A CAST-certified clinical complex-spine fellowship based at UCSF Parnassus.
Complex spine clinic, inpatient care, operative treatment, multidisciplinary conferences and academic activity.
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Spine →Complex Spine Surgery Fellowship
UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
⌖ San Francisco, California · United States
Profile completeness40%15 decision fields need confirmation
What matters before you keep reading.
- Eligibility
- Direct confirmation needed
- Funding
- Published signal available
- Deadline
- Not published as a standalone date
- Duration
- 1 year
- Hands-on status
- Patient care in the spine clinic and inpatient service with advanced complex-spine surgical experience.
- International eligibility
- Confirm directly
- Last checked
- 26 Aug 2026
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
1/6fully publishedNot an admission decision
International eligibility
Advanced spine fellowship for appropriately trained neurosurgical applicants; current appointment and California licensing requirements must be confirmed with UCSF.
Training level & pathway
Clinical · Spine
Participation / hands-on scope
Patient care in the spine clinic and inpatient service with advanced complex-spine surgical experience.
Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
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.
40% of tracked decision fields are published
Checked 26 Aug 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
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Recheck cited source ↗Plan the application.
- Application status
- Current availability unconfirmed
- Commencement
- 1 July
- Duration
- 1 year
- Positions
- 2–3 fellows per year
- Application route
- Contact the programme directors one to three years in advance with a CV and copy the fellowship coordinator.
- Standalone deadline
- No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
- Official contact
- Not published in this profile
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
Advanced spine fellowship for appropriately trained neurosurgical applicants; current appointment and California licensing requirements must be confirmed with UCSF.
Funding and support
UCSF directs applicants to its GME salary and benefits information.
Benefits, fees & relocation
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Application documents
No verified document checklist is stored for this profile.
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. Language requirements are not published. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
2 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official UCSF fellowships page
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 26 Aug 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
BEFORE YOU APPLYConfirm the details
Confirm the details
that affect your move.
- Is the stated intake still open?
- Are international graduates eligible?
- Does the role include hands-on clinical privileges?
- Which licence, visa and language requirements apply?
- What salary, fees, insurance and relocation costs apply?