Faculty / program leadership: Andrew Kam and Brain & Spine Centre faculty
Profile completeness72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
17 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureDegenerative cervical and lumbar disease, trauma, tumour, metabolic bone disease, infection, congenital conditions, failed-back surgery, syringomyelia and endoscopic, microscopic and minimally invasive techniques
Funding · not publishedMore than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
DestinationAustralia
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Eligible for registration with the relevant New South Wales medical regulator · FRACS in Neurosurgery or equivalent specialist recognition · Ability to work within a complex multidisciplinary service
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The official programme page requires eligibility for New South Wales medical registration and the applicable specialist recognition.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
More than AUD 75,000 in the 2025 AOA–NSA profile
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% of core application fields verified
Checked 17 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-13. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect programme enquiry only; the page does not publish a current vacancy, fixed deadline or commencement date
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Eligible for registration with the relevant New South Wales medical regulator
FRACS in Neurosurgery or equivalent specialist recognition
Ability to work within a complex multidisciplinary service
Registration, licence & examinations
The official programme page requires eligibility for New South Wales medical registration and the applicable specialist recognition.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
This 12-month Westmead post covers a broad adult spine case mix and multiple open, microscopic, endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques, with clinical responsibility and research included in the accredited profile. The hospital-linked practice page now supplies the named faculty and original programme source.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Westmead Hospital / Westmead Private Hospital
The programme spans Westmead Hospital and Westmead Private Hospital in Sydney's major western tertiary health precinct. The direct Brain & Spine Centre page names the supervising faculty and states that the 12-month post may be extended.
Orthopaedic spine surgeon and fellowship supervisor
Affiliation
Westmead Hospital / Brain & Spine Centre
Clinical focus
Adult spine surgery, minimally invasive techniques and complex reconstruction
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Andrew Kam is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor for Westmead Adult Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Adult spine surgery, minimally invasive techniques and complex reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The official Brain & Spine Centre fellowship page lists Dr Kam among the supervising Westmead spine surgeons for its 12-month complex adult spinal surgery programme.
Gordon Dandie is listed in the cited programme evidence as neurosurgical spine faculty for Westmead Adult Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Spine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Gordon Dandie is listed by the official programme source as neurosurgical spine faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Jacqueline McMaster is listed in the cited programme evidence as neurosurgical spine faculty for Westmead Adult Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Spine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jacqueline McMaster is listed by the official programme source as neurosurgical spine faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Yingda Li is listed in the cited programme evidence as neurosurgical spine faculty for Westmead Adult Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Spine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Yingda Li is listed by the official programme source as neurosurgical spine faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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