Spine · AO
View within pathway →Bern University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Bern, Switzerland · Host: Moritz C. Deml
SPINE · DESTINATION
Spine Fellowships in Switzerland
Showing only Spine programmes in Switzerland. Other subspecialties remain available through the country filters below.
8Total programs
1Selected subspecialty
8Clinical & visiting
0Research
4Network host institutions
COUNTRY × SUBSPECIALTY SNAPSHOT
How the Spine inventory in Switzerland 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.
4clinical fellowships
0research fellowships
4observerships
0short courses
6current application signals
6funding 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 →HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen, Switzerland · Host: Martin N. Stienen and Benjamin Martens
Spine · AO
View within pathway →University Hospital Basel, DKBN Spinal Surgery
⌖ Basel, Switzerland · Host: Arne Mehrkens
Spine · AO
View within pathway →University Spine Center Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland · Host: Mazda Farshad
SUBSPECIALTY
8 programsSpine
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Universitätsspital Basel (DKBN Spinale Chirurgie)
Universitätsspital Basel, DKBN - Spinale Chirurgie
⌖ Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
Duration4 to 12 weeks
FundingNo programme fee is stated by AO. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship (observership-style placement) at Universitätsspital Basel, DKBN - Spinale Chirurgie. The host page…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — University Hospital Bern (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Program lead
MC
Moritz Caspar Deml
Duration4 to 12 weeks
FundingNo programme fee is stated by AO. AO pays the fellow a small stipend toward accommodation and…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship (observership-style placement) at University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Department of Orthopaedic…
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026Swiss Scoliosis Clinical Spine Fellowship
Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration12 months
FundingPaid fellowship salary
ExposureClinical work, surgery and research
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026Swiss Scoliosis Visiting Spine Fellowship
Swiss Scoliosis Centre / Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration3 months
FundingSelf-funded; the fellow is not a paid clinic employee and must cover travel and the stay in…
ExposureObservational exposure without direct patient contact across complex adult and paediatric spinal pathology, daily radiological…
✓ 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 4 Oct 2026HOCH St. Gallen Interdisciplinary Spine Clinical Fellowship
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
DurationUsually 12 months
FundingFellows (usually 1 year) are employed with a salary (amount not published); for observerships…
ExposureSalaried clinical work as a senior or consultant-level team member, including service and on-call duties, within an…
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship — Schulthess Klinik, Department of Spine Surgery
Schulthess Klinik, Department of Spine Surgery
⌖ Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Faculty & leadership
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingSmall stipend contribution (benchmark USD 550 per fellowship week in the United States, adjusted…
ExposureAO Spine host centre with about 1,450 spine operations a year (50 beds): open, minimally invasive, endoscopic, anterior, navigated…
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026Spine Fellow (three-month Fellowship-Programm Wirbelsäulenchirurgie)
Kantonsspital Graubünden, Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
⌖ Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
Program lead
Duration3 months (January to March each year)
FundingNot published
ExposureFellowship programme to extend practical skills in spine surgery, in particular spinal trauma; the Swiss Society of Spinal Surgery…
Spine fellowship faculty in Switzerland
8 people are named on source-backed Switzerland programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Kan Min Spine
- Arne Mehrkens Spine
- Benjamin Martens Spine
- Ivan Broger Spine
- Markus Loibl Spine
- Martin N. Stienen Spine
- Stefan Schären Spine
- Tamas Fekete Spine
Spine fellowships in Switzerland: FAQs
Where can I do a spine fellowship in Switzerland?
OrthoFellow lists 8 spine pathways in Switzerland, including Universitätsspital Basel, DKBN - Spinale Chirurgie, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im Park, Swiss Scoliosis Centre / Klinik Im Park and 4 more. Each profile links to the official programme page.
Which Switzerland spine fellowships are open now?
6 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 Switzerland?
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.