- Duration
- 4–12 weeks
- Deadline
- 2028 programme: AO Spine call opens April 2027 and closes May 2027; results September 2027 (the 2027 call is closed).
- 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
- Orthopedics and traumatology: about 1059 surgical cases per year and 335 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, pain-management, thoracoscopic, tuberculosis surgery. Other activities: We are experts in interventional pain management (percutaneous techniques: thermodiscoplasty, radiofrequency and spinal blocks), cervical and lumbar degenerative surgery, and deformities (pediatric and adult).
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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: Orthopedics and traumatology: about 1059 surgical cases per year and 335 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, pain-management, thoracoscopic, tuberculosis surgery. Other activities: We are experts in interventional pain management (percutaneous techniques: thermodiscoplasty, radiofrequency and spinal blocks), cervical and lumbar degenerative surgery, and deformities (pediatric and adult).
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 · Examinations · Benefits
Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
