Names in the programme record: Prof. Yukihiro Matsuyama
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 weeks per APSS call (each fellow is attached to one APSS Spine Centre); a 2024 APSS fellow report at Hamamatsu describes a longer 1 July–30 September 2024 placement
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureAttachment to Prof. Yukihiro Matsuyama's spine team (an APSS-listed Spine Centre). Published fellow reports describe Monday morning conference and full-day outpatient clinic, full-day spine operating on Tuesday and Thursday with pre- and post-operative case and imaging reviews, and Wednesday/Friday operating with consultants at branch hospitals (Aoyama Hospital, Hamamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Haibara General Hospital); the department is known for spinal deformity correction.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to APSS members across the Asia-Pacific, including Indonesia, who meet the APSS membership (3+ years), age (45 or under) and spine-practice criteria.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
✓Published by official source
Language
Must communicate effectively in English (APSS criterion).
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-07
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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 / cycleAnnual APSS call. The 2025 programme call closed 15 November 2024; the APSS Medtronic page lists the next fellowship as 'coming soon'.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
APSS member with at least 3 years' active paid-up membership (preference to life members)
Age 45 years or less
Effective English communication and legal status to travel abroad
University postgraduate degree or equivalent
Active in spine practice (at least 50% workload spine surgery)
Not a previous APSS fellowship recipient
Application documents
APSS fellowship application form
Brief CV (max 4 pages)
Scanned certificates and qualifications
Two referee letters (APSS council members, heads of spine/orthopaedic departments or presidents of national societies)
Passport-size photograph
Passport copy (6 months' validity)
Spine abstract (max 300 words)
Application criteria form
Spine logbook
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine is one of the APSS-listed Spine Centres that host APSS Medtronic Spine Fellows for a short clinical attachment. Fellows join clinics, spine operating lists and case conferences under Prof. Yukihiro Matsuyama, including branch-hospital operating days.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hamamatsu University School of Medicine / Hamamatsu University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine / Hamamatsu University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes attachment to Prof. Yukihiro Matsuyama's spine team (an APSS-listed Spine Centre). Published fellow reports describe Monday morning conference and full-day outpatient clinic, full-day spine operating on Tuesday and Thursday with pre- and post-operative case and imaging reviews, and Wednesday/Friday operating with consultants at branch hospitals (Aoyama Hospital, Hamamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Haibara General Hospital); the department is known for spinal deformity correction..
Kanazawa University Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery / Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery
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