AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Center for Spine and Orthopedics
Center for Spine and Orthopedics, Orthopedic Spine
Thornton, Colorado · United States
Listed lead Michael Janssen
- Duration
- Minimum duration of fellowship 4 weeks up to 12 weeks
- Deadline
- 2028 AO Spine programme: applications open April 2027, close May 2027, and results are scheduled for September 2027. The 2027 call is closed.
- Funding
- AO Spine offers a contribution toward living expenses, using a US benchmark of USD 550 per week, paid in Swiss francs. Fellows cover travel and insurance; the contribution may not meet all costs.
- Exposure
- The host page states the AO Fellows have an opportunity to scrub in (no additional license required) at a center with 1500 total surgical cases per year; techniques include standard open, robotics, minimally invasive surgery, anterior surgery, spinal navigation and intradural surgery.
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Funding: AO Spine offers a contribution toward living expenses, using a US benchmark of USD 550 per week, paid in Swiss francs. Fellows cover travel and insurance; the contribution may not meet all costs.
Exposure: The host page states the AO Fellows have an opportunity to scrub in (no additional license required) at a center with 1500 total surgical cases per year; techniques include standard open, robotics, minimally invasive surgery, anterior surgery, spinal navigation and intradural surgery.
Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: AO Spine Fellowship Host Center page (Center for Spine and Orthopedics). Reviewed 22 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.