Spine · AO
View within pathway →Amsterdam UMC Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
⌖ Amsterdam, Netherlands · Host: Barend van Royen
SPINE · DESTINATION
Spine Fellowships in Netherlands
Showing only Spine programmes in Netherlands. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.
7Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
7Clinical & visiting
0Research
3Network host institutions
COUNTRY × SUBSPECIALTY SNAPSHOT
How the Spine inventory in Netherlands is structured
This page contains 7 canonical pathways across 6 locations. Counts come from the current OrthoFellow database; missing funding or application information is never treated as a negative finding.
4clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
3observerships
0short courses
5current 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.
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Sint Maartenskliniek Orthopaedic Center
⌖ Ubbergen / Nijmegen, Netherlands · Host: Rinse Meester and Akkie Rood
Spine · AO
View within pathway →UMC Utrecht Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Utrecht, Netherlands · Host: Sander Muijs
SUBSPECIALTY
7 programsSpine
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Fellowship Wervelkolomchirurgie Orthopedie (NOV-geaccrediteerd) — Sint Maartenskliniek
Sint Maartenskliniek, Spine Unit
⌖ Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Faculty & leadership
Duration1 year (initial contract of one year, 0.8 FTE = 36 hours per…
FundingSalary per AMS scale step 0: EUR 8,868 gross per month for a full-time (45 hours) post; fellow…
ExposureOne-year programme covering all facets of degenerative disease and deformity of the spine (conservative and surgical, incl.…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship — Amsterdam UMC, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Amsterdam UMC, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
⌖ Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Faculty & leadership
BV
Barend van Royen (Head of department)ASAgnita Stadhouder (Surgeon in charge of fellows)
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingAO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at a listed AO Spine host centre: 25 beds, about 1050 spine surgical cases per year; fellows may…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship — Sint Maartenskliniek, Orthopaedic Center
Sint Maartenskliniek, Orthopaedic Center
⌖ Ubbergen (near Nijmegen), Gelderland, Netherlands
Faculty & leadership
RM
Rinse Meester (Head of department)AR
Akkie Rood (Surgeon in charge of fellows)
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingAO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at a listed AO Spine host centre: 175 beds, about 770 spine surgical cases per year; fellows may…
✓ Verified 8 Oct 2026AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship — University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Program lead
SM
Sander Muijs (Head of department and surgeon in charge of fellows)
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingAO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship at a listed AO Spine host centre: 14 beds, about 780 spine surgical cases per year; fellows may scrub…
✓ 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 2026NOV-accredited Spine Fellowship (Fellowship Wervelkolom) — Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg
Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis (ETZ), Department of Orthopaedics
⌖ Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
DurationMinimum 6 months (NOV fellowship regulations)
FundingPer NOV regulations the fellow is employed within the training group and paid according to the…
ExposurePost-residency superspecialist training in spine surgery under an NOV-appointed fellowship trainer available at least 3 days a week;…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Fellow Orthopaedic Surgeon — Spine and Lower-Extremity Reconstruction, Radboudumc
Radboudumc (Radboud University Medical Center), Department of Orthopaedics
⌖ Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Duration1 year (fixed-term contract), with a possible permanent staff…
FundingSalaried: MS scale (Cao umc), EUR 7,466–8,830 gross per month full-time (40–48 h/week) depending…
ExposureOutpatient and inpatient care in spine surgery and lower-extremity reconstruction in an academic department whose spearheads are…
Spine fellowship faculty in Netherlands
7 people are named on source-backed Netherlands programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Akkie Rood Spine
- Ann-Sophie Neuts Spine
- Dirk Schrander Spine
- Els van den Eede Spine
- Michiel Beekhuizen Spine
- Philip Horsting Spine
- Rinse Meester Spine
Spine fellowships in Netherlands: FAQs
Where can I do a spine fellowship in Netherlands?
OrthoFellow lists 7 spine pathways in Netherlands, including Sint Maartenskliniek, Spine Unit, Amsterdam UMC, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Sint Maartenskliniek, Orthopaedic Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and 3 more. Each profile links to the official programme page.
Which Netherlands spine fellowships are open now?
5 of 7 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 Netherlands?
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.