AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Clinical Hospital "Prof. N. Oblu"
Clinical Hospital "Prof. N. Oblu" — Neurosurgery
Iasi · Romania
Listed lead Eugen Cezar Popescu, Head of Department; Bogdan Costachescu, 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
- Neurosurgery department with 155 beds and about 1,200 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural spine surgery. Fellows may scrub in without an additional licence.
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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: Neurosurgery department with 155 beds and about 1,200 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural spine surgery. Fellows may scrub in without an additional licence.
Eligibility: Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons (or trauma surgeons) with a strong interest in spine surgery; AO Spine member for at least two years, previous participation in at least one AO course or event, up to 45 years old, and no spine fellowship in the previous two years (except self-funded).
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · 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.