✓ 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
A stipend is available; the amount is not published
Deadline
20 March 2026 for the displayed cycle; monitor NASS for the next cycle
Duration
12 months, beginning August 1
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
21 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months, beginning August 1
Clinical exposureAdvanced spine diagnosis, fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided interventions, electrodiagnostics, multidisciplinary care, teaching, cadaver laboratories and required peer-reviewed research
Funding · publishedA stipend is available; the amount is not published
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
Board certification or eligibility in PM&R · California medical licence before fellowship
✓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
A California medical licence is required.
?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.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
No programme-specific visa policy is published; international physicians must confirm NASS Match, Stanford appointment and California licensing eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
A stipend is available; the amount is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 21 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-17. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 deadline20 March 2026 for the displayed cycle; monitor NASS for the next cycle
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleNASS ISMM Fellowship Match; displayed application period was 28 January–20 March 2026
Official contactElizabeth Medina · Fellowship Coordinator+1 650 721 1446
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
Board certification or eligibility in PM&R
California medical licence before fellowship
Registration, licence & examinations
A California medical licence is required.
Visa / work authorisation
No programme-specific visa policy is published; international physicians must confirm NASS Match, Stanford appointment and California licensing eligibility.
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
A one-position, non-ACGME interventional spine fellowship for physiatrists. The official page publishes the curriculum, stipend availability, licence prerequisites and NASS application route; the displayed 2026 window has closed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Stanford University Spine Center
The Stanford Spine Center co-locates clinics, imaging, electrodiagnostics, therapy and a surgery centre and exposes the fellow to PM&R, orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery and radiology faculty.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Stanford University Spine Center
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lisa Huynh is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Stanford Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine 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.
Lisa Huynh is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Joshua Levin
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Stanford University Spine Center
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Joshua Levin is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Stanford Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine 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 Levin is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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
Board-certified or board-eligible Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians
