SOURCED FACULTY PROFILE

Yoshifumi Kudo

Head of department and Surgeon in charge of fellows
Showa Medical University Hospital, Spine Surgery Center →
Tokyo, Japan

Linked programmes: 1
Source reviewed: 21 Oct 2026

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PUBLISHED PROGRAMME ROLE

Named on the official page as Head of department and Surgeon in charge of fellows for AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Showa Medical University Hospital.

Published position: Head of department and Surgeon in charge of fellows
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ASSOCIATED PATHWAYS

1 linked programme.

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Clinical fellowshipStatus unconfirmed

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AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Showa Medical University Hospital

Showa Medical University Hospital, Spine Surgery Center

Tokyo · Japan

Listed lead Yoshifumi Kudo (head of department and surgeon in charge of fellows)

Duration: Flexible short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine programme).
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.
Exposure: The host-centre page lists 50 beds and about 350 surgical cases per year in the Spine Surgery Center, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and navigated techniques. Fellows may scrub in and may observe surgery at affiliated hospitals in Tokyo, Gifu and Fukushima and attend morning, spine and research conferences. Operating-room language is Japanese; the team rates its written and spoken English 3 out of 5.

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Funding: AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.

Exposure: The host-centre page lists 50 beds and about 350 surgical cases per year in the Spine Surgery Center, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and navigated techniques. Fellows may scrub in and may observe surgery at affiliated hospitals in Tokyo, Gifu and Fukushima and attend morning, spine and research conferences. Operating-room language is Japanese; the team rates its written and spoken English 3 out of 5.

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 · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Fellows host-centre page (eligibility and terms from the AO Spine fellowship page). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.