Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Yale New Haven Hospital house staff benefits page lists salary for 2023–2024 (now dated): PGY 1 USD 75,811; PGY 2 79,602; PGY 3 83,582; PGY 4 87,761; PGY 5 92,149; PGY 6 96,757; PGY 7 101,594; PGY 8 106,674; a current-year table is not shown on the page reviewed
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureComplex primary and revision surgery for degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, infectious and deformity conditions across cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions, with open and minimally invasive surgery, Level I call, teaching and clinical-outcomes research
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Yale publishes the orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency prerequisite but not international-graduate, Connecticut licensing or visa terms for this combined 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 & AVAILABILITY72% 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.
Official contactYale Comprehensive Combined Spine Fellowshiparya.varthi@yale.edu
Completion of an orthopaedic-surgery or neurosurgical residency
Application documents
Not published
Programme-specific supporting-document list is not published in the reviewed evidence
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year Yale combined spine fellowship covering complex primary and revision surgery, Level I spine call, teaching and outcomes research. The host page confirms the training pathway but does not publish annual capacity, application dates, compensation or international appointment terms.
One-year combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine training covering degenerative disease, deformity, trauma, tumours, infection and research in an ACGME-accredited programme
HOST INSTITUTION
About Yale New Haven Hospital / Yale School of Medicine
Yale publishes a one-year combined spine fellowship across the York Street and Saint Raphael campuses, open to graduates of orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency and described as ACGME accredited.
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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