AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Okayama Rosai Hospital
Okayama Rosai Hospital
Okayama · Japan
Listed lead Masato Tanaka (head of department and surgeon in charge of fellows)
- Duration
- 4–12 weeks
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Orthopedic Surgery department (359 beds, about 520 spine cases per year) using open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural techniques; listed activities include C-arm-free technique, OLIF51, neuromonitoring and navigated endoscopic surgery.
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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
Exposure: Orthopedic Surgery department (359 beds, about 520 spine cases per year) using open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and intradural techniques; listed activities include C-arm-free technique, OLIF51, neuromonitoring and navigated endoscopic surgery.
Eligibility: Spine physicians or orthopaedic, neurosurgical or trauma surgeons with a strong interest in spine surgery, aged 45 or under at application, with at least two years of AO Spine membership, prior participation in an AO course or event, and no (non-self-funded) spine fellowship in the past two years.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Official contact
Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.