Personalised advanced spinal-deformity training at Lyon Charcot.
Adult and paediatric deformity, scoliosis and kyphosis, complex-case reviews, live surgery and clinical studies.
Visiting programmeStatus unconfirmed
Spine →Training in Spinal Deformity Surgery
Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale Lyon Charcot
⌖ Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Lyon) · France
Profile completeness52%12 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 4 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 4 Nov 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
- Eligibility
- The host explicitly addresses international orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
- Funding
- The institute advertised a monthly salary for European citizens in its operative spine fellowship. The offer gives no amount or terms for other citizenships.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check the official call
- Duration
- The institute’s spinal deformity training page lists customised placements from one month to one year. Its operative spine fellowship announcement asks applicants to agree the duration, ideally six months or longer.
- Hands-on status
- The deformity training page describes observation and practice with the team. The operative fellowship announcement describes mainly surgical training with optional clinic and inpatient participation, supervised by Clément Silvestre, Thomas Chevillotte, Pierre Grobost and Alice Darnis.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the recorded evidence supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
1/6recorded without scope caveatNot an admission decision
International eligibility
The host explicitly addresses international orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
Training level & pathway
Visiting programme · Spine
Participation / hands-on scope
The deformity training page describes observation and practice with the team. The operative fellowship announcement describes mainly surgical training with optional clinic and inpatient participation, supervised by Clément Silvestre, Thomas Chevillotte, Pierre Grobost and Alice Darnis.
Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
Language requirement
Training is provided in French and English.
Visa & work authorisation
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.
Data quality & missing information · 52% of decision fields recorded
52% of tracked decision fields are recorded
Checked 4 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.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Official source✓ Participation level✓ International eligibility✓ Language✓ Benefits✓ Accommodation✓ Application documents✓ Application route✓ Official contact— Current status: confirm directly— Commencement: confirm directly— Deadline: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— Medical registration: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
Recheck cited source ↗Plan the application.
- Status at last source review
- Current availability unconfirmed
The institute publishes an operative spine fellowship opportunity covering adult and paediatric deformity. The announcement gives an application route but no dated intake or closing date.
- Commencement
- Not recorded · confirm the intended intake
- Duration
- The institute’s spinal deformity training page lists customised placements from one month to one year. Its operative spine fellowship announcement asks applicants to agree the duration, ideally six months or longer.
- Positions
- Not recorded · ask about places for the intended intake
- Application route
- For deformity training, email the institute’s secretariat. For the advertised operative fellowship, send a CV and motivation letter by email to the contact in the institute’s announcement.
- Standalone deadline
- No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
- Official contact
- secretariat.chevillotte@chirurgie-rachis-lyon.fr
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
International orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
Funding and support
The institute advertised a monthly salary for European citizens in its operative spine fellowship. The offer gives no amount or terms for other citizenships.
Benefits, fees & relocation
- Programme and application fees
- Not recorded. Confirm tuition, application and placement fees; missing fees do not mean the placement is free.
- Benefits
- The operative fellowship announcement describes support from a clinical research engineer for study design through publication.
- Insurance
- Not recorded. Confirm medical, professional indemnity and travel cover appropriate to the placement.
- Accommodation
- The operative spine fellowship announcement offers housing assistance alongside the salary described for European citizens.
Application documents
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. Training is provided in French and English. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE
What was checked, and when.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
- summary · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- Published status · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- International graduates · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- Status caveat · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Official contact · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- Language · 2026-11-11 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 11 Nov 2026.
- How to apply · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Clinical / research exposure · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- Entry requirements · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — Who is This Training for?, Training Details and Contact Us.
- Duration · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Hands-on / observation scope · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Funding · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Accommodation · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Application documents · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
- Benefits · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale’s own Spine Fellowship Opportunity – Lyon, France post. The named operative offer includes adult and paediatric deformity. Its salary, housing and duration terms describe the advertised placement.
HOST INSTITUTION
Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale Lyon Charcot
1 sourced pathway is currently indexed for this institution.
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SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official Lyon Charcot training page
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 4 Nov 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Not recorded
- Accreditation / recognition
- Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
- Planned editorial review
- 4 May 2027
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