AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — COPERNICUS PL (Gdańsk)
COPERNICUS PL (Gdańsk) — Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery
Gdańsk · Poland
Listed lead Rafał Pankowski, Head of Department; Adam Augustyniak, 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 60 beds and about 1,150 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, thoracoscopic, navigated and intradural spine surgery. Fellows may scrub in; the dominant operating-room language is English.
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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 60 beds and about 1,150 surgical cases a year; open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, thoracoscopic, navigated and intradural spine surgery. Fellows may scrub in; the dominant operating-room language is English.
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.