SOURCED FACULTY PROFILE

Arne Mehrkens

Senior Physician, Spinal Surgery
Universitätsspital Basel — Spinal Surgery (DKBN) →
Basel, Switzerland

Linked programmes: 1
Source reviewed: 17 Oct 2026

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PUBLISHED PROGRAMME ROLE

AO Spine host surgeon responsible for fellows

Published position: Senior Physician, Spinal Surgery
Academic title: Professor
Department: Spinal Surgery
Qualifications: FMH Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology; clinical/research spine fellowship in Toronto
Clinical interests: Spine surgery
Research interests: Not published on the reviewed source
Professional organisations: Not published in the indexed source

ASSOCIATED PATHWAYS

1 linked programme.

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Clinical fellowshipStatus unconfirmed

Spine →

AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Universitätsspital Basel — Spinal Surgery (DKBN)

Universitätsspital Basel — Spinal Surgery (DKBN)

Basel · Switzerland

Listed lead Arne Mehrkens — AO-listed surgeon responsible for fellows; Stefan Schären heads spinal surgery

Duration: Short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks under the AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship programme.
Deadline: 2028 programme: application window April–May 2027; results September 2027
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.

Source reviewed 17 Oct 202656% of decision fields recorded

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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.