Programme overview
What the official source supports
Mayo Clinic offers a one-year Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship at its campus in Rochester, Minnesota — one of a few of its kind in the country, offering the opportunity to specialize in a growing area of neurosurgery and reconstructive surgery, with a large referral base for entrapments, injuries, tumors and neuropathies and one of the country's busiest multidisciplinary brachial plexus surgery practices. The fellowship was established in 2009 and is accredited by the Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training of The Society of Neurological Surgeons.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Compression syndromes and nerve injuries
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Peripheral nerve tumors (benign, malignant and nonsyndromic)
- Metabolic and inflammatory neuropathies and neuropathic pain
- Rehabilitation and psychosocial management of peripheral nerve disorders
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Eligibility must be confirmed with the programme (see the Application Process page linked from the fellowship overview).
Application
Published application route
Use the Application Process page linked from the official programme page; contact the programme email for details.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Robert Spinner, M.D. (Program Director) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: rstnseduc@mayo.edu; Jenelle Sanford, Education Coordinator, 507-538-6545
Sources and verification
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science — official fellowship page ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 28 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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The source review date is not confirmation of a vacancy. Request a current written offer or programme statement covering the next start, deadline and timezone, required documents, permitted role, registration, supervision, visa route and total financial terms. Unknown information is not evidence of ineligibility.
Use the application guides → · How programme evidence is assessed