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
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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
6 programs match · Spine · 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 University of Utah Spine Fellowship and application pages; recurring dates retained without asserting an open cycle♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
University of Utah Health / University Orthopaedic Center
⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →
Faculty & leadership DB Darrel Brodke, MDBL Brandon Lawrence, MD+3 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding PGY-6-equivalent annual salary plus benefits; the programme page does not publish the dollar…
Clinical exposure Approximately 400 cases per fellow, including deformity, complex degenerative revision, trauma with spinal-cord injury, tumour and…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic or neurosurgical trainees seeking advanced surgical spine training; programme-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Current official Mayo overview, application and institution-wide stipend-and-benefits pages; current recruitment availability not asserted♡
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 (August 1–July 31)
Funding Mayo's general GME schedule effective 11 March 2026 ranges from USD 75,105 at Graduate Level 1…
Clinical exposure More than 400 cases per fellow across decompression, fusion, osteotomy, instrumentation, microsurgery and minimally invasive…
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile 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 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 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
✓ Current official programme, career-application and AO Spine centre pages
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