2020 AO Spine International Observership Program

Call: from February 24th to April 30th, 2020



Hosting centers

Dr. Alejandro Morales

Hospital Espanol de Mendoza


San Martin 965, 5501
Mendoza, Argentina

Phone:

+54 261 449 0388
www.hespanol.com.ar

Topics:

MISS

Duration:

From 1 to 2 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Call will open in Sep 2020

Languages accepted:

Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian
Dr. Alessandro Gasbarrini

Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli


Via Augusto Murri 3, 40138
Bologna, Italy

Phone:

+39 051 636 6971
www.ior.it

Topics:

Tumor

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Alexander Vaccaro

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute


925 Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, PA 19107
Philadelphia, USA

Phone:

+1 267-297-2440
rothmanortho.com

Topics:

Adult Deformity, Pediatric Deformity,Degenerative

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Asdrubal Falavigna

Universidade de Caxias do Sul


Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP95100-960
Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Phone:

+55 54 32182100
www.ucs.br

Topics:

Research

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun, 2020

Places available:

Up to 4

Languages accepted:

Portuguese, Spanish, English

Objectives:

Present the advantages of clinical research and develop the information flow of research activities within the research and surgical center.
Dr. Barón Zárate

Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación


Calz México-Xochimilco 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389
Ciudad de México, Mexico

Phone:

+52 55 5999 1000
www.inr.gob.mx

Topics:

Adult Deformity, Degenerative

Duration:

From 2 to 3 weeks

Start dates:

Jun, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

Spanish, Portuguese
Dr. Carlo Bellabarba

Harborview Medical Center


325 9th Avenue, WA 98104
Seattle, USA

Phone:

+1 206 744 3466
www.uwmedicine.org

Topics:

Trauma

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Jul, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Carlos Montero

Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt


Carrera 4 Este # 17 - 50
Bogota, Colombia

Phone:

+571 353 4000
www.institutoroosevelt.org.co

Topics:

Pediatric Deformity

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

Spanish, English

Requirements:

Recommendation letter, national identification document, passport, specialization certificate, CV, Foreigner ID, Certificate of affiliation to EPS*, Certificate of anti HBsAg and Varicella, Copy of the current BLS course certificate (2 years), health insurance certificate, Recent Photograph. *For surgical practice
Dr. Claudio Esteves Tatsui

MD Anderson Cancer Center


1515 Holcombe Blvd, Texas 77030
Houston, USA

Phone:

+1 855 995 5460
www.mdanderson.org

Topics:

Tumor

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Call will open in Sep 2020

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Cristiano Menezes

Instituto Columna / Hospital Ortopédico – LifeCenter


Rua Conde de Linhares, 278, CEP 30380-030
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Phone:

+55 31 25122526
www.cristianomenezes.com.br

Topics:

MISS

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Aug, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

Portuguese, English, Spanish
Dr. Daniel K. Riew

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center


5141 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY 10034
New York City, USA

Phone:

+1 212 932 5091
www.danriew.com

Topics:

Cervical

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English

Requirements:

Copy of CV, vaccination report, Hepatitis results, visa information, evidences of language competency in oral and written English and Health Clearance Attestation.
Dr. Darrel Brodke

University of Utah, Othopaedic Center


590 Wakara Way, UT 84108
Salt Lake City, USA

Phone:

+1 801 587 5451
healthcare.utah.edu

Topics:

Trauma, Adult Deformity, Degenerative

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Emiliano Vialle

Hospital Universitário Cajuru


Avenida São José, 300 - CEP: 80050350
Curitiba, Brazil

Phone:

+55 41 3223 7860
www.hospitalcajuru.org.br

Topics:

Adult Deformity, Degenerative

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

Portuguese, English, Spanish
Dr. Jean Ouellet

McGill University Health Centre


1001 Blvd Decarie, QC H4A 3J1
Montreal, Canadá

Phone:

+1 514 934 1934
muhc.ca

Topics:

Pediatric Deformity

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Jeffrey C. Wang

University of Southern California Spine Center


1450 San Pablo St., CA 90033
Los Angeles, USA

Phone:

+1 323 442 5303
www.keckmedicine.org

Topics:

MISS, Adult Deformity, Degenerative

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Khai Lam

The London Bridge Hospital


27 Tooley Street, SE1 2PR
London, United Kingdom

Phone:

+44 (0) 207 188 4448
www.londonbridgehospital.com

Topics:

MISS

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English

Requires immunity documentation:

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV Antibodies, Mumps, Measles, Rubella, BCG scar check.
Dr. Lawrence Lenke

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center


5141 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY 10034
New York City, USA

Phone:

+1 212 305 5974
www.nyp.org

Topics:

Adult Deformity, Pediatric Deformity

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English

Requirements:

Copy of CV, vaccination report, Hepatitis results, visa information, evidences of language competency in oral and written English and Health Clearance Attestation.
Dr. Lorin Benneker

Inselspital, Bern University Hospital


Freiburgstrasse 3010
Bern, Switzerland

Phone:

+41 31 632 0860
www.orthopaedie.insel.ch

Topics:

Trauma, Adult Deformity

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Luis Eduardo Munhoz da Rocha

Hospital Pequeno Príncipe


Desembargador Motta, 1070 - CEP 80250-060
Curitiba, Brazil

Phone:

+55 41 3514 4141
www.pequenoprincipe.org.br

Topics:

Pediatric Deformity

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

Portuguese, Spanish
Dr. Munish Gupta

Washington University Orthopedics in St. Louis


4921 Parkview Place, Suite 6B, MO 63110
Saint Louis, USA

Phone:

+1 314 362 7140
munishguptaspine.com

Topics:

Pediatric Deformity

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English

Requirements: 1) Fees:

1-90 days no fee (but they have to pay for the drug screen and background check approximately $100) | 91-180 days $600 (+ drug screen and background check approximately $100) | 181-1 year $1,200 (+ drug screen and background check approximately $100 also requires proof of income from the institution/government/society paying).

2) Documents required:

(1-7 days): Current CV, Recent Photograph (Headshot; .jpeg preferred), Certificate of Current Liability Insurance in English (must show you are covered at Washington University; minimum of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million in aggregate), Proof of Flu Vaccination (for observations between 10/1-3/31) | (8-90 days): All docs above, Immunization Records, Proof of a Negative TB Test within the past 12 months
Dr. Néstor Taboada

Clínica Portoazul


Km2 Vía a Puerto Colombia
Barranquilla, Colombia

Phone:

+57 5 3672600
www.clinicaportoazul.com

Topics:

MISS

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Call will open in Sep 2020

Languages accepted:

Spanish, English, Portuguese
Dr. Roger Härtl

Weill Cornell Medicine


525 East 68th Street, NY 10065
New York City, USA

Phone:

+1 212 746 2152
weillcornell.org

Topics:

MISS

Duration:

From 1 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Call will open in Sep 2020

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Ronald Lehman

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center


5141 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY 10034
New York City, USA

Phone:

+1 212 305 5974
www.nyp.org

Topics:

MISS, Adult Deformity, Cervical

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

1

Languages accepted:

English

Requirements:

Copy of CV, vaccination report, Hepatitis results, visa information, evidences of language competency in oral and written English and Health Clearance Attestation.
Dr. Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran

Ganga Hospital


313 Mettupalayam Road, 641043
Coimbatore, India

Phone:

+91 422 248 5000
www.gangahospital.com

Topics:

Trauma, Adult Deformity, Pediatric Deformity, Cervical, Infection

Duration:

From 2 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Up to 2

Languages accepted:

English
Dr. Claudio Lamartina
Dr. Pedro Berjano

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi


Via Riccardo Galeazzi 4, 20161
Milan, Italy

Phone:

+39 33 9598 2949
www.galeazzi-gsd.it

Topics:

Adult Deformity, Degenerative

Duration:

From 3 to 4 weeks

Start dates:

Jun-Jul, Sep-Nov, 2020

Places available:

Call will open in Sep 2020

Languages accepted:

English