Paediatric neurosurgery

Funding: Scholarship of €1,250 per month minus apartment costs; travel expenses not provided.

Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.

Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.

Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Full-period sponsorship is required.

Exposure: Paediatric neuroscience, neuropathology, neuroradiology, paediatric neurosurgery, ICU, advanced practice and electives.

Eligibility: Completed neurological-surgery residency and specialty certification or equivalent; SCFHS licensing, interview and full sponsorship apply.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official SCFHS curriculum. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UCSF directs applicants to its GME salary and benefits information.

Exposure: Microsurgery, in-utero surgery, endoscopy, clinical neurosurgery, outpatient care, teaching conferences and surgical research protocols.

Eligibility: Applicants use the Pediatric Neurosurgery Match and must satisfy the programme's current training, appointment and licensing requirements.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact

Source: Official UCSF fellowships page. Reviewed 26 Aug 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital; the division reports about 2,250 outpatient visits and nearly 600 operations a year.

Eligibility: Programme-specific. Confirm specialist registration, licensing, language and visa requirements with the official centre.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official NYU Langone fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Candidates must secure funding unless the official programme entry states a different award route.

Exposure: Paediatric neuro-oncology, epilepsy and functional surgery, spasticity, trauma, congenital disease and hydrocephalus.

Eligibility: International medical graduates not sponsored under McGill contracts may train in Quebec for a maximum of three years; IMGs without Canadian citizenship or permanent residence must sign an affidavit to return to their country of origin after training (McGill PGME admissions page).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Training level · Examinations · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official McGill PGME neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Competitive salary paid.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgical fellowship training under UBC PGME and provincial registration policy.

Eligibility: Meet CPSBC English language proficiency requirements; able to obtain a CPSBC educational licence and, if applicable, a Canadian training visa.

Still to confirm: Current status · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official UBC neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The programme publishes salary and benefits information through its fellowship materials; confirm the current appointment-year package.

Exposure: Paediatric brain and spine tumours, epilepsy, neurovascular surgery, deformity, peripheral nerve, fetal myelomeningocele closure, neuromodulation and trauma.

Eligibility: Completion of neurosurgery residency at an ACGME-accredited programme; all required documents and an interview are needed.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Nationwide Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary and benefits are not published on the cited programme page.

Exposure: Comprehensive clinical paediatric neurosurgery across NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell, Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering affiliations.

Eligibility: Graduates of foreign neurosurgical residency programmes may apply for a match number, but completing the fellowship will not confer eligibility for American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery certification; ECFMG certification required if the MD was completed overseas.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Positions · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Weill Cornell fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Brain tumours, craniofacial disorders, epilepsy surgery, Chiari malformation, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus and multidisciplinary paediatric clinics.

Eligibility: Seattle Children's asks international applicants to contact the fellowship director; UW GME visa rules apply.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Seattle Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current fellowship salary and benefits package.

Exposure: High-volume paediatric neuro-oncology, epilepsy, fetal, hydrocephalus, endoscopy, craniofacial, neurovascular, movement-disorder, spine and trauma care.

Eligibility: Completion of an accredited neurosurgery residency and eligibility for a Texas Medical Board licence are required.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official Texas Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide CU School of Medicine GME stipend scale for 2026–27 (applies to residents and fellows in GME programmes; the fellowship page does not state the fellow PGY level): PGY-7 USD 102,995.34, PGY-6 USD 97,824.22, plus a USD 150 annual technology stipend.

Exposure: Full paediatric neurosurgical care spectrum at Children's Hospital Colorado / University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Eligibility: CU GME-wide policy: international medical graduates need a valid ECFMG certificate and must be US citizens, permanent residents, refugees/asylees or hold documentation allowing them to train legally at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official Children's Hospital Colorado professional-resources page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Comprehensive paediatric neurosurgical care, transition to independent practice and research into the developing nervous system.

Eligibility: Applicants must meet OHSU appointment, paediatric-neurosurgery fellowship and Oregon medical-licence requirements.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official OHSU fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Phoenix Children's GME salary scale AY 2026-27 for residents and fellows: PL-7 USD 93,175; PL-8 USD 97,526; PL-9 USD 98,181; PL-10 USD 102,348 (the programme does not state the fellow's PL level).

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgical care with active programmes in traumatic brain injury, spasticity, epilepsy, hypothalamic hamartoma, neuro-oncology, brachial plexus injury and craniofacial surgery, alongside five board-certified neurosurgeons.

Eligibility: Applicants for the Phoenix Children's paediatric neurosurgery fellowship as published by the programme.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Phoenix Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UTHealth Houston GME stipend scale for residents and fellows: AY 2026-27 Pay Level 7 USD 88,925.70, Pay Level 8 USD 91,149.35 (AY 2027-28: Level 7 USD 91,594, Level 8 USD 93,883), per the official GME Trainee Benefits & Stipends page; confirm the appointment type and pay level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Broad paediatric neurosurgery including congenital brain and spinal disorders, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma, craniosynostosis, Chiari malformation, Moyamoya disease and brain/spine tumours.

Eligibility: Applicants who completed neurosurgery residency abroad are eligible to apply as published by the programme.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official UTHealth Houston fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UPMC Medical Education GME stipend scale for AY 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 84,281; PGY-7 USD 87,231; PGY-8 USD 90,284 (AY 2027–28: PGY-7 USD 92,034; PGY-8 USD 95,716) per the official UPMC GME stipends page; the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: The full range of paediatric neurosurgery at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, including brain tumours, epilepsy, movement disorders, vascular lesions, spinal cord malformations and cranial-base surgery, with graded responsibility.

Eligibility: Applicants contact Taylor Abel, MD for entry criteria and application steps.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University of Pittsburgh Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UTSW GME publishes 2026–27 stipends by PGY level for each employing institution (UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children's, Scottish Rite); the programme is listed among UTSW GME neurological surgery fellowships, but its employer and stipend are not stated on the programme page.

Exposure: CSF circulation disorders, congenital dysraphic and craniofacial malformations, brain and spinal cord tumours, epilepsy and movement disorders, peripheral nerve pathology and trauma.

Eligibility: IMGs may apply if they hold ECFMG certification (when applicable) and a J-1 visa sponsored by ECFMG or permanent residency; H-1 visas are not sponsored.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official UT Southwestern fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Approximately 500 cases a year on average across Stanford's paediatric neurosurgery service.

Eligibility: Applicants register through the SF Match; the official page does not list further eligibility criteria.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance

Source: Official Stanford Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Emory GME house-staff stipend scale 2026–27: PGY-1 USD 71,959 to PGY-10 USD 96,025 (e.g. PGY-7 USD 88,522); the fellow's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: Training with what the department describes as the largest paediatric neurosurgery group in the south-east, working across Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston and Scottish Rite hospitals.

Eligibility: Interested neurosurgery residents/applicants apply through the San Francisco Match as published by Emory/Children's.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Emory University Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Paediatric-focused neurosurgical training in clinical care and research within Cincinnati Children's Division of Neurosurgery.

Eligibility: Graduates of foreign residency programmes are reviewed case by case for this fellowship or the International Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship; foreign-trained applicants must provide a valid ECFMG certificate.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Cincinnati Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide IU School of Medicine GME stipends for residents and fellows, July 2026–June 2027: PGY-6 USD 81,100, PGY-7 USD 84,600, PGY-8 USD 88,200 (July 2027–June 2028: PGY-7 USD 88,500, PGY-8 USD 90,646); confirm the PGY level that applies to this fellowship.

Exposure: Between 615 and 885 paediatric cases annually at Riley Hospital for Children with five paediatric neurosurgery faculty, optional focus on neurovascular, neuro-oncology, spine or epilepsy/functional surgery, and independent consulting, admitting and operating privileges after supervised training.

Eligibility: Residents or graduates of ACGME-approved US or RCPSC-approved Canadian neurosurgical residency programmes who qualify for an unrestricted Indiana medical licence; offered only after residency.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Indiana University School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Approximately 1,000 surgical cases a year spanning fetal, spina bifida/congenital, tumour, endoscopic skull base, epilepsy, spine, brachial plexus, craniofacial, spasticity, hydrocephalus and neurovascular surgery; the fellow holds clinical instructor status with attending surgeon privileges and progressively increasing independence.

Eligibility: Completion of an accredited neurosurgery residency programme and an Illinois Medical Board licence.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Lurie Children's fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: The official page does not detail clinical exposure; training is based in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.

Eligibility: Limited to graduates of accredited North American neurosurgery residency programmes as published on the official page.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide University of Utah GME trainee stipends for 2026-27: training level 6 USD 91,863, level 7 USD 94,407, level 8 USD 99,790, level 9 USD 102,535 (FY27 stipend memo); confirm the training level for this fellowship.

Exposure: A 12-month clinical rotation at Primary Children's Hospital with five attending paediatric neurosurgeons and approximately 1,000 cases a year across epilepsy, craniofacial, hydrocephalus, spine, neuro-oncology, spina bifida, fetal surgery, trauma, peripheral nerve and vascular disease, plus case conferences, M&M, grand rounds, neuroradiology conference, tumour board and spina bifida clinic.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish detailed eligibility criteria; applicants must register with SF Match.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University of Utah Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Programme covers expenses for one national meeting plus meetings where the fellow presents. Institution-wide WashU Medicine GME Consortium housestaff stipends, 1 Jul 2026-30 Jun 2027: PGY-6 USD 88,091; PGY-7 USD 91,618; PGY-8 USD 95,032 (fellow's PGY level not stated).

Exposure: Approximately 900 operative cases/year including hydrocephalus, spinal dysraphism, spastic cerebral palsy (largest dorsal rhizotomy programme), epilepsy surgery, neuro-oncology, brachial plexus palsy, craniofacial surgery, complex spinal surgery and Gamma Knife radiosurgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons planning academic careers in paediatric neurosurgery; apply via San Francisco Matching Program.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official WashU Medicine Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Programme-specific.

Exposure: Programme profiles for 31 accredited paediatric neurosurgery fellowships, with location, affiliated institution, programme director and accreditation status.

Eligibility: ACPNF accreditation rules count post-residency fellows who are foreign medical graduates (FMG), DOs or MDs; eligibility for each position is set by the programme, and ABPNS sets board eligibility.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official ACPNF programme list. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Intensive post-graduate clinical paediatric neurosurgery; fellows are credentialed as staff associates and, after a vetting period, hold independent admitting and operating privileges with close attending back-up.

Eligibility: Limited to graduates of North American neurosurgical training programmes as published on the Boston Children's clinician-education materials.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Boston Children's Hospital neurosurgery education page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Year 1 at Boston Children's alongside faculty, residents, the APP team and researchers in the operating room, inpatient areas and outpatient clinics, with an individualised training plan; Year 2 back at the home institution with continued mentorship, training visits and virtual training. Mentored clinical research projects are available throughout.

Eligibility: Designed for international trainees.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official Boston Children's Hospital neurosurgery education page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Complex paediatric neurosurgery case mix at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Eligibility: Applicants for the CHOP paediatric neurosurgery fellowship; contact Dr Storm or Dr Heuer for current requirements.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Penn Neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Broad paediatric neurosurgery experience including epilepsy, brain tumours, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury and vascular abnormalities at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Eligibility: Applicants for paediatric neurosurgery fellowship matching; confirm current SF Match and Johns Hopkins requirements with the programme.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Johns Hopkins Children's Center fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Duke GME stipend scale for residents and fellows, FY27 (effective 1 Jul 2026): PGY-6 USD 86,292; PGY-7 USD 90,036; PGY-8 USD 94,332 per year, per the Duke Neurosurgery stipends and benefits page.

Exposure: Full range of paediatric neurosurgical conditions, including vascular conditions, epilepsy, brain tumours, congenital malformations and craniofacial surgery, with graduated independence.

Eligibility: Institution-wide Duke GME rule: international medical graduates need a currently valid ECFMG certificate or a full unrestricted US licence.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Duke Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neuro-oncology, epilepsy and functional neurosurgery, dysraphism, craniofacial and congenital abnormalities, hydrocephalus, advanced neurocritical care (microdialysis, continuous EEG, brain oxygenation and CBF, high-frequency data capture) and intraoperative neurophysiology.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish eligibility criteria; enquiries go to the Division of Neurosurgery.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

Source: Official UCT Division of Neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The CURE Neuro Fellowship is self-funded or scholarship-supported.

Exposure: High-volume endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterisation, myelomeningocele closure and ventriculoperitoneal shunting, plus anatomy review, a flexible endoscopic simulation lab, ward/ICU and radiology rounds and clinics.

Eligibility: Specifically for surgeons from low- and middle-income countries.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CURE International research page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Funded posts for two fellows per year (a Chief Fellow selected through the SF Match and an International Scholar); self-funded and externally funded positions may also be accepted. No stipend amount is published.

Exposure: Oversight of the whole SickKids neurosurgical service, independent operating privileges with cases booked under the primary surgeon, second call, outpatient clinics five days a week, organisation of teaching rounds, neuro-oncology rounds and journal club, plus protected time for clinical research and laboratory projects.

Eligibility: International applicants who meet CPSO requirements for licensure as a clinical fellow contact the fellowship director; sponsored candidates from Gulf agreement countries must apply via their sponsoring agency to PGME.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Toronto Department of Surgery page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Nationally renowned paediatric neurosurgery practice including refractory epilepsy, ataxia and hereditary paraplegia pathways and complex paediatric neurosurgery.

Eligibility: Already-qualified personnel from sites around the world are welcomed alongside Spanish MIR residents.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official Sant Joan de Déu training page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery at Argentina's national tertiary children's hospital.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must have completed a neurosurgery residency endorsed by the competent authorities of their own country (AANC fellowship regulation).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact

Source: Official Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía accredited-fellowship list. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Residency places depend on the federal budget allocation of resident posts; the examination fee is MXN 2,500 (non-refundable).

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery training at Mexico's national paediatric institute.

Eligibility: National and foreign doctors cannot be accepted without a CIFRHS selection certificate naming the site; the INP does not grant scholarships to foreign doctors.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Instituto Nacional de Pediatría convocatoria. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Self-funded course: tuition of R$2,100 per month for 12 months; no scholarships are available.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery training; the selection examination and interview were held at the Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer.

Eligibility: Medical degree plus specialisation or medical residency in neurosurgery; open to Brazilian and foreign candidates with valid CRM registration and a revalidated diploma.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official PUC-Rio CCEC selection notice. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Around 1,000 clinic patients, 200 surgical cases and 400 inpatient admissions a year, from premature neonates to age 18, with neuro-oncology, epilepsy, craniofacial, spina bifida and spasticity multidisciplinary clinics.

Eligibility: Completion of an ACGME-I accredited or equivalent neurosurgery residency, board certification in neurosurgery, and a valid Qatar medical licence or eligibility for licensure.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Sidra Medicine page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Accommodation and remuneration are provided as per CMC institutional rules; no fellowship-specific amount is published.

Exposure: Subspecialty paediatric neurosurgery training within the CMC Vellore Department of Neurosurgery.

Eligibility: MCh / DNB Neurosurgery completed within the last 5 years.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official CMC Vellore prospectus 2025–2026. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery at AIIMS New Delhi.

Eligibility: Online application as listed by the Neurological Society of India fellowship directory.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Neurological Society of India fellowship directory. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery spanning congenital anomalies, neuro-oncology, hydrocephalus, trauma, epilepsy surgery and minimally invasive techniques.

Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB in Neurosurgery or equivalent; professional requirements as per institutional norms.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth programme document. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery at a Mumbai children's hospital.

Eligibility: Applicants for the Wadia Hospital paediatric neurosurgery fellowship as listed by the Neurological Society of India.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Neurological Society of India fellowship directory. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery at a dedicated children's hospital.

Eligibility: Confirm eligibility with the hospital.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Neurological Society of India fellowship directory. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: No separate course fee; self-funded or externally funded, with VIVA-KKH Paediatric Brain and Solid Tumour Programme sponsorship considered case by case.

Exposure: Elective and emergency paediatric and neonatal neurosurgery, open/endoscopic/stereotactic tumour resection and biopsy, CSF diversion and ETV, neuro-paediatric tumour boards with NNI, and a publishable paediatric neuro-oncology research project.

Eligibility: Designed for junior neurosurgeons from resource-limited settings, who must intend to return to their parent hospital.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Examinations · Language · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official KKH fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fellowships are paid one-year positions; the official page does not publish the salary.

Exposure: Neuro-oncology (cranial and spinal), epilepsy, craniofacial, hydrocephalus and endoscopy, neurovascular, spinal dysraphism, spasticity and trauma.

Eligibility: Open to both UK and overseas candidates.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official GOSH neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fee-paying: £900 for the first week and £750 for each additional week; reduced fees may be available for applicants from eligible lower-middle-income economies.

Exposure: Observation of paediatric neurosurgical practice; no direct patient contact, clinical decision-making or access to patient records.

Eligibility: Designed for international healthcare professionals; Neurosurgery is among the listed specialties. Candidates must pass selection, give satisfactory references, undergo background checks and obtain a valid UK visa.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official GOSH International Observership page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salaried post (amount not stated on the ISPN listing).

Exposure: About 400 paediatric neurosurgical procedures a year, with faculty interests in epilepsy, paediatric tumours, vascular disease, spinal dysraphism and complex hydrocephalus.

Eligibility: Completion of neurosurgical training.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN international fellowship listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salaried post with personal indemnity included (amount not stated on the ISPN listing).

Exposure: About 300 paediatric neurosurgical procedures a year, with faculty interests in spine, vascular, congenital anomalies, neuro-oncology, epilepsy surgery, craniofacial and skull-base surgery.

Eligibility: Completion of neurosurgical training, Disclosure Scotland criminal records check and occupational health clearance.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN international fellowship listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Listed as unfunded; indemnity is covered by the NHS.

Exposure: About 350 paediatric neurosurgical procedures a year, with faculty interests in craniofacial surgery, spasticity, Chiari malformation and spine.

Eligibility: MD or equivalent plus a higher surgical qualification such as FRCS, occupational health clearance and a police check.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN international fellowship listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salaried post with personal indemnity included; the amount is not published.

Exposure: About 650 paediatric neurosurgical procedures a year: hydrocephalus, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, paediatric spine, spasticity, craniofacial, endoscopic skull-base and epilepsy surgery.

Eligibility: Finished or nearing completion of neurosurgical training; health check and criminal records check required.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN international fellowship listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Each award covers up to USD 7,500 of travel and living expenses.

Exposure: Observation of an established paediatric neurosurgical service in the United States or Canada chosen by the applicant.

Eligibility: Only for neurosurgeons training, or trained within the past five years, in residency programmes outside the United States and Canada.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official AANS/CNS Pediatric Section fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Up to USD 5,000 for training in an ISPN-recognised international unit; up to USD 2,000 for training in a developing-country unit.

Exposure: Training in an international unit performing at least 250 paediatric operations a year, or in a developing-country unit focused on conditions rarely seen in high-income settings.

Eligibility: Applicants must come from or be returning to a Low or Lower-Middle Income Country (World Bank), be ISPN members, have an ISPN-member mentor, and must not have received prior ISPN support.

Still to confirm: Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN visiting fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Set by each listed centre.

Exposure: Clinical paediatric neurosurgery fellowships and observerships at 49 listed host centres across 18 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, France and others.

Eligibility: Set by each listed centre; the directory is maintained for ISPN members and prospective applicants worldwide.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN international fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salaried full-time fixed-term hospital medical officer post (classification HM25–HM30).

Exposure: Inpatient, outpatient, operating theatre and on-call paediatric neurosurgery at The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville.

Eligibility: MBBS or equivalent; completion of neurosurgery training equivalent to FRACS (Neurosurgery); applicants without this training but with an interest in neurosurgery will also be considered. National Criminal Record Check and Working With Children Check required.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Royal Children's Hospital position description. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: USD 5,000 stipend for travel and living expenses.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery research project at a host site in a low- or middle-income country; results presented at the following year's Section meeting.

Eligibility: Senior residents and paediatric neurosurgery fellows currently enrolled in ACGME-accredited neurosurgery or paediatric neurosurgery fellowship programmes, with a paediatric neurosurgeon mentor, a local mentor and host site, a research plan and programme director approval.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official FIENS page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary for the clinical fellow is published on the ISPN centre profile; observership funding is not published.

Exposure: Paediatric neurovascular, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, hydrocephalus, craniofacial, dysraphism, epilepsy, spasticity and neurotrauma across about 200 paediatric neurosurgical procedures a year with three fellowship-trained paediatric neurosurgeons.

Eligibility: Open to suitably qualified international applicants who meet Swiss registration and immigration requirements for the chosen pathway.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official ISPN fellowship centre profile. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery subspecialty training at Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, a national referral hospital in the EsSalud network.

Eligibility: Subspecialty (subespecialidad) place in Peru's national residency admission competition; applicants are assessed under CONAREME rules for subspecialty training.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CONAREME 2026 vacancy table (EsSalud). Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Sub-specialty paediatric neurosurgery training at an SCFHS-accredited centre, assessed through SCFHS final written and final clinical fellowship examinations.

Eligibility: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) postgraduate admission rules for the AFC sub-specialty in Paediatric Neurosurgery apply; candidates apply through the SCFHS postgraduate application process.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official SCFHS training programmes directory. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: 540+ annual paediatric cases at Oklahoma Children's Hospital (level 1 paediatric trauma centre) spanning craniofacial, epilepsy, functional, brain tumour and hydrocephalus surgery plus complex spine and brachial plexus; the fellow runs the service and progresses to a self-run clinic, 'junior attending' cases and on-call decision-making.

Eligibility: Applicants completing an ACGME-certified neurosurgery residency.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Oklahoma College of Medicine page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Full range of paediatric neurosurgery at the 246-bed Oklahoma Children's Hospital, including hydrocephalus, ventricular endoscopy, epilepsy surgery, brain and spine tumours, open and endoscopic craniofacial surgery, trauma, spasticity, spinal dysraphism and brachial plexus; visitors round, see consults, operate and attend conferences, with research opportunities.

Eligibility: International traveling fellows are welcomed through the AANS/CNS programme.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Oklahoma College of Medicine page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.