⌖ Stanford, California · United States
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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.
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International applicants are considered; the page asks them to allow more time for processing.
CAST-accredited post-residency spine clinical instructorship (separate from the Stanford Orthopaedics Spine Fellowship and the VA Palo Alto–Stanford combined spine instructorship)
Advanced spine training with average about 175 cases a year; assist faculty and chief residents with emergent spine consultations; required attendance at grand rounds, didactics and monthly division meetings; encouraged to complete at least one research project and contribute to publications and presentations.
Stanford GME requires non-ACGME clinical trainees to hold their California medical licence on the start date. House staff use a Postgraduate Training License or Physician's and Surgeon's License, not special permits; apply at least six months ahead.
English
Stanford GME: J-1 is the most common visa, but non-ACGME programmes can appoint J-1 holders only if they have ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition; H-1B is possible only in some cases with Executive GME Director approval.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Checked 17 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.
Applicants near the end of neurosurgery residency (PGY-5 and beyond); international applicants should allow additional processing time.
CAST-accredited post-residency spine clinical instructorship (separate from the Stanford Orthopaedics Spine Fellowship and the VA Palo Alto–Stanford combined spine instructorship)
Not published on the directory page.
Stanford GME requires non-ACGME clinical trainees to hold their California medical licence on the start date. House staff use a Postgraduate Training License or Physician's and Surgeon's License, not special permits; apply at least six months ahead. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. English Stanford GME: J-1 is the most common visa, but non-ACGME programmes can appoint J-1 holders only if they have ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition; H-1B is possible only in some cases with Executive GME Director approval.
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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 Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD
Funding: Not published on the directory page.
Exposure: Complex surgical aneurysms, vascular malformations (including brainstem and thalamic lesions), minimally invasive endovascular procedures, carotid stenosis and moyamoya disease at a high-volume quaternary referral centre.
Eligibility: Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.
Still to confirm: Funding · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
