AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam · Netherlands
Listed lead Barend van Royen, head of department as published on the AO host-centre page; surgeon in charge of fellows: Agnita Stadhouder
- Duration
- Short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks under the AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship programme.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.
- Exposure
- The host page lists 25 beds and about 1,050 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, thoracoscopic and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. Other activities listed include spine shortening, minimally invasive neuromuscular scoliosis surgery, PTED, anterior scoliosis correction, 3D-guided surgery, growing rods, thoracoscopic anterior surgery in trauma and PSO. Fellows may scrub in; the operating-room language is Dutch.
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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution toward travel, accommodation and meals; travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow and AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.
Exposure: The host page lists 25 beds and about 1,050 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, thoracoscopic and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. Other activities listed include spine shortening, minimally invasive neuromuscular scoliosis surgery, PTED, anterior scoliosis correction, 3D-guided surgery, growing rods, thoracoscopic anterior surgery in trauma and PSO. Fellows may scrub in; the operating-room language is Dutch.
Eligibility: Spine physician or specialist in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery with a strong interest in spine surgery; previous participation in at least one AO course or event; at least two years of AO Spine membership before applying; no Spine Fellowship in the past two years (except self-funded); up to 45 years old at application.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.