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: 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.