HANDS-ON TRAINING
Clinical Fellowship in Spine 63 sourced opportunities. Each card keeps its exact format, duration, host and official source visible.
✓ NZOA planning list updated December 2025; current recruitment and programme-level terms unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Auckland City Hospital / Health New Zealand – Te Toka Tumai
⌖ Auckland · New Zealand →
Duration 12 months
Funding Not published
Exposure A dedicated spine fellowship is confirmed, but the current planning-list row does not publish operative mix, rotations, call…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile ✓ Official NZOA-accredited programme profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital
⌖ Tauranga · New Zealand →
Faculty & leadership DB David BartleDA David Adern+1 more
Duration 6 months; 12 months may be considered
Funding Industry funded through Grace Hospital; the amount is not published
Exposure Acute and elective spine care with supervised progression to primary operating in lumbar decompression and discectomy, key steps in…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile ✓ Current official KFSHRC programme page; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
⌖ Riyadh · Saudi Arabia →
Program lead KO KFSHRC orthopaedic spine faculty
Duration 2 years
Funding Not published
Exposure Combined adult and paediatric spinal surgery clinical training with a required research project
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official SGH programme PDF and SGH-PGMI application, cost and funding pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Singapore General Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Program lead SS SGH Spine Service faculty
Duration 6-12 months
Funding SGD 3,210 monthly training fee; self-funded or supported through the Ortho / Spine Fellowship…
Exposure Supervised cervical, thoracic and lumbar open surgery, fusion, disc arthroplasty, minimally invasive decompression and fusion,…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Official NUH orthopaedic education page and current division profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
National University Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Duration 6 or 12 months
Funding Not published
Exposure Ward and outpatient duties, supervised surgery and research across degenerative disease, adult and paediatric deformity, trauma,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official Wits fellowship listing; recruitment availability and programme terms unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
University of the Witwatersrand / Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
⌖ Johannesburg · South Africa →
Program lead FU F. Ukunda
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Spine surgery fellowship supervised within the Wits Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Profile completeness 52%
Core details · Missing duration, funding, application deadline ✓ Current official Severance International Fellowship overview, curriculum and application pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University
⌖ Yongin · South Korea →
Program lead SL Seop Lee Park
Duration 1-month observation pathway or 6-month pathway with hands-on…
Funding A training fee is payable two weeks before the start; the amount, stipend and financial support…
Exposure Biportal endoscopic decompression, discectomy, interbody fusion and OYL decompression; cervical and lumbar foraminotomy; oblique…
Profile completeness 88%
Comprehensive · Missing funding ✓ Original hospital programme, curriculum and application pages♡
Clinical + Research Fellowship Spine
Korea University Anam Hospital
⌖ Seoul · South Korea →
Program lead KU Korea University Anam Orthopedic Spine Division
Duration Duration arranged through the international fellowship…
Funding Not published
Exposure Degenerative, paediatric and geriatric deformity, cervical and trauma spine surgery, minimally invasive tubular decompression and…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official University of Barcelona 2026–2027 programme record with open pre-enrolment♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
University of Barcelona / Hospital Clínic i Universitari
⌖ Barcelona · Spain →
Program lead AC Andrés Combalia Aleu
Duration 1 academic year; 60 ECTS credits
Funding Tuition is EUR 9,600 plus a 10% administrative surcharge capped at EUR 70; no stipend is…
Exposure Diagnosis, indications, contraindications, operative techniques, outcomes, complications and research across spinal pathologies
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete ✓ Official Swiss Scoliosis clinical fellowship page; application timing not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Swiss Scoliosis Centre, Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich · Switzerland →
Duration 12 months
Funding Paid fellowship salary
Exposure Clinical work, surgery and research
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official HOCH Interdisciplinary Spine Centre fellowship page and AO Spine host profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
⌖ St. Gallen · Switzerland →
Duration Usually 12 months
Funding Salaried hospital employment; current salary amount is not published
Exposure Salaried clinical work as a senior or consultant-level team member, including service and on-call duties, within an…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current dedicated Nottingham University Hospitals spine-fellowship page plus RCS England accreditation record♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
⌖ Nottingham · United Kingdom →
Faculty & leadership KS Khalid SalemDD Daniel D’Aquino
Duration 12 or 24 months
Funding Standard NHS tariff salary with a dedicated spinal on-call commitment; exact amount is not…
Exposure Adult degeneration, deformity, tumour, trauma and paediatric spine
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile ✓ Current official Duke adult-spine programme, recruitment-table and employment-requirements pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Duke University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Durham, North Carolina · United States →
Faculty & leadership ME Melissa EricksonCS Christopher Shaffrey+5 more
Duration 12 months, August 1–July 31
Funding Paid non-ACGME faculty appointment; Duke does not publish the programme-specific salary
Exposure Operative and non-operative adult spine care across trauma, degeneration, deformity, tumour and reconstruction, with paediatric…
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete UO ✓ Current official University of Utah programme and Spine Division pages with the 2028–2029 opening♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
University of Utah Hospital / Huntsman Cancer Institute
⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →
Program lead AD Andrew Dailey
Duration 1 year, starting 1 July
Funding Salary and benefits are available through University of Utah Health GME; the programme page does…
Exposure Complex cervical disorders, deformity, spinal oncology, degenerative disease, trauma, minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery,…
Profile completeness 100%
Comprehensive · Core fields complete ✓ Current official Cleveland Clinic Spine Surgery Fellowship page; current class, recurring dates and split application routes retained without asserting an open cycle♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health
⌖ Cleveland, Ohio · United States →
Program lead NP Not published on the reviewed official page
Duration 1 year; an additional research year may be available to…
Funding Salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed programme evidence
Exposure Approximately 1,900 major spine procedures annually across degenerative disease, infection, intradural and extradural tumour,…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official Mayo overview, curriculum, application and faculty pages; current appointment availability not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Mayo Clinic Arizona / Phoenix Children's
⌖ Phoenix, Arizona · United States →
Program lead JM Jamal McClendon Jr.
Duration 1 year / 12 months
Funding Salary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme and application pages
Exposure Adult and paediatric spinal deformity across Mayo Clinic Arizona and Phoenix Children's, including minimally invasive, microscopic,…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official Mount Sinai Spine Surgery Fellowship page plus current NASS capacity; recurring deadline retained without inferring open status♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Mount Sinai Health System
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership WH Wesley H. Bronson, MDSK Samuel K. Cho, MD+4 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Competitive salary and benefits are stated, but no amount or itemised package is published
Exposure Open and minimally invasive surgery for degenerative disease, trauma, tumour and deformity across Mount Sinai Hospital, West and…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official University of Utah Spine Fellowship and application pages; recurring dates retained without asserting an open cycle♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
University of Utah Health / University Orthopaedic Center
⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →
Faculty & leadership DB Darrel Brodke, MDBL Brandon Lawrence, MD+3 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding PGY-6-equivalent annual salary plus benefits; the programme page does not publish the dollar…
Exposure Approximately 400 cases per fellow, including deformity, complex degenerative revision, trauma with spinal-cord injury, tumour and…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official University of Washington Spine Fellowship and fellowship-directory pages; recurring deadline retained without asserting an open cycle♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center
⌖ Seattle, Washington · United States →
Faculty & leadership RJ Richard J. Bransford, MDCB Carlo Bellabarba, MD+6 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed programme evidence
Exposure Adult and paediatric degenerative, deformity, neoplastic, traumatic and infectious spine disorders across UW and Harborview,…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official Vanderbilt Spine Fellowship and Division of Spine Surgery pages; recurring deadline retained without inferring open status♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
⌖ Nashville · United States →
Faculty & leadership BS Byron Stephens, MDAA Amir Abtahi, MD+3 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding PGY-6 stipend level; the current programme page does not publish the dollar amount
Exposure High-volume cervical, thoracic and lumbar training from skull to sacrum across degenerative, deformity, revision, oncologic,…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile ✓ Current official Stanford programme page; next application cycle not yet dated♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Stanford University Medical Center / Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center
⌖ Stanford and Redwood City, California · United States →
Faculty & leadership TA Todd AlaminSH Serena Hu+1 more
Duration 12 months, August 1–July 31
Funding Not published
Exposure Adult spinal diagnosis and operative and non-operative treatment, anterior approaches, minimally invasive surgery, motion…
Profile completeness 88%
Comprehensive · Missing funding ✓ Current official HSS programme page and official fellowship application form; recruitment cycle remains historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Hospital for Special Surgery
⌖ New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership AA Andrew A. SamaSQ Sheeraz Qureshi+2 more
Duration 12 months
Funding USD 103,880.85 per year plus benefits
Exposure Complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar deformity, degeneration, trauma, tumour and osteoporosis; minimally invasive surgery, disc…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current official HSS programme page; application dates retained as historical information only♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Hospital for Special Surgery
⌖ New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership AA Andrew A. SamaSQ Sheeraz Qureshi+1 more
Duration 12 months
Funding USD 103,880.85 per year plus benefits
Exposure Approximately 300–500 cases per fellow across deformity, cervical and lumbar degeneration, minimally invasive surgery and spine…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current official Emory Spine Surgery Fellowship page; current recruitment availability and approved capacity not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
⌖ Atlanta, Georgia · United States →
Faculty & leadership JR John Rhee, MDJS Jason Savage, MD+6 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding Appointment at Emory Senior Associate level with comprehensive health insurance, malpractice…
Exposure Predominantly operative training across degenerative disease, trauma and deformity, with intermittent tumour and infection,…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, faculty profile ✓ Current official Jefferson Spine Fellowship page; current recruitment availability not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Thomas Jefferson University / Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Program lead AH Alan Hilibrand, MD
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding Salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed programme evidence
Exposure More than 1,500 institutional surgical cases, approximately 250 annual spinal-fracture inpatients, more than 100 adolescent and…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, faculty profile US ✓ Current official USC Spine Fellowship page; current recruitment availability not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Keck Medical Center of USC / USC Spine Center
⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →
Faculty & leadership JC Jeffrey C. Wang, MDRH Raymond Hah, MD
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding USD 74,000 stipend plus benefits on the current USC programme page; confirm the amount for the…
Exposure Cervical, thoracic and lumbar surgery across degenerative and deformity diagnoses, with both orthopaedic and neurological procedures…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, faculty profile YC ✓ Current official Yale Comprehensive Spine Fellowship page; application availability and appointment terms not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Yale New Haven Hospital / Yale School of Medicine
⌖ New Haven, Connecticut · United States →
Faculty & leadership JN Jonathan N. Grauer, MDRJ Raj J. Gala, MD+3 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed programme evidence
Exposure Complex primary and revision surgery for degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, infectious and deformity conditions across cervical,…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, faculty profile ✓ Current official Mayo overview, application and institution-wide stipend-and-benefits pages; current recruitment availability not asserted♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
⌖ Rochester, Minnesota · United States →
Faculty & leadership BF Brett Freedman, MDMH Mel Helgeson, MD+4 more
Duration 1 year (August 1–July 31)
Funding Mayo's general GME schedule effective 11 March 2026 ranges from USD 75,105 at Graduate Level 1…
Exposure More than 400 cases per fellow across decompression, fusion, osteotomy, instrumentation, microsurgery and minimally invasive…
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile ✓ Current official programme or NASS surgical-directory identity; application availability separately labelled♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital / Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Baltimore, Maryland · United States →
Faculty & leadership AJ Amit Jain, MD, MBADB David B. Cohen, MD+3 more
Duration 12 months
Funding Stipend commensurate with level of training plus benefits
Exposure Degenerative cervical and lumbar disease, adult and paediatric deformity, tumour, infection, complex reconstruction and…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing commencement date, official contact, faculty profile ✓ Current official programme or NASS surgical-directory identity; application availability separately labelled♡
Clinical Fellowship Spine
Twin Cities Spine Center
⌖ Minneapolis, Minnesota · United States →
Faculty & leadership BS Benjamin S. Mueller, MD, PhDES Eiman Shafa, MD
Duration 1 year (August–July)
Funding USD 75,000 plus benefits in the current NASS directory; confirm for the intended intake
Exposure Comprehensive spine fellowship experience; detailed current rotation and case-mix information requires programme confirmation
Profile completeness 70%
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✓ NZOA planning list updated December 2025; current recruitment and programme-level terms unconfirmed
