Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, entry requirements, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
Competitive salary and benefits are stated, but no amount or itemised package is published
Deadline
January 31 per programme page (year not stated; weekday matches 2025, so likely stale) — confirm with programme
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOpen and minimally invasive surgery for degenerative disease, trauma, tumour and deformity across Mount Sinai Hospital, West and Morningside, with progressive responsibility, weekly education and one protected research day each week
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
Mount Sinai does not publish programme-specific international-graduate, New York licensing or visa-sponsorship terms for this non-accredited fellowship.
?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 & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-09 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineJanuary 31 per programme page (year not stated; weekday matches 2025, so likely stale) — confirm with programme
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, New York licensing and appointment prerequisites are not published on the reviewed page
Application documents
Not published
SF Match application
Programme-specific supporting-document list is not published on the host page
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year Mount Sinai spine fellowship spanning three hospitals, broad spinal pathology, progressive responsibility and protected research. The page states competitive compensation and a January 31 deadline but does not identify a cycle year or international appointment terms.
Competitive benefits are stated but not itemised on the programme page
HOST INSTITUTION
About Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai publishes a one-year non-accredited pathway, multisite curriculum, protected research, current director and faculty, competitive salary and benefits and an undated annual deadline.
Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery / NewYork-Presbyterian (Och Spine)
New York, New York, United States · Not stated explicitly on the programme page. NASS quotes an approximate stipend 'for the academic year', which suggests one year.View program profile →
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