Names in the programme record: John Rhee, MD and Jason Savage, MD, Fellowship Co-Directors
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
Appointment at Emory Senior Associate level with comprehensive health insurance, malpractice coverage, benefits and two weeks of paid vacation; the programme page does not publish a salary amount
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (August 1–July 31)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePredominantly operative training across degenerative disease, trauma and deformity, with intermittent tumour and infection, outpatient, neurosurgical and paediatric exposure, plus an expected clinical or translational research project
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The programme page does not publish international-graduate, Georgia licensing or visa-sponsorship terms. Indonesian applicants need written eligibility confirmation from the programme coordinator.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Programme-specific state medical-licensing and hospital-credentialing requirements are not published
—Not published
Language
No separate programme-specific language-test threshold is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation terms are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-09 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-31
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateAugust 2028 (NASS/SF Match 2027 Spine Match)
Application route / cycle2027 Spine Surgery Fellowship Match via SF Match (NASS 2026–2027 directory and timetable, August 2028 start): applicant registration opened 3 August 2026 and stays open until the match deadline; the 2 September 2026 CAS target date is not a deadline (programmes may set their own); interview period 30 November 2026 – 19 March 2027; rank lists due 6 April 2027 (12:00 noon PT); Match Day 13 April 2027.
Programme-specific residency, licensing and appointment prerequisites are not published on the reviewed page
Application documents
Not published
Programme-specific supporting-document list is not published in the reviewed evidence
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
An August-to-July Emory surgical-spine fellowship with broad adult pathology, neurosurgical and paediatric exposure and required research. The page names four current fellows and publishes benefits, but not approved annual capacity, a salary amount or a current deadline.
Comprehensive health insurance, malpractice coverage, benefits package and two weeks of paid vacation
HOST INSTITUTION
About Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
Emory publishes an August-to-July operative spine fellowship, current co-directors and faculty, four current fellows, Senior Associate appointment terms and an SF Match route.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedics), Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Not explicitly stated; the programme page refers to research to be completed 'during the year', and NASS likewise says the fellow must complete one project 'during the year'.View program profile →
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