⌖ Accra · Ghana
Source reviewed 8 Nov 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Current availability unconfirmed; source review 8 Nov 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
Adult and paediatric spine deformity, reconstruction, trauma, tumours and degenerative spine disease. The handbook describes outpatient clinics, operating theatre work and research.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
FOCOS asks prospective foreign academic visitors to notify its academic office at least two months before arrival so the office can assist with temporary licensing where required.
Advanced clinical spine training for orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
The handbook describes supervised clinical work. The academic listing places credentialing with the FOCOS Medical Board and sets privileges individually.
The FOCOS Medical Board credentials spine fellows and sets their clinical privileges. The academic office can assist foreign visitors with temporary licensing where required.
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
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 8 Nov 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.
FOCOS lists the fellowship and provides an academic application form. The published materials provide no dated intake.
The hospital handbook describes the fellowship as intended for orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons interested in advanced spine surgery.
Advanced clinical spine training for orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
Funding terms are not published on the academic programme page.
The FOCOS Medical Board credentials spine fellows and sets their clinical privileges. The academic office can assist foreign visitors with temporary licensing where required. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. Language requirements are not recorded in this profile. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
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Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon · FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital
Neurosurgeon · FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
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Phoenix, Arizona · United States
Listed lead Brian P. Kelly, PhD (research supervisor)
Application status: The page still says applications are accepted for 2027–2028, but its 15 September 2026 deadline has passed. No extension is published; confirm availability with Barrow Global.
Funding: Published as a funded laboratory-based fellowship (salary/benefit detail on the CommonSpirit careers posting linked from the page).
Exposure: Spinal biomechanics, implantable devices, surgical techniques, publications and major spine conferences.
Eligibility: Oriented to international spine surgeons or neurosurgery residents from low- and middle-income countries.
Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official Barrow International Sonntag Spine Research Fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Pittsburgh / UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States
Listed lead David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Funding: Research funding and moonlighting opportunities are published.
Exposure: Neurotrauma, deformity correction, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, navigation and clinical research.
Eligibility: All fellows must be eligible for work within the United States and hold a permanent Pennsylvania medical licence and DEA licence.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official University of Pittsburgh page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Stanford, California · United States
Listed lead John Ratliff, MD, FACS and Jon Park, MD, FRCSC (co-directors)
Funding: Not published on the directory page.
Exposure: Diseases of the spine including minimally invasive, robotic, reconstructive and oncologic spine surgery, plus spine radiation therapy and radiosurgery; clinical sites include Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and VA Palo Alto.
Eligibility: International applicants are considered; the page asks them to allow more time for processing.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Stanford Spine Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
