Western University / London Health Sciences Centre
⌖ London, Ontario · Canada
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
Movement disorder surgery, pain surgery, spasticity surgery and neuromodulation at University Hospital, with limited epilepsy exposure and clinical or basic science research through the Robarts Research Institute.
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Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): international applicants who completed residency outside Canada are eligible if residency and specialty certification are complete before appointment; no additional exams are required. Sponsored applicants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE apply through their sponsor.
Fully trained neurosurgeons (post-residency subspecialty fellowship)
Movement disorder surgery, pain surgery, spasticity surgery and neuromodulation at University Hospital, with limited epilepsy exposure and clinical or basic science research through the Robarts Research Institute.
Institution-wide: an educational licence from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is required; PGME requests the CPSO Letter of Eligibility after the appointment letter is signed.
English; PGME and CPSO no longer require TOEFL/IELTS, but individual fellowship programmes may.
Institution-wide: international fellows need a work permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; PGME provides the documents once the CPSO Letter of Eligibility is received (any visa is processed with the work permit).
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.
Fully trained neurosurgeons; epilepsy surgery training is offered as a separate fellowship at this centre.
Fully trained neurosurgeons (post-residency subspecialty fellowship)
Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): fellowships must be funded by an approved source, either the home institution or the fellowship programme where available; personal or family funds are not accepted, and self-funding by locums/moonlighting is only possible for those eligible for a CPSO independent-practice or provisional licence.
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Institution-wide: an educational licence from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is required; PGME requests the CPSO Letter of Eligibility after the appointment letter is signed. Examination requirements are not published. English; PGME and CPSO no longer require TOEFL/IELTS, but individual fellowship programmes may. Institution-wide: international fellows need a work permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; PGME provides the documents once the CPSO Letter of Eligibility is received (any visa is processed with the work permit).
2 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
