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. The host lists a EUR 500 administration fee covering hospital registration, licences, research approval and dedicated teaching.
Exposure: Department of Neurosurgery: about 1,500 surgical cases per year and 145 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, thoracoscopic and pain-management surgery across degenerative, trauma, oncology, deformity and infection cases.
Eligibility: Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons interested in spine surgery, up to 45 years old at application, with at least two years of AO Spine membership and no (non-self-funded) spine fellowship in the past two years.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact
Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
