⌖ Barcelona · Spain
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Rolling / contact programme; source review 13 Oct 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
Medium-to-high complexity neurosurgery with strength in skull base, vascular and functional surgery; technology cited by visitors includes intraoperative CT/MRI, Kinevo microscopes, endoscopy towers and neuronavigation.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
Hospital Clínic-wide: training stays are offered to foreign professionals working in a country that has signed a cultural collaboration agreement with Spain.
Skull-base neurosurgery fellowship / formative stay combining clinical care and Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy (LSNA) work
Specialised immersion covering clinical care, outpatient clinic, postoperative follow-up and work in the Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy at the University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine; the service hosts resident and non-resident neurosurgeons for training stays.
Hospital Clínic-wide: training stays for foreign professionals must be authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health after favourable reports from the hospital Teaching Commission and the Catalan specialised-training authority. The linked CP-24-001 course specifically requires Spanish recognition of the medical degree and professional registration; its flyer also requires a legalised specialist qualification.
Spanish / Catalan clinical environment; international training stays documented in English and Spanish testimonials
Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Checked 13 Oct 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.
Specialist and visiting-trainee requirements must be confirmed with Hospital Clínic and Spanish authorities.
Skull-base neurosurgery fellowship / formative stay combining clinical care and Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy (LSNA) work
Not clearly published on the teaching page.
Hospital Clínic-wide: training stays for foreign professionals must be authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health after favourable reports from the hospital Teaching Commission and the Catalan specialised-training authority. The linked CP-24-001 course specifically requires Spanish recognition of the medical degree and professional registration; its flyer also requires a legalised specialist qualification. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. Spanish / Catalan clinical environment; international training stays documented in English and Spanish testimonials Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
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The linked AulaClínic CP-24-001 flyer and registration form establish a one-to-three-month course, monthly fee, qualification recognition, insurance and application documents. The existing hospital-wide foreign training-stay route is retained separately.
This review covers the sources and details described here; it does not confirm a current vacancy.
University of California, Irvine, Department of Neurological Surgery
Irvine, California · United States
Listed lead Frank P. K. Hsu, MD, PhD
Funding: Salaried position; amount via the programme director.
Exposure: Endoscopic and open microscopic skull base techniques and Gamma Knife radiosurgery; about 100 operative skull base cases per year and 4 call nights per month.
Eligibility: Foreign medical graduates not accepted.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact
Source: NASBS Fellowship Registry entry. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio · United States
Listed lead Nicholas Bambakidis
Funding: Salaried position; amount via the programme director.
Exposure: Large volume of posterolateral skull base/acoustic tumors and open cerebrovascular cases; about 200 operative skull base cases per year; anatomical dissection laboratory.
Eligibility: Official sources conflict: the NASBS registry says foreign medical graduates outside the US/Canada are not accepted and requires US/Canada residency; the UH programme page describes an ACGME neurosurgery residency prerequisite and a foreign-trained route requiring valid ECFMG certification and some US postgraduate training. Obtain written clarification from the programme before relying on either route.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: NASBS Fellowship Registry entry. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Cleveland Clinic, Department of Neurosurgery
Cleveland · United States
Listed lead Varun R. Kshettry, MD
Application status: The available flyer is from November 2021. Its salary, visa, capacity and duties describe that published design; no current call is verified.
Funding: The 2021 brochure lists full salary plus benefits, alongside “through their institution”; the paying institution and a current package need clarification.
Exposure: Expectation of at least 2 lab projects and at least 2 clinical projects leading to publication per year; the fellow observes skull base cases once per week on average and is primary coordinator of the CCF skull base lab.
Eligibility: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation
Source: Cleveland Clinic - Research Fellowship flyer (Nov 2021). Reviewed 21 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
