Salary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Latest source audit
3 Oct 2026
Duration · published6 months
Clinical exposureThe breadth of paediatric spinal pathology: early-onset scoliosis managed with casting, bracing and growing constructs, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis fusion, vertebral body tethering, halo-gravity traction and vertebral column resection, with some exposure to spinal-cord detethering, selective dorsal rhizotomy and baclofen-pump implantation
Funding · publishedSalary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page
DestinationUnited States
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
Neurosurgical or orthopaedic training · The directly granted second position is typically reserved for PGY-5+ residents or post-training graduates
✓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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
No licensing-examination information is published.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is not published on the reviewed programme page
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Salary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% of core application fields verified
Checked 3 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ eligibility✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ verification date— commencement / intake · queued for source review— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— accreditation / organisation source · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cyclePenn-pathway applicants follow Penn's post-residency match. For the direct Shriners position, send a CV to Dr Steven Hwang as soon as possible; positions often fill two to three years ahead.
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
Neurosurgical or orthopaedic training
The directly granted second position is typically reserved for PGY-5+ residents or post-training graduates
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is not published on the reviewed programme page
Application documents
Curriculum vitae (direct Shriners position)
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
A six-month paediatric spine fellowship at Shriners Children's Philadelphia covering early-onset and adolescent scoliosis, tethering, halo-gravity traction and vertebral column resection, entered through the Penn combined match or a direct Shriners position.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Shriners Children's Philadelphia
Shriners Children's Philadelphia trains fellows in paediatric upper-extremity surgery and complex spine; vertebral body tethering received FDA clearance after a study conducted at the hospital.
Amer Samdani is listed in the cited programme evidence as shriners spine teaching staff for Shriners Children's Philadelphia Pediatric 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.
Amer Samdani is listed by the official programme source as shriners spine teaching staff. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Steven W. Hwang is listed in the cited programme evidence as shriners spine teaching staff for Shriners Children's Philadelphia Pediatric 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.
Steven W. Hwang is listed by the official programme source as shriners spine teaching staff. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Joshua Pahys is listed in the cited programme evidence as shriners spine teaching staff for Shriners Children's Philadelphia Pediatric 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.
Joshua Pahys is listed by the official programme source as shriners spine teaching staff. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Terrence Ishmael is listed in the cited programme evidence as shriners spine teaching staff for Shriners Children's Philadelphia Pediatric 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.
Terrence Ishmael is listed by the official programme source as shriners spine teaching staff. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Neurosurgery- or orthopaedics-trained surgeons; the direct position is typically for PGY-5+ residents or post-training graduates
