AO Fellowships

Name of department: Spine Surgery Center

Head of department: Taavi Toomela

Surgeon in charge of fellows: Taavi Toomela

Head of department: Taavi Toomela

Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes

Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? no

Number of beds in department: 12

Total surgical cases per year: 450

Standard open: Yes

Endoscopy: No

Robotics: Yes

Tuberculosis surgery: No

Pain management techniques: Yes

Minimally invasive surgery: Yes

Anterior surgery: Yes

Spinal navigation: Yes

Intradural surgery: No

Thoracoscopy: No

Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Estonian

English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.

What other information, documents, or vaccines do you require the fellow to provide?

COVID 19 vaccines , orthopaedic or neurosrgery diploma or last year resident

East Tallinn Central Hospital