Clinical exposureAdult and pediatric spine surgery at a high-volume tertiary referral centre and Level 1 trauma centre: deformity correction, revision, trauma, degenerative and tumour, with endoscopy, lateral/thoracolumbar approaches, O-arm navigation and robotics, plus cadaveric courses. NASS lists 80% operative / 20% non-operative; lumbar 40%, cervical 40%, thoracic 20%; degenerative 30%, trauma 25%, peds and adult deformity 35%, tumour 10%.
Funding · not publishedNot 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.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓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
Not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
52% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
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
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Not published.
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-year orthopaedic spine surgery fellowship in Tucson covering adult and pediatric deformity, trauma, degenerative and tumour surgery with MIS, endoscopy, navigation and robotics; the official programme page is currently under construction.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Banner – University Medical Center Tucson
The University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (College of Medicine – Tucson) practises at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, a Level 1 trauma centre.
Fellowship Director (NASS); Assistant Professor, Orthopedics – SpineOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
University of Arizona Orthopaedic Surgery / Banner – University Medicine
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Abduljabbar Alhammoud is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship director (nass); assistant professor, orthopedics – spine for Orthopaedic Spine Surgery 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.
Abduljabbar Alhammoud is listed by the official programme source as fellowship director (nass); assistant professor, orthopedics – spine. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Faculty; Assistant Professor, Orthopedics – SpineOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Arizona Orthopaedic Surgery / Banner – University Medicine
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Peter Du is listed in the cited programme evidence as faculty; assistant professor, orthopedics – spine for Orthopaedic Spine Surgery 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.
Peter Du is listed by the official programme source as faculty; assistant professor, orthopedics – spine. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Faculty (listed in NASS as 'Ahmed El Abed, MD'); Assistant Professor, Orthopedics – Peds and MSK OncologyOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Arizona Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ahmed Elabd is listed in the cited programme evidence as faculty (listed in nass as 'ahmed el abed, md'); assistant professor, orthopedics – peds and msk oncology for Orthopaedic Spine Surgery 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.
Ahmed Elabd is listed by the official programme source as faculty (listed in nass as 'ahmed el abed, md'); assistant professor, orthopedics – peds and msk oncology. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Eileen Wong is listed in the cited programme evidence as faculty (nass); interventional spine, pm&r and sports medicine for Orthopaedic Spine Surgery 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.
Eileen Wong is listed by the official programme source as faculty (nass); interventional spine, pm&r and sports medicine. 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.
