West China Hospital, Sichuan University
⌖ Chengdu · China
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: about 4000 surgical cases per year and 160 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural, pain-management, thoracoscopic, tuberculosis surgery. Other activities: Meetings, Courses.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
International programme open to AO Spine members worldwide with at least two years' membership; AO allocates host centres and applicants should not contact host centres until AO confirms the placement.
Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons (young surgeons up to age 45) with a strong interest in spine surgery.
Scrub-in available; no additional licence required.
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
Chinese is the dominant operating-room language; host rates team English 5/5 written and 5/5 spoken.
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 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
Spine physicians or orthopaedic, neurosurgical or trauma surgeons with a strong interest in spine surgery, aged 45 or under at application, with at least two years of AO Spine membership, prior participation in an AO course or event, and no (non-self-funded) spine fellowship in the past two years.
Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons (young surgeons up to age 45) with a strong interest in spine surgery.
AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Travel and insurance costs must be covered by the fellow. AO Spine does not arrange accommodation.
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. Chinese is the dominant operating-room language; host rates team English 5/5 written and 5/5 spoken. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
2 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
