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View within pathway →BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurosurgery
⌖ Frankfurt, Germany · Host: Frank Kandziora and Philipp Schleicher
SPINE · DESTINATION
Spine Fellowships in Germany
Showing only Spine programmes in Germany. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.
8Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
8Clinical & visiting
0Research
3Network host institutions
COUNTRY × SUBSPECIALTY SNAPSHOT
How the Spine inventory in Germany is structured
This page contains 8 canonical pathways across 7 locations. Counts come from the current OrthoFellow database; missing funding or application information is never treated as a negative finding.
1clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
7observerships
0short courses
7current application signals
7funding details published
VERIFIED NETWORK HOSTS
Institutions you can explore
Hospital and clinic profiles connected to an official fellowship or education-centre pathway. A recognised host does not automatically mean that a position is open.
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View within pathway →Heidelberg University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
⌖ Heidelberg, Germany · Host: Sandro Krieg
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View within pathway →University Hospital Bonn Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
⌖ Bonn, Germany · Host: Kristian Welle
SUBSPECIALTY
8 programsSpine
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Helios Klinikum Erfurt
⌖ Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Program lead
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Klinik für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie - Helios Klinikum Erfurt. Host page…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien
Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien
⌖ Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien, Interdisciplinary Center for Spine and Scoliosis Surgery.…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Schön Klinik München Harlaching
Schön Klinik München Harlaching
⌖ Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Program lead
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at Schön Klinik München Harlaching, Spine Center Schoen Klinik Munich Harlaching. Host page states…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar (Neurosurgery)
TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar – Neurosurgery
⌖ Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar, Neurosurgery. Host page states the fellow can scrub in; the page…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
⌖ Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Program lead
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery,…
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Zentralklinik Bad Berka
Zentralklinik Bad Berka – Spine Surgery
⌖ Bad Berka, Thuringia, Germany
Faculty & leadership
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine short-term fellowship range;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and living…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Spine surgery department. Host page states the fellow can scrub in; the…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship Network
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration4–12 weeks
FundingCountry-adjusted stipend based on USD 550 per week in the United States, paid in Swiss-franc…
ExposureSpine training at a selected AO host centre; operative participation, observation, case mix, research and teaching exposure differ…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Hospitation in full-endoscopic and open spine surgery – International Training Center (Herne/Witten)
St. Elisabeth Gruppe – Spine Center Herne and Witten
⌖ Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Program lead
DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposureDoctors from Germany and abroad do Hospitation to learn diagnostics and conservative and operative therapy of spine disease, with a…
Spine fellowship faculty in Germany
10 people are named on source-backed Germany programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Ali Ezzati Spine
- Bernhard Meyer Spine
- Christoph J. Siepe Spine
- Jonas Streikus Spine
- Klaus John Schnake Spine
- Lennart Viezens Spine
- Mohamed Alhashash Spine
- Mootaz Shousha Spine
- Nicole Lange Spine
- Sebastian Rütten Spine
Spine fellowships in Germany: FAQs
Where can I do a spine fellowship in Germany?
OrthoFellow lists 8 spine pathways in Germany, including Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien, Schön Klinik München Harlaching, TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar – Neurosurgery and 4 more. Each profile links to the official programme page.
Which Germany spine fellowships are open now?
7 of 8 show an active, upcoming or rolling application signal. A listing is not a confirmed vacancy, so check the official page for the current cycle before applying.
How do I apply for a spine fellowship in Germany?
Internationally, spine fellowships run through university hospitals and networks such as AO Spine, EUROSPINE and the Asia Pacific Spine Society, including short-term fellowships open to surgeons from other countries. Eligibility, registration and visa terms are programme-specific.