OF OrthoFellow Home Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs 1096 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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8 programs match · AO Foundation ✓ Current official programme, career-application and AO Spine centre pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Active application Spine
NeuroSpine Institute WA
⌖ Perth · Australia →
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Reasonable remuneration is discussed directly with applicants; no amount is published
Clinical exposure More than 1,500 open operations annually across minimally invasive decompression and fixation, navigation, LLIF, OLIF, ALIF, TLIF,…
Profile completeness 94%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Post-FRACS orthopaedic or neurosurgical specialists, accepted overseas equivalents and eligible competent-authority pathway applicants
✓ Current official HOCH Interdisciplinary Spine Centre fellowship page and AO Spine host profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen · Switzerland →
Duration Usually 12 months
Funding Salaried hospital employment; current salary amount is not published
Clinical exposure Salaried clinical work as a senior or consultant-level team member, including service and on-call duties, within an…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profiles♡
Clinical Fellowship Upcoming cycle Hip & Knee
AO Recon Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration 6–12 weeks
Funding AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and…
Clinical exposure Joint preservation, replacement and reconstruction training at a selected AO Recon host centre; clinical participation depends on…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Arthroplasty-focused surgeons under 45 with working English who meet the published AO Recon selection criteria
✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profiles♡
Clinical Fellowship Upcoming cycle Spine
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration 4–12 weeks
Funding AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and…
Clinical exposure Spine training at a selected AO host centre; operative participation, observation, case mix, research and teaching exposure differ…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Spine physicians or trained orthopaedic, neurosurgery or trauma surgeons who meet AO Spine membership, event and selection criteria
✓ Official AO fellowship network + host profiles♡
Clinical Fellowship Upcoming cycle Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum
AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration 6–12 weeks
Funding AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and…
Clinical exposure Orthopaedic trauma training at a selected AO host centre; the permitted role ranges from observation to supervised scrub-in…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE AO Trauma members under 45 whose main practice is orthopaedic trauma and who meet the published course and selection criteria
✓ Current official programme or NASS surgical-directory identity; application availability separately labelled♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
⌖ Rochester, Minnesota · United States →
Faculty & leadership BF Brett Freedman, MDMH Mel Helgeson, MD+4 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure More than 400 cases per fellow across decompression, fusion, osteotomy, instrumentation, open and minimally invasive surgery, plus…
Profile completeness 58%
Core details · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or neurosurgical trainees seeking advanced surgical spine training; programme-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current official programme or NASS surgical-directory identity; application availability separately labelled♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Cleveland Clinic Florida
⌖ Weston, Florida · United States →
Faculty & leadership HC Hoon Choi, MD, PhDJM J. Manuel Sarmiento, MD+5 more
Duration 1 year (July–June)
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Open and minimally invasive spine surgery, deformity, oncology, degenerative disease and clinical research
Profile completeness 58%
Core details · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or neurosurgical trainees seeking advanced surgical spine training; programme-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current official programme or NASS surgical-directory identity; application availability separately labelled♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
University of Utah Health / University Orthopaedic Center
⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →
Faculty & leadership RS Ryan Spiker, MDDB Darrel Brodke, MD+3 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Cervical, thoracic and lumbar disorders, deformity, degenerative disease, trauma, tumour and infection, with approximately 400 cases…
Profile completeness 58%
Core details · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or neurosurgical trainees seeking advanced surgical spine training; programme-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current official programme, career-application and AO Spine centre pages
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