Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Asia-Pacific Section (SMISS AP)
⌖ Multiple host sites · South Korea / Japan / Australia
Source reviewed 11 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 11 Nov 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
Visits to two institutions, expert faculty interaction, operation observation, case sharing. Listed hosts: Seoul St Mary's Hospital, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Spine Ortho Clinic (Melbourne), Daejeon Woori Hospital, Harrison Spinartus Hospital Chungdam.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
Applicants must reside in the Asia-Pacific area.
Under 40 years of age
Operation observation, interaction with expert faculty and an opportunity to share cases at two host institutions.
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
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 11 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.
The published page describes a cycle selected at the 2024 SMISS AP meeting in Hong Kong with a report at the 2025 meeting; no later call is shown.
SMISS or SMISS AP member, under 40 years old, resident in the Asia-Pacific area. The page does not restrict applicants to neurosurgeons.
Under 40 years of age
Winners' registration fee for the following annual meeting is exempted; other funding not stated on the official page.
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. Language requirements are not recorded in this profile. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
1 sourced pathway is currently indexed for this institution.
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.
