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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5 programs match · Spine · NZOA ✓ Official NZOA planning-list identity with current institutional spine-service evidence; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Starship Children's Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai
⌖ Auckland · New Zealand →
Program lead MJ Matthew J Boyle
Duration 12 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Complex paediatric spine and deformity care through a mentorship model, senior call, teaching and a significant research component
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Post-training orthopaedic surgeons seeking focused paediatric spine and deformity experience
✓ Current official NZOA planning-directory identity; programme availability requires confirmation♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Middlemore Hospital / Regional Spinal Cord Injuries Unit / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau
⌖ Auckland · New Zealand →
Duration 12 months; a shorter period or alternative dates may be…
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Acute and elective spine care across a four-surgeon service and regional spinal-cord-injury pathway, including degeneration,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons able to provide proof of Medical Council of New Zealand registration or evidence that their qualification can support registration
✓ Official NZOA planning-directory identity; published commencement wording is historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Wellington Regional Hospital / Health New Zealand – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley
⌖ Wellington · New Zealand →
Duration 6 or preferably 12 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure Acute and elective adult and paediatric spine work with five orthopaedic spine surgeons, including deformity, trauma and onco-spine…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons eligible for general Medical Council of New Zealand registration
✓ NZOA planning list updated December 2025; current recruitment and programme-level terms unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Auckland City Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai
⌖ Auckland · New Zealand →
Duration 12 months
Funding Not published
Clinical exposure A dedicated spine fellowship is confirmed, but the current planning-list row does not publish operative mix, rotations, call…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking dedicated spine fellowship training; appointment, registration and credentialing requirements require host confirmation
✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital
⌖ Tauranga · New Zealand →
Faculty & leadership DB David BartleDA David Adern+1 more
Duration 6 months; 12 months may be considered
Funding Industry funded through Grace Hospital; the amount is not published
Clinical exposure Acute and elective spine care with supervised progression to primary operating in lumbar decompression and discectomy, key steps in…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Post-fellowship surgeons with FRACS or an equivalent qualification
✓ Official NZOA planning-list identity with current institutional spine-service evidence; recruitment availability unconfirmed
