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: Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurosurgery: about 2,000 surgical cases per year and 44 beds, with large degenerative, infection, fragility-fracture and trauma caseloads plus brain trauma; techniques include open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, thoracoscopic and tuberculosis 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: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation
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.
