AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Oslo University Hospital
Oslo University Hospital — Neurosurgery department
Oslo · Norway
Listed lead Frode Kolstad, Head of Department; Håvard Sommernes, 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 about 50 beds and 2,500 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, intradural and navigated spine surgery and pain management; weekly multidisciplinary neurospine, oncology, paediatric and vascular meetings. Fellows may scrub in to observe.
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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 about 50 beds and 2,500 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, intradural and navigated spine surgery and pain management; weekly multidisciplinary neurospine, oncology, paediatric and vascular meetings. Fellows may scrub in to observe.
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.