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Spinal Services fellowships

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) offer a combined 12 month advanced training fellowship in spinal surgery.

The combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical fellowship is suitable for post-certificate of completion of training (CCT) or equivalent trainees in neurosurgery or orthopaedics.

Appointees are given six month rotations at the ROH and QEHB to gain a comprehensive experience in the breadth of spinal surgery.

Fellowship recruitment

Recruitment for fellowships starting in the summers of 2022 and 2023 has closed.

The next round of recruitment will take place in the autumn/winter of 2023 and will be for fellowships starting in the summers of 2024 and 2025.

Interested candidates should contact Mr Navin Furtado, Mr Andraay Leung and Mr Matt Newton-Ede.

Previous fellows

  • Mr Waleed Kheder, Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon (Royal Stoke University Hospital)
  • Mr Lucas Rakasz, Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon (University Hospital Coventry)
  • Mr Andraay Leung, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon (QEHB)
  • Mr Zeiad Alshameeri, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon (Royal Stoke University Hospital)
  • Mr Ramesh Dalwai, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon (New Cross Hospital)
  • Ms Sheweidin Aziz, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon (Leicester Royal Infirmary)

AO Spine fellowship

Spinal Services are in the process of applying to become an AO Spine Centre.

Last reviewed: 08 February 2022