SOURCED FACULTY PROFILE

Paloma Bas Hermida

Surgeon in charge of fellows
Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe — Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (spine) →
Valencia, Spain

Linked programmes: 1
Source reviewed: 21 Oct 2026

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PUBLISHED PROGRAMME ROLE

Named on the official page as Surgeon in charge of fellows for AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe.

Published position: Surgeon in charge of fellows
Academic title: Not published in the indexed source
Department: Cirugia Ortopedica Y Traumatologia
Qualifications: Not published in the indexed source
Clinical interests: Not published in the indexed source
Research interests: Not published in the indexed 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 — Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe

Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe — Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (spine)

Valencia · Spain

Listed lead Teresa Bas Hermida, Head of Department; Paloma Bas Hermida, surgeon in charge of fellows (as published)

Duration: Short-term AO Spine fellowship of 4 to 12 weeks (host-centre criterion on the AO Spine host-centres page).
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.
Exposure: Department with 75 beds and about 350 spine surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and navigated spine surgery; daily clinical sessions and weekly multidisciplinary adult and paediatric sessions. Fellows may scrub in (vaccines required).

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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.

Exposure: Department with 75 beds and about 350 spine surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and navigated spine surgery; daily clinical sessions and weekly multidisciplinary adult and paediatric sessions. Fellows may scrub in (vaccines required).

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 · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · 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.