH GME stipends from 1 July 2026: USD 69,825 (PGY-1) to USD 85,888 (PGY-7); the programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Anterior and posterior reconstructive spine surgery from degenerative disease to deformity, with over 250 cases a year (about 100 involving deformity, infection and oncology), clinic time, resident teaching, spine conference and oncology tumour board.

Eligibility: CAST spinal neurosurgery fellowship at UH Cleveland Medical Center; detailed entry criteria are obtained through the UH Neurological Surgery GME office.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University Hospitals fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Trauma, tumour, infection, deformity, paediatric and degenerative spine at a high-volume Level 1 trauma centre, including outpatient surgery at the 48X Surgery Center.

Eligibility: Institution-wide: international medical graduates need a current ECFMG certificate, passing USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK scores, and a medical school listed in the FAIMER/WFME directory for California postgraduate training licensure.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UC Davis Health fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide DHMC GME stipend scale for residents and fellows, 2026–27: PGY-1 USD 75,651 to PGY-8 USD 106,814 (e.g. PGY-7 USD 102,531); the fellow's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: CAST Spine fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock, approved in 2026.

Eligibility: Eligibility criteria are not listed on the CAST fellowships page; enquiries go to the coordinator.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Dartmouth Hitchcock CAST fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UTHealth Houston GME stipend scale for residents and fellows: AY 2026-27 Pay Level 7 USD 88,925.70, Pay Level 8 USD 91,149.35 (AY 2027-28: Level 7 USD 91,594, Level 8 USD 93,883), per the official GME Trainee Benefits & Stipends page; confirm the appointment type and pay level for this fellowship.

Exposure: The official page describes a one-year CAST-accredited spinal neurosurgery fellowship but does not detail case mix or volumes.

Eligibility: Foreign-trained applicants must hold a valid ECFMG certificate, be fully trained in neurosurgery and have had at least some prior postgraduate training in the US; sponsorship only through ECFMG under J-1 visas.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official UTHealth Houston fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Degenerative disease, trauma, infection, oncology and deformity.

Eligibility: ECFMG candidates will be sponsored for a J-1 Educational visa. Other employment- or naturalization-based visas are acceptable; however, candidates are responsible for obtaining the appropriate visa prior to acceptance.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Arizona fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UK College of Medicine GME stipends for 2026-27: PGY-6 USD 79,000, PGY-7 USD 82,250, PGY-8 USD 86,500; the PGY level is set by the lowest PGY level eligible to train in the subspecialty, so confirm the level with the programme.

Exposure: Comprehensive spine care with emphasis on complex adult spinal deformity and advanced minimally invasive techniques, in multidisciplinary collaboration with orthopaedics; optional research year in spinal biomechanics or spinal cord physiology and regeneration.

Eligibility: MD graduate of an ACGME- or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited residency, eligible for an unrestricted Kentucky medical licence granted before the start date.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Kentucky fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Stipend and benefits are described on a separate UAMS orthopaedics applicant-information page; figures are not given on the fellowship page.

Exposure: Around 350-400 operative cases (about 80% operative time) and some 1,500 new referrals a year: degenerative cervical and lumbar disease, adult and paediatric deformity, spinal tumours and complex trauma including spinal cord injury, with MIS and endoscopic surgery, 360-degree fusion, O-arm navigation and robotics, and lateral approaches; at least one publishable work expected.

Eligibility: Graduates of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery or neurosurgery residency, meeting UAMS GMEC policy 1.200 (Recruitment and Appointment), with a negative pre-employment drug screen and a satisfactory criminal background check.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official UAMS fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: 2026-2027 stipends range from $63,723.67 (PGY-1) to $85,733.08 (PGY-8) per year.

Exposure: Spinal trauma and fracture management, spinal oncology, minimally invasive spine surgery and spinal cord injury management, with research opportunities; rotations at UofL Hospital and Jewish Hospital.

Eligibility: Residents in their final years of a US residency programme or neurosurgeons who have completed a US neurosurgical residency and are pursuing spinal neurosurgery.

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

Source: Official University of Louisville fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Approximately 400 surgical cases across deformities, fractures, neoplasms and degenerative conditions in all ages; extensive anterior and cervical spine surgery, MIS lumbar fusion (percutaneous fixation and MIS interbody fusion), and cervical-to-lumbar instrumentation; training by seven full-time orthopaedic spine surgeons and five full-time neurosurgeons with paediatric and adult deformity exposure.

Eligibility: Applicants enter through SF Match Residency and Fellowship Matching Services; programme-specific prerequisites follow the SF Match listing.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official Norton Healthcare fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Broad range of spinal disorders with emphasis on academic development for a career in academic neurological spine surgery.

Eligibility: Foreign-equivalent neurosurgery residency completion is accepted as published on the official fellowships page.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official Temple University Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: AHN’s Medical Education Consortium publishes a planned 2027–28 annual resident/fellow scale of USD 71,813 at PGY1 through USD 87,847 at PGY8 (PGY7: USD 86,347). This is an institutional future-year scale under the standard Consortium appointment; the CAST fellowship’s appointment category, assigned PGY and actual salary require confirmation. It does not establish current programme pay.

Exposure: Broad spectrum of spinal disorders across Allegheny General Hospital and Forbes Regional Hospital with a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, orthopaedic spine surgeons, pain medicine and rehabilitation medicine.

Eligibility: Advanced training for neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents interested in spine; confirm current eligibility with the programme.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Allegheny Health Network CAST-approved neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Complex spine surgery (deformity and spinal oncology), spine trauma, minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery, congenital disorders (tethered cord, Chiari malformation), computer-assisted and robotic spine surgery, spinal stereotactic radiosurgery protocols, and intracranial trauma and general neurosurgery through call, across one Level I trauma centre and two community hospitals.

Eligibility: Applicants are expected to have completed neurosurgery residency at a US ACGME accredited residency program by the time of enrollment.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official Brown University Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: More than 1,500 spine procedures a year, covering trauma, deformity, degenerative disease and oncology, with rotations among five core spine faculty.

Eligibility: Institution-wide GME requirement: graduates of medical schools outside the United States must hold a valid ECFMG certificate; certified English translations are required for documents in other languages.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: Minimally invasive, deformity, oncology, endoscopic, lateral, anterior, robotic and awake spine surgery with seven spine faculty across 12 rotation blocks; over 1,300 spine cases in the most recent academic year.

Eligibility: Institution-wide GME requirement: graduates of medical schools outside the United States must hold a valid ECFMG certificate; certified English translations are required for documents in other languages.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UPMC Medical Education GME stipend scale for AY 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 84,281; PGY-7 USD 87,231; PGY-8 USD 90,284 (AY 2027–28: PGY-7 USD 92,034; PGY-8 USD 95,716) per the official UPMC GME stipends page; the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Adult scoliosis and deformity, degenerative and revision surgery, trauma including lumbopelvic fixation, tumour and infection, motion preservation, navigation and robotics, endoscopic and tubular MIS techniques, and lateral and anterior approaches.

Eligibility: Page lists 'Be eligible to work in the United States' as a requirement; no statement on visa sponsorship.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Pittsburgh Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UTSW GME publishes 2026–27 stipends by PGY level for each employing institution (UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children's, Scottish Rite); the programme is listed among UTSW GME neurological surgery fellowships, but its employer and stipend are not stated on the programme page.

Exposure: Traumatic, deformity, degenerative, neoplastic and congenital spine surgery: two operating days a week at UT Southwestern, one at Parkland Hospital, one clinic day and one protected research day.

Eligibility: IMGs may apply if they hold ECFMG certification (when applicable) and a J-1 visa sponsored by ECFMG or permanent residency; H-1 visas are not sponsored.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UT Southwestern fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Roughly 70% operative and 30% non-operative work across degenerative (50%), deformity (20%), trauma (15%) and tumour (15%) cases; about 70% MIS and 60% navigated, with lumbar, cervical and thoracic work in adult and paediatric patients. At least two research projects or papers are required.

Eligibility: Orthopaedic and neurosurgery trainees are invited to apply.

Still to confirm: Commencement · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Weill Cornell Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Traumatic, degenerative, deformity and neoplastic spinal and peripheral nerve disorders using open and less-invasive techniques, computer-assisted surgery and robotics, with rotations across neurosurgical and orthopaedic spine faculty and cadaveric and simulation training.

Eligibility: An International Spine Fellowship track is open to surgeons who completed neurological or orthopaedic residency abroad.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: Adult and paediatric spinal deformity surgery with minimally invasive, microscopic and endoscopic techniques, in collaboration with orthopaedic surgery and neuro-interventional therapeutics, with protected research time.

Eligibility: Open to US and Canadian citizens, US permanent residents and international applicants who completed neurosurgery or orthopaedic residency at an accredited institution.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Comprehensive adult spine surgery including complicated deformities, degenerative conditions, infections, tumours, metabolic disease, trauma and fractures, with an emphasis on biomechanics; spine instructors function as attending surgeons while supervising residents.

Eligibility: Post-residency neurosurgeons seeking advanced complex spine training for an academic practice.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official University of Cincinnati Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide IU School of Medicine GME stipends for residents and fellows, July 2026–June 2027: PGY-6 USD 81,100, PGY-7 USD 84,600, PGY-8 USD 88,200 (July 2027–June 2028: PGY-7 USD 88,500, PGY-8 USD 90,646); the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Complex and minimally invasive spine procedures, tumours, artificial disc replacement, degenerative disease, trauma, kyphoplasty and pain management, plus traumatic spine and brain disorders in amateur and professional athletes.

Eligibility: The department states it is unable to accept applicants with an ECFMG visa.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Indiana University School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Ohio State Wexner Medical Center GME housestaff stipends (latest schedule published, FY2025): PGY-7 USD 78,409, PGY-8 USD 82,997, PGY-9 USD 83,680 (fellow PGY level set by prior training).

Exposure: Comprehensive spinal care within Ohio State Spine Care with emphasis on complex degenerative, adult deformity, inflammatory and traumatic pathology, advanced minimally invasive techniques, and an option of an additional clinical or basic/translational research year in spinal biomechanics or spinal cord physiology/regeneration.

Eligibility: The official page invites enquiries from international medical graduates.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Ohio State College of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Trainee salary is set at the Michigan Medicine House Officer rate for the equivalent postgraduate training level under the HOA contract.

Exposure: Minimally invasive, complex revision, deformity, degenerative, tumour and reconstructive spine surgery, with training in instrumentation, navigation, robotics and advanced intraoperative imaging, outpatient spine clinics, weekly spine conference, cadaveric courses and a required spine research project.

Eligibility: Designed for neurosurgeons who have completed an ACGME-accredited (US) neurosurgery residency.

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

Source: Official University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide WashU Medicine GME Consortium housestaff stipends, 1 Jul 2026-30 Jun 2027: PGY-6 USD 88,091; PGY-7 USD 91,618; PGY-8 USD 95,032; PGY-9 USD 99,151. The fellowship page does not state the fellow's PGY level or confirm housestaff appointment.

Exposure: Craniocervical to sacral spine surgery including instrumentation from anterior and posterior approaches, atlantoaxial cases, endoscopic diskectomies/fusions, tumours, infection, congenital, trauma and inflammatory disorders.

Eligibility: Applicants who meet criteria for an unrestricted (non-training) Missouri medical license may be considered alongside ACGME US/Canada residency graduates.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official WashU Medicine Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide WashU Medicine GME Consortium housestaff stipends, 1 Jul 2026-30 Jun 2027: PGY-6 USD 88,091; PGY-7 USD 91,618; PGY-8 USD 95,032; PGY-9 USD 99,151. The fellowship page does not state the fellow's PGY level or confirm housestaff appointment.

Exposure: Peripheral nerve pathology from carpal tunnel release to brachial plexus reconstruction with nerve transfers/grafting, plus complex spine (deformity and/or MIS) with neurosurgery spine faculty.

Eligibility: Trainees in or graduates of an ACGME-approved neurosurgery residency who can meet criteria for an unrestricted Missouri medical license. Personal visit and interview required.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official WashU Medicine Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UW Hospitals and Clinics GME stipend rates for 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 90,508; PGY-7 USD 94,702; PGY-8 USD 99,104 per the official UW SMPH GME compensation page; the fellowship's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: Minimally invasive surgery (tubular laminectomy, transforaminal and lateral interbody fusion, cortical screw trajectories, retropleural thoracotomy, percutaneous screws), endoscopic spine surgery, degenerative, deformity, trauma, infection and oncology cases, navigation and robotics, skills laboratories and a Fundamentals of Spine lecture series.

Eligibility: MD or DO with board eligibility/certification in neurosurgery, completion of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency, eligibility for a Wisconsin medical licence and UW Health credentialing, and passing a caregiver background check (repeated every two years).

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official UW–Madison Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UI Health Care GME stipend schedule 2026-2027 for residents and fellows: PGY-6 USD 87,300; PGY-7 USD 92,100 per year, paid monthly. The department does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Four months with Dr. Patrick Hitchon (thoracolumbar trauma and tumours, largely anterior and anterolateral approaches, plus general spine) and four months with Dr. Arnold Menezes (craniovertebral junction tumours, congenital anomalies and deformities), with clinics, all spine-related surgery and clinical research.

Eligibility: Post-residency neurosurgical training; the official pages do not publish further eligibility criteria.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Language · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Iowa Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Degenerative spinal disorders, deformity, complex fractures, infections and spinal tumours, with advanced instrumentation, minimally invasive techniques and intraoperative image guidance, rotating with multiple spine faculty; teaching conferences, journal club and a resident spine anatomy cadaver course.

Eligibility: Candidates who completed the chief residency year of a foreign equivalent of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency may be considered.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official Rush University fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide MCW Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) GME stipend scale for the year beginning 1 July 2026 (e.g. PGY-6 USD 88,570; PGY-7 USD 93,524; PGY-8 USD 96,982) per the official GME benefits page; the fellowship's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: Spine trauma, tumours and degenerative disease with all types of surgical fixation and graduated operative responsibility, plus basic and clinical research including biomechanics and access to a large crash-test facility; fellows must present nationally and produce at least two publication-quality papers.

Eligibility: Accepts applicants with ACGME-accredited or Royal College residency; MCW may sponsor H-1B visas; unrestricted Wisconsin medical license required

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Programme funds conference travel. Institution-wide Mass General Brigham housestaff salary scale effective 1 Jul 2026 (residents and clinical fellows represented by CIR): PGY-6 USD 106,612; PGY-7 USD 112,535; PGY-8 USD 118,458. Most GME-approved programmes also pay a USD 10,500 lump-sum stipend for housing/childcare. The programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Degenerative, oncologic, traumatic, deformity and endoscopic spine surgery; open and minimally invasive techniques; complex reconstruction and spinal instrumentation; substantial outpatient clinic experience; teaching of neurosurgery residents; clinical, anatomic, biomechanical, outcomes and translational research.

Eligibility: The programme accepts completion of an ACGME-accredited programme or its equivalent in the applicant's home country; a valid Massachusetts medical licence is also required. Home-country equivalence does not itself establish visa sponsorship.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

Source: Official Mass General Brigham fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Advanced training in the comprehensive management of spinal disorders, including complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Eligibility: Graduates of an equivalent international residency programme may apply if eligible for a New York State licence and DEA registration.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Columbia Neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Endoscopic spine surgery; minimally invasive deformity and fusion; spine robotics; advanced lateral techniques (anterior-to-psoas, lateral ALIF); adult thoracolumbar and cervical deformity correction including PSO and VCR; en bloc and intralesional tumour resection; trauma; revision and reconstruction; degenerative disease; peripheral nerve repair. Over 2,000 spine surgeries a year; clinical and translational research.

Eligibility: Applicants email a CV expressing interest; the director and coordinator then send application guidelines. Detailed published entry criteria beyond that invitation are not listed on the fellowship page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Penn Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Complex spinal surgery including deformity, tumours and trauma; 350-400 cases a year, many performed independently; fellows act as independent attending surgeons, supervise residents and run an outpatient clinic; weekly Grand Rounds and a monthly combined spine conference with Orthopedics; at least one research project presented at a spring meeting.

Eligibility: Structured advanced training for complex spinal surgery (deformity, tumours and trauma); detailed entry criteria are discussed with the programme during application.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Yale Neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Minimally invasive and complex reconstruction and fusion for degenerative conditions, deformity, tumours, infection and trauma at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview. Graduation requires at least 75 complex spine cases as first surgeon, a project presented at the Banff North America Spine Fellows Forum, at least one peer-reviewed publication and attendance at the AO North America Advanced Concepts Course.

Eligibility: The programme requires completed US ACGME neurosurgery training, US board eligibility and independent Maryland licensure, plus eligibility for a junior-faculty instructorship and privileges at both sites. An overseas residency alone is not the published route.

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

Source: Official Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery instructorship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Duke GME stipend scale for residents and fellows, FY27 (effective 1 Jul 2026): PGY-6 USD 86,292; PGY-7 USD 90,036; PGY-8 USD 94,332 per year, per the Duke Neurosurgery stipends and benefits page.

Exposure: Post-residency adult spine surgery training within the Duke Department of Neurosurgery; the list page does not publish case volumes or rotation details.

Eligibility: Institution-wide Duke GME rule: international medical graduates need a currently valid ECFMG certificate or a full unrestricted US licence.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Duke Neurosurgery fellowship programmes page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UVA GME 2026-27 house staff stipend (medical): PGY-6 USD 82,390, PGY-7 USD 85,775, PGY-8 USD 89,920, paid bi-weekly; the PGY level is set by GME stipend policy, so confirm the level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Rotation blocks providing broad outpatient and inpatient spinal care, from focal disc herniations to complex deformity reconstruction, including clinic evaluation and all aspects of surgical and postoperative care. Fellows are encouraged to submit at least one first-author abstract and one first-author manuscript.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish eligibility criteria; confirm with the fellowship coordinator.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official UVA Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UAB GME salary scale for 1 July 2026–30 June 2027: USD 64,890 (PGY-1) to USD 91,418 (PGY-8); the programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level. Fellows hold staff privileges and serve as instructors; whether this scale applies to the instructorship year is stated only through the UAB GME schedule.

Exposure: Adult deformity, spinal oncology and outpatient minimally invasive surgery, including work at UAB's ambulatory surgery centre. Fellows hold staff privileges, take complex spine trauma call, run a weekly clinic and serve as neurosurgery instructors.

Eligibility: Designed for neurosurgeons seeking advanced spine training and independent practice leadership.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official UAB Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Funded by and conducted primarily from Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute; funds are provided for one national professional meeting. The official page does not publish the salary.

Exposure: Clinical rotation covering degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic and congenital spinal conditions, with about 70% of time in surgery and 30% in non-operative care, across a university medical centre, a community hospital and a private ambulatory surgery centre. The research rotation requires at least two projects and one publishable paper.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish formal eligibility criteria; applicants submit a CV, cover letter and three reference letters.

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

Source: Official UTHSC Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Houston Methodist GME salary scale 2026–27 by programme level: level 1 USD 72,080 to level 8 USD 92,986 (e.g. level 7 USD 89,660).

Exposure: Approximately 3,500 spine surgeries performed at Houston Methodist, covering the full spectrum of spinal pathology including instrumentation and minimally invasive endoscopic approaches.

Eligibility: A medical degree outside the US/Canada requires valid ECFMG certification; applicants also need ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited neurosurgery training and Texas licensing eligibility.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Houston Methodist fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UCLA GME salary scale referenced by the programme page: from 1 September 2026, USD 98,466 (PGY-1) to USD 124,896 (PGY-9), e.g. PGY-7 USD 118,801 and PGY-8 USD 124,242; higher rates from 1 July 2027. Travel support for meetings is provided.

Exposure: Approximately 300 major spinal operations, including minimally invasive surgery, deformity, oncology, trauma, degenerative and congenital disease; outpatient clinics, resident teaching, a weekly joint neurosurgery–orthopaedic spine conference and optional NIH-funded research. Sites: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Spine Center.

Eligibility: At this time we are not able to accept international fellows who require visa support.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees

Source: Official UCLA Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package; it refers applicants to the University of Utah Health GME website.

Exposure: Complex cervical spine disorders, spinal deformity including scoliosis, spinal oncology including radiosurgery and degenerative disease, using image-guided, minimally invasive, endoscopic and microsurgical techniques, with high volumes of spinal fracture and tumour cases at University of Utah Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Eligibility: Utah GME permits IMG applications under the same selection criteria, with valid ECFMG certification, work authorization and Utah licensing eligibility or an approved variance. Each fellowship still sets its own prior-training requirements.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Utah Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fellows are appointed as Acting Instructors with a listed base salary of $120,000 per year ($10,000 per month); approved moonlighting or Saturday surgery may attract extra pay.

Exposure: Case mix of roughly 20% trauma, 55% degenerative, 10% deformity and 15% neoplasia/infection, split about evenly between cervical and thoracolumbar pathology, with complex trauma, deformity, minimally invasive, full-endoscopic, navigated and robotic surgery and a multidisciplinary metastatic spine tumour programme. Sites: Harborview Medical Center (primary), UW Medical Center–Montlake and UW Medical Center–Northwest.

Eligibility: International medical graduates must hold ECFMG certification and existing US work authorisation; the fellowship does not sponsor visas.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Washington Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Operative, clinic and ward training in degenerative, neoplastic, traumatic and infectious spinal disorders, junior attending call, resident teaching, and clinical and basic research with access to the Kelly Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory and virtual reality laboratories at the Sonntag Spine Center.

Eligibility: Foreign-trained applicants must hold a valid ECFMG certificate and have completed at least 36 months of accredited postgraduate training in the US.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official Barrow Neurological Institute fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide CU Anschutz GME annual base stipends for 2026-27: PGY-6 USD 97,824.22, PGY-7 USD 102,995.34, paid monthly; confirm the PGY level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Complex spine surgery "from the skull base to the tail bone": deformity, minimally invasive surgery, tumours, high-volume trauma, CSF leaks through a dedicated CSF Leak Program, motion preservation, craniovertebral junction and spinopelvic disorders, working with orthopaedics and PM&R at the multidisciplinary UCHealth Spine Center, with access to campus research laboratories.

Eligibility: The official page does not list eligibility criteria; qualified applicants are invited to contact the programme.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official CU Anschutz Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Ambulatory and surgical spine care with an average operative case load of approximately 250 cases, plus research opportunities.

Eligibility: Completion of a neurosurgical residency programme and eligibility for licensure in North Carolina.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official Wake Forest University School of Medicine page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Spinal disorders and peripheral nerve surgery within a division of seven faculty members.

Eligibility: International medical-school graduates need valid ECFMG certification, a full unrestricted US licence, or the listed Fifth Pathway qualification. The page additionally requires completed ACGME-approved US neurosurgery residency; these alternatives do not waive that prerequisite. Visa sponsorship is not established.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Jefferson neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Neurosurgical and orthopedic approaches to degenerative, deformity, traumatic and neoplastic spine disease.

Eligibility: Neurosurgery residents.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official University of Maryland neurosurgery fellowship programs page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary is set at the PGY-6 training level in the institutional stipend schedule. The programme page does not state a fixed currency amount.

Exposure: Training to diagnose and treat the full range of spinal disorders together with neurotrauma.

Eligibility: Not specified on the official page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UF Jacksonville neurotrauma and spine fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The application page lists 2027–2028, 2028–2029 and 2029–2030 as recruiting years; confirm the chosen year's remaining places.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Operative cases 2-3 days per week, spine clinics 1-2 days per week, roughly 80% clinical and 20% research, leadership of spine conference and faculty role in the Cahill Spine Symposium; at least one peer-reviewed manuscript expected.

Eligibility: Completed a chief-resident year in neurological or orthopaedic surgery at an accredited institution. Final-year concurrent applicants need their programme director to confirm ACGME graduation and case-log requirements are complete.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official USF Health complex spinal fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Degenerative disease, neoplasms, spinal deformity and vascular conditions, with emphasis on deformity surgery, advanced minimally invasive procedures and robotics; six fellowship-trained faculty; clinical and anatomic research. The shared curriculum describes spine case conferences on the first three Friday mornings each month, with residents and fellows discussing cases and pre-operative plans alongside neurosurgical and orthopaedic faculty.

Eligibility: Not specified on the official page.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Tulane School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Listed as contingent on the nature of the research; no amounts specified.

Exposure: Management of a spine clinical outcomes registry, data collection and analysis, clinical and biomechanics studies, educational events and workshops, abstract presentations, and observation of spinal surgeries.

Eligibility: Ideal candidate is a physician in pre-residency status, or a junior-level international neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon seeking to engage in spine-related research in the United States.

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

Source: Official Weill Cornell complex spine research fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Time in clinic and operating room tailored to the awardee's interests such as minimally invasive, deformity or spinal oncology surgery, with virtual and in-person educational conferences.

Eligibility: Not specified on the official page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CNS Foundation award page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The T. Glenn Pait spine research fellowship is a funded one-year position; the host does not state the amount. This does not establish financial support for the separate observership.

Exposure: Spine clinical research and neurosurgery observership; no further content is described on the page.

Eligibility: Research fellowship: doctoral degree (MD, PhD or MD/PhD) in medicine or a related field, evidence of peer-reviewed productivity, and the skills needed for assigned responsibilities. These published criteria do not establish admission to the separate observership.

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

Source: Official UAMS neurosurgery observership page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.