Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education — Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Training pathways
- Clinical fellowship
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 1 linked source
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- Robert Spinner, M.D.
Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)
Robert Spinner, M.D. (Program Director)
Programmes and application details
Clinical fellowship
Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)
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.
- Location
- Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Duration
- One year
- Clinical participation
- Fellows are in charge of daily work rounds as well as supervision and teaching of residents and medical students, and adhere to the same ACGME and institutional requirements as neurosurgery residents
- International applicants
- Eligibility must be confirmed with the programme
- Funding
- The page links to Mayo Clinic stipend and benefits information; amount not stated on the cited page
- Application timing
- Not stated on the cited programme page
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
It is anticipated that one fellow will complete training in this fellowship each year
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Eligibility must be confirmed with the programme (see the Application Process page linked from the fellowship overview).
Published training
- 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
Application route
Use the Application Process page linked from the official programme page; contact the programme email for details.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: rstnseduc@mayo.edu; Jenelle Sanford, Education Coordinator, 507-538-6545
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science — official fellowship page ↗Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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