AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Kantonsspital St. Gallen — Interdisciplinary Spine Center, H-OCH Health Ostschweiz
Kantonsspital St. Gallen — Interdisciplinary Spine Center, H-OCH Health Ostschweiz
St. Gallen · Switzerland
Listed lead Martin Nikolaus Stienen, head of department as published on the AO host-centre page; surgeon in charge of fellows: Martin Nikolaus Stienen
- 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 30 beds and about 1,400 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. Other activities listed are interdisciplinary boards, educational activities with other Swiss spine departments, simulator training for spinal injections, virtual-reality training for microsurgical and endoscopic discectomy, and a clinical research lab. Scrub-in is decided case by case depending on the medical licence and HR approval; the page notes it is usually only possible for fellows from EU/FTA countries. The operating-room language is German.
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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 30 beds and about 1,400 surgical cases per year, with standard open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques and spinal navigation. Other activities listed are interdisciplinary boards, educational activities with other Swiss spine departments, simulator training for spinal injections, virtual-reality training for microsurgical and endoscopic discectomy, and a clinical research lab. Scrub-in is decided case by case depending on the medical licence and HR approval; the page notes it is usually only possible for fellows from EU/FTA countries. The operating-room language is German.
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.