We are pleased to share with you the news about the observership program and invite you to apply. AO Spine’s new Observership Program is a unique opportunity for surgeons to improve their experience in specific topics or pathologies.
For a short period of time, you have the chance to learn and develop specific skills with some of the best world experts in the field of spinal disorders.
Available hosting centers
Alessandro Gasbarrini
Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Topics: Tumor
Alexander Vaccaro
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia, USA
Topics: Adult Deformity, Pediatric Deformity,
Degenerative
Asdrubal Falavigna
Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Topics: Research
Barón Zárate
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación
Mexico City, Mexico
Topics: Adult Deformity, Degenerative
Carlo Bellabarba
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, USA
Topics: Trauma
Carlos Montero
Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Bogota, Colombia
Topics: Pediatric Deformity
Cristiano Menezes
Instituto Columna / Hospital Ortopédico – LifeCenter
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Topics: MISS
Daniel K. Riew
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center
New York, USA
Topics: Cervical
Darrel Brodke
University Othopaedic Center
Salt Lake City, USA
Topics: Trauma, Adult Deformity, Degenerative
Emiliano Vialle
Hospital Universitário Cajuru
Curitiba, Brazil
Topics: Adult Deformity, Degenerative
Jean Ouellet
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Canada
Topics: Pediatric Deformity
Jeffrey C. Wang
University of Southern California Spine Center
Los Angeles, USA
Topics: MISS, Adult Deformity, Degenerative
Khai Lam
The London Bridge Hospital
London, UK
Topics: MISS
Lawrence Lenke
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital /
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, USA
Topics: Adult Deformity, Pediatric Deformity
Lorin Benneker
Inselspital, Bern University Hospital
Bern, Switzerland
Topics: Trauma, Adult Deformity
Luis Eduardo Munhoz da Rocha
Hospital Pequeno Príncipe
Curitiba, Brazil
Topics: Pediatric Deformity
Munish Gupta
Washington University Orthopedics in St. Louis
Saint Louis, USA
Topics: Pediatric Deformity
Ronald Lehman
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital /
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, USA
Topics: MISS, Adult Deformity, Cervical
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran
Ganga Hospital
Coimbatore, India
Topics: Trauma, Adult Deformity, Pediatric
Deformity, Cervical, Infection
AO Spine member for at least three years by the subscription deadline.
Orthopedic or Neurosurgery specialization.
AO Spine advanced course related with the selected pathology.
Three‐year experience in spine surgery in the correspondent pathology.
Proof of language proficiency according to the chosen center.
Duration: from 1 to 4 weeks, according to the centers availability
Registration: from February 24th to April 30th, 2020
