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Explore neurosurgical
fellowship pathways.

Search 59 sourced starting points across 36 countries and 18 focus areas. Every profile links back to an official institution or professional society.

59 profiles36 countries18 focus areas100% source-linked
59 verified starting points
Official Barrow programme page
ClinicalAccepting applications
Global neurosurgery

Franke Global Neurosurgery Fellowship

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix & Moshi · United States / Tanzania

Duration
1 year
Funding
Salary, benefits, travel and housing are published by the programme.
Exposure
Global health leadership, clinical practice, teaching and research across Arizona and northern Tanzania.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official Barrow programme page
ClinicalRolling / contact programme
Neuro-oncology

Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona · United States

Duration
1 year
Funding
Not clearly published on the official programme page.
Exposure
Multidisciplinary neuro-oncology, complex brain tumour care and surgical trial development.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official Barrow directory
DirectoryDirectory maintained
Multi-specialty

Neurosurgery Fellowship Programmes

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona · United States

Duration
Varies by programme
Funding
Programme-specific.
Exposure
Cerebrovascular and skull base, complex spine, global neurosurgery, research, neuroendovascular, oncology and functional neurosurgery.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official University of Pittsburgh page
ClinicalRolling / contact programme
Spine

Spine and Neurotrauma Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh / UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States

Duration
1 year · July–June
Funding
Research funding and moonlighting opportunities are published.
Exposure
Neurotrauma, deformity correction, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, navigation and clinical research.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official AANS programme page
Travelling fellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed
Academic neurosurgery

William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship

AANS / Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation

International placement · Worldwide

Duration
1 year
Funding
See the current official fellowship call.
Exposure
Independent research and academic development at a host institution outside the applicant's training environment.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official AANS directory
DirectoryDirectory maintained
Multi-specialty

Academic Fellowship Directory

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Multiple locations · North America

Duration
Varies by programme
Funding
Programme-specific.
Exposure
A broad official starting point for academic and clinical neurosurgical fellowship discovery.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official RCS England register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Skull base

Skull Base Fellowship

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

London · United Kingdom

Duration
12 months
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Advanced diagnosis, operative approaches and perioperative management for cranial-base disorders.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Postgraduate Training Centre

Hyogo College of Medicine

Hyogo · Japan

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Postgraduate Training Centre

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

Sichuan · China

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Postgraduate Training Centre

Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital

Kathmandu · Nepal

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Postgraduate Training Centre

Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College

Karachi · Pakistan

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Neurosurgery Training Centre

Northwest General Hospital & Research Centre

Peshawar · Pakistan

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official Kemenkes decision
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Cerebrovascular

National Neurovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Pathway

Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia

Jakarta & Surabaya centres · Indonesia

Duration
6 months in published cohorts
Funding
Government funding pathways are published separately by Kementerian Kesehatan.
Exposure
Published placements include RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo and RSUD Dr. Soetomo.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS centre profile
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Multi-specialty

WFNS Neurosurgery Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Complex spine, epilepsy, oncology, vascular and interdisciplinary skull-base neurosurgery.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Postgraduate Training Centre

Ibn Al Haytham Hospital

Amman · Jordan

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Neurosurgery Training Centre

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Brussels · Belgium

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Neurosurgery Training Centre

University of Thessaly

Larissa · Greece

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Reference Training Centre

Cairo University

Cairo · Egypt

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Full-Programme Training Centre

FANN National University Hospital Center

Dakar · Senegal

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Full-Programme Training Centre

University of Zimbabwe, Neurosurgery Division

Harare · Zimbabwe

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Foundation Postgraduate Training Centre

Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Cerebrovascular

Vascular Neurosurgery Fellowship

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

São Paulo · Brazil

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official WFNS training-centre register
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

WFNS Full-Programme Training Centre

Neurological Institute of Curitiba

Curitiba · Brazil

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official NIMHANS prospectus
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery

M.Ch. Neurosurgery Advanced Training Pathway

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Bengaluru · India

Duration
3 years post MS/DNB; 6 years post MBBS
Funding
Institute stipendiary and sponsored categories are described in official prospectuses.
Exposure
Comprehensive cranial and spinal operative training with cerebrovascular, skull-base, functional, epilepsy and radiosurgery exposure.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official Hospital Clínic teaching page
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Skull base

Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship

Hospital Clínic Barcelona

Barcelona · Spain

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the teaching page.
Exposure
Specialised immersion in complex skull-base surgical anatomy and technique, supported by a surgical neuroanatomy laboratory.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official RCSI fellowship page
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
International training

International Surgical Fellowship Programme — Neurosurgery

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Multiple Irish training sites · Ireland

Duration
2 years
Funding
Full sponsorship by the nominating body is required.
Exposure
Structured postgraduate surgical specialty training in Ireland through approved RCSI and HSE training sites.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official SCFHS curriculum
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Skull base

Saudi Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

Multiple accredited centres · Saudi Arabia

Duration
2 years
Funding
Sponsorship is programme-specific.
Exposure
Neurosurgery, radiation oncology, rhinology, otology, head-and-neck surgery, research, electives and simulation across accredited centres.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official SCFHS curriculum
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Neurointervention

Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

Accredited Saudi centres · Saudi Arabia

Duration
Confirm current curriculum
Funding
Full-time sponsorship is required.
Exposure
Endovascular diagnosis and treatment of neurovascular disease within a structured national fellowship curriculum.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official INNN postgraduate directory
DirectoryDirectory maintained
Multi-specialty

Postgraduate Courses for Neurosurgical Specialists

Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez

Mexico City · Mexico

Duration
Course-specific
Funding
Course-specific.
Exposure
Skull base and endoneurosurgery, spine, epilepsy surgery, vascular neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and radiosurgery among other advanced fields.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official Universidad de Chile profile
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
Cerebrovascular & skull base

Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery Fellowship

Instituto de Neurocirugía Dr. Alfonso Asenjo / Universidad de Chile

Santiago · Chile

Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not published on the institutional profile.
Exposure
Focused cerebral vascular and skull-base surgical training for Chilean and international neurosurgeons.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026
Official NSA PFET regulations
DirectoryDirectory maintained
Spine & advanced practice

Neurosurgical Post-Fellowship Education & Training Pathway

Neurosurgical Society of Australasia / RACS

Accredited Australasian centres · Australia / New Zealand

Duration
Typically 12–24 months
Funding
Position-specific remuneration is published in the accredited-post list.
Exposure
Accredited supervised post-fellowship clinical, research, educational and administrative experience, including advanced spine posts.
Official-source profileChecked 14 Aug 2026