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Spine Fellowships in New Zealand

Showing only Spine programmes in New Zealand. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.

5Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
5Clinical & visiting
0Research
0Network host institutions
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How the Spine inventory in New Zealand is structured

This page contains 5 canonical pathways across 3 locations. Counts come from the current OrthoFellow database; missing funding or application information is never treated as a negative finding.

5clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
0observerships
0short courses
0current application signals
0funding details published
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5 programs
✓ Official NZOA planning-list identity with current institutional spine-service evidence; recruitment availability unconfirmed
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Starship Children's Hospital Paediatric Spine Surgery Fellowship

Starship Children's Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Program lead

MJInstitution associated with Matthew J BoyleMatthew J Boyle

Duration12 months
FundingNot published
ExposureComplex paediatric spine and deformity care through a mentorship model, senior call, teaching and a significant research component
Profile completeness80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile
Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page
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✓ Current official NZOA planning-directory identity; programme availability requires confirmation
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Middlemore Spine Fellowship

Middlemore Hospital / Regional Spinal Cord Injuries Unit / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Duration12 months; a shorter period or alternative dates may be…
FundingNot published
ExposureAcute and elective spine care across a four-surgeon service and regional spinal-cord-injury pathway, including degeneration,…
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page
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✓ Official NZOA planning-directory identity; published commencement wording is historical
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Wellington Spine Fellowship

Wellington Regional Hospital / Health New Zealand – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley

⌖ Wellington, New Zealand

Duration6 or preferably 12 months
FundingNot published
ExposureAcute and elective adult and paediatric spine work with five orthopaedic spine surgeons, including deformity, trauma and onco-spine…
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page
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✓ NZOA planning list updated December 2025; current recruitment and programme-level terms unconfirmed
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Auckland City Hospital Spine Fellowship

Auckland City Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai

⌖ Auckland, New Zealand

Duration12 months
FundingNot published
ExposureA dedicated spine fellowship is confirmed, but the current planning-list row does not publish operative mix, rotations, call…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile
Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page
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✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedSpine →

Bay of Plenty Spine Fellowship

Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital

⌖ Tauranga, New Zealand

Faculty & leadership

DBDavid Bartle, fellowship faculty at Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace HospitalDavid BartleDAInstitution associated with David AdernDavid Adern+1 more

Duration6 months; 12 months may be considered
FundingIndustry funded through Grace Hospital; the amount is not published
ExposureAcute and elective spine care with supervised progression to primary operating in lumbar decompression and discectomy, key steps in…
Profile completeness64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page
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