OF OrthoFellow Home Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs 1094 canonical pathways Each programme is counted once. AO and other networks remain one application pathway with their host centres consolidated inside the profile.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
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02 Destination Countries with Spine programs
03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
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05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
10 programs match · Spine · Australia · AOA–NSA PFET ✓ Current official Macquarie Spine Fellowship and Macquarie University Hospital pages; availability not inferred from enquiry form♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Macquarie University Hospital / NSW Spine Specialists and partner hospitals
⌖ Sydney · Australia →
Faculty & leadership KS Kevin SeexBH Brian Hsu+3 more
Duration 6, 12 or 24 months; the AOA–NSA funded position is initially…
Funding AUD 100,000 for the 12-month AOA–NSA funded position
Clinical exposure More than 200 spinal operations, including adult and paediatric deformity, tumour, degenerative disease, endoscopic surgery,…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical official AOA–NSA post profile and current NSW Health JMO portal; current programme page not located♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Historical 2025 listing — current recruitment not confirmed Spine
Prince of Wales Hospital / Prince of Wales Private Hospital
⌖ Sydney · Australia →
Program lead RS Ralph Stanford
Duration 12 months
Funding Approximately AUD 120,000 per annum in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Complex spinal surgery, advanced perioperative assessment and progressively independent management across public and private…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, commencement date ✓ Current official AOA PFET listing with the 2025 AOA/NSA post list retained as supporting evidence♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Austin Health / University of Melbourne Spinal Surgery Unit
⌖ Melbourne · Australia →
Program lead GM Gerald M.Y. Quan
Duration 12 months
Funding AUD 80,000 in the detailed 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Occiput-to-sacrum spine practice covering degenerative disease, tumour, adolescent and adult deformity, infection, trauma and the…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official International Spine Centre website reviewed; fellowship-specific information remains historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
The International Spine Centre / partner Adelaide hospitals
⌖ Adelaide · Australia →
Faculty & leadership YY YH YauOO Orso Osti+2 more
Duration 12 months
Funding More than AUD 90,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Complex open and endoscopic spine surgery, instrumentation, navigation, neuromonitoring, research, leadership, business and…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current original Brain & Spine Centre programme page plus AOA–NSA accredited-post profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Westmead Hospital / Westmead Private Hospital
⌖ Sydney · Australia →
Duration 12 months
Funding More than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Degenerative cervical and lumbar disease, trauma, tumour, metabolic bone disease, infection, congenital conditions, failed-back…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical official AOA/NSA post list; current programme-specific availability not located♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Historical 2025 PFET listing — current availability unconfirmed Spine
Mater Centre for Neurosciences
⌖ Brisbane · Australia →
Program lead MW Martin Wood
Duration 12 months
Funding Annual stipend of more than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Minimally invasive and complex spine surgery with intraoperative CT and navigation, supervised progression from assisting to primary…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, commencement date, entry requirements ✓ Current official AOA PFET listing with the 2025 AOA/NSA post list retained as supporting evidence♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
John Hunter Hospital / Royal Newcastle Centre
⌖ Newcastle · Australia →
Program lead RF Richard Ferch
Duration 12 months
Funding Full salary commensurate with experience, as stated in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Adult and paediatric spinal surgery within a major tertiary referral service
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official AOA PFET listing with the 2025 AOA/NSA post list retained as supporting evidence♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne / St Vincent's Private Hospital
⌖ Melbourne · Australia →
Program lead TH Tiew Han
Duration 12 months
Funding Annual stipend of more than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Complex fixation and decompression for degenerative disease, trauma and spinal tumour across public and private practice
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Historical official AOA/NSA post list; current programme-specific availability not located♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Historical 2025 PFET listing — current availability unconfirmed Spine
Pindara Private Hospital / Gold Coast Spine
⌖ Gold Coast · Australia →
Program lead MS Matthew Scott-Young
Duration 12 months
Funding More than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Advanced spinal diagnosis, cervical, thoracic and lumbar anterior reconstruction, deformity surgery, outcomes research and…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement date ✓ Historical official AOA/NSA post list; current programme-specific availability not located♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ Historical 2025 PFET listing — current availability unconfirmed Spine
The Royal Melbourne Hospital / Melbourne Private / Western Health
⌖ Melbourne · Australia →
Program lead BK Bhadu Kavar
Duration 12 months
Funding AUD 100,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
Clinical exposure Minimally invasive and open surgery for degenerative, neoplastic and traumatic spinal conditions within a combined service reporting…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement date 
✓ Current official Macquarie Spine Fellowship and Macquarie University Hospital pages; availability not inferred from enquiry form
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