The Fellowship Directory

Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowships

248 cardiothoracic surgery fellowships in 20 countries. Compare eligibility, visa support, funding and deadlines from official pages.

The Fellowship Directory lists 248 cardiothoracic surgery fellowship and training listings at 159 institutions and programme networks. The main training cities are Seoul, Singapore and Durham. 27% say they accept international medical graduates and 17% describe a visa route. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements. This includes 2 national DFMS/DFMSA specialty tracks, not confirmed hospital vacancies. Fellowships, observerships and specialist-training pathways are different categories; some listed calls are closed.

Frequently asked questions

How many cardiothoracic surgery fellowship and training listings are there?

248 listings at 159 institutions and programme networks are listed, each researched from official sources. This includes 2 national DFMS/DFMSA specialty tracks, not confirmed hospital vacancies. Fellowships, observerships and specialist-training pathways are different categories; some listed calls are closed.

Can international medical graduates apply?

67 of the 248 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 43 describe a visa route. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.

When are the next application deadlines?

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (Duke University): 26 October 2026; International Physician Observership (IPOP) — Cardiovascular Surgery track (Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital): 31 October 2026; International Physician Observership (IPOP) — Chest Surgery track (Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital): 31 October 2026.

General thoracic surgery 183

—Aldo R. Castañeda FellowshipAATS Foundation—Cardiac Surgery FellowshipUganda Heart Institute—Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency ProgramUniversity of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences—Clinical Residency in Cardiac SurgeryTashkent State Medical University—Clinical Residency in Cardiac SurgeryYerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi—Clinical Residency in Thoracic SurgeryYerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi—DES in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryCheikh Anta Diop University Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry—ESTS WGTS Mid-Career Fellowship in Surgical OncologyEuropean Society of Thoracic Surgeons—Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling FellowshipAATS Foundation—Fellowship in Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular SurgeryLithuanian University of Health Sciences—Fellowship of the College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic SurgeryCollege of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa—Higher Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiothoracic SurgeryUniversity of Papua New Guinea School of Medicine and Health Sciences—Higher Specialist Training in Cardiothoracic SurgeryMalta Postgraduate Medical Training Centre and Specialist Accreditation Committee—International Elective in Cardiovascular or Thoracic-Vascular SurgeryUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City—Iraqi Board in Cardiothoracic and Vascular SurgeryIraqi Board for Medical Specialties—Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical OncologyAATS Foundation—Long-term Specialisation in Cardiac SurgeryUniversity of Medicine Tirana—Main Specialty in Cardiac Surgery - Bahrain Training CentreGovernment Hospitals, Kingdom of Bahrain, under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties programme—Malaysian Structured Training in Cardiothoracic SurgeryUniversiti Malaya / RCSEd / MATCVS / Academy of Medicine Malaysia—Marc R. de Leval FellowshipAATS Foundation—Master of Medical Sciences in Pediatric Cardiovascular SurgeryUniversity of San Carlos of Guatemala Faculty of Medical Sciences—MSc Super-specialty in Cardiothoracic SurgeryMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences—National Residency in Cardiovascular SurgeryRomanian Ministry of Health and accredited residency centres—National Residency in Cardiovascular SurgeryTunisian Faculties of Medicine and accredited teaching hospitals—National Residency in Thoracic SurgeryTunisian Faculties of Medicine and accredited teaching hospitals—National Specialisation in Cardiac SurgeryPolish Ministry of Health and accredited training units—National Specialisation in Cardiothoracic SurgeryCroatian Ministry of Health and authorised training institutions—National Specialisation in Cardiovascular SurgeryMedical Chamber of Slovenia and authorised training providers—National Specialisation in Thoracic SurgeryIsrael Medical Association Scientific Council and accredited departments—National Specialist Training in Cardiac SurgeryCzech Ministry of Health and accredited cardiac-surgery centres—National Specialist Training in Thoracic SurgeryDanish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery and regional training centres—National Specialist Training in Thoracic SurgeryNorwegian Directorate of Health and approved training organisations—National Specialist Training in Thoracic SurgerySwedish National Board of Health and Welfare and approved healthcare providers—National Specialty Training in Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryHellenic Ministry of Health and recognised training hospitals—Physician Residency in Heart and Great-Vessel SurgeryShupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine—Postgraduate Programme in Cardiothoracic SurgeryAssiut University Faculty of Medicine—Residency in Cardiac and Thoracic SurgeryLithuanian University of Health Sciences—Residency in Cardiac SurgeryNicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy—Residency in Cardiac SurgeryRiga Stradins University—Residency in Cardiac Surgery (Adults and Children)Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical UniversitySee all 183 General thoracic surgery programmes →

Adult cardiac surgery 22

AUTEACTS Mitral Valve Repair FellowshipMedical University of Innsbruck (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Innsbruck, AustriaOpen to IMGsBELCardiac Surgery Clinical FellowshipUniversity Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven) · Leuven, BelgiumOpen to IMGsCANCardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship – St. Michael's HospitalSt. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (University of Toronto) · Toronto, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCANComplex Adult Cardiac and Valve Surgery FellowshipMcGill University Health Centre (Royal Victoria Hospital) · Montreal, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCHNFAHZU International Clinical Training — Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery FellowshipThe First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) · Hangzhou, ChinaOpen to IMGsEUREACTS Atrial Fibrillation Fellowship (AtriCure partnership)High-volume European AF ablation surgery centre (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Host centre assigned (Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Poland and others listed), Europe (multi-country)Open to IMGsEUREACTS Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy FellowshipEuropean CTEPH centres – Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim, Paris or Papworth, Europe (multi-country)Open to IMGsEUREACTS Robotic Cardiac Surgery FellowshipHigh-volume European robotic cardiac surgery centre (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Host centre assigned by EACTS, Europe (multi-country)Open to IMGsFRADFMS / DFMSA — Cardiovascular SurgeryNational DFMS/DFMSA network — coordinated by Université de Strasbourg · Multiple cities, FranceOpen to IMGsVisa routeITAEACTS OPCAB Extended Fellowship (Medtronic partnership)San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Salerno, ItalyOpen to IMGsITAEACTS Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) FellowshipOspedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · San Giovanni Rotondo, ItalyOpen to IMGsJPNClinical Observership — Cardiovascular Surgery department trackJuntendo University Hospital · Tokyo, JapanOpen to IMGsJPNInternational Physician Observership (IPOP) — Cardiovascular Surgery trackToho University Medical Center Omori Hospital · Tokyo, JapanOpen to IMGsJPNInternational Physician Observership (IPOP) — Chest Surgery trackToho University Medical Center Omori Hospital · Tokyo, JapanOpen to IMGsPRTEACTS Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Fellowship (Medtronic partnership)Hospital de Santa Cruz (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Lisbon (Carnaxide), PortugalOpen to IMGsSGPAdult Cardiac Fellowship Programme (Basic and Advanced)National University Hospital (NUH, NUHS) · SingaporeOpen to IMGsVisa routeSGPFellowship Training in Cardiac SurgeryNational Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS, SingHealth) · SingaporeOpen to IMGsVisa routeKORSeverance International Fellowship — Cardiovascular Surgery trackSeverance Hospital (Sinchon) / Yonsei University · Seoul, South KoreaOpen to IMGsKORShort-term Visiting Fellowship Program - Adult Cardiac SurgerySeoul National University Hospital (SNUH) · Seoul, South KoreaOpen to IMGsVisa routeESPEACTS Ukrainian Support FellowshipHospital Clínic de Barcelona (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Barcelona, SpainCitizens/PR onlyUSAAdvanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship – Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery TrackNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAMinimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa route

Congenital cardiac surgery 16

CANAdvanced Cardiac Surgery Clinical FellowshipUniversity of British Columbia (St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children's Hospital) · Vancouver, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCANPediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery FellowshipMcGill University Health Centre (Montreal Children's Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital) · Montreal, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeDEUPaediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Hospitation (Observership)Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) · Berlin, GermanyOpen to IMGsINDFellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (Children's HeartLink)Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Kochi) and Institut Jantung Negara (Kuala Lumpur) - Children's HeartLink · Kochi, IndiaOpen to IMGsINDInternational Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship ProgramAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · Kochi, IndiaOpen to IMGsSGPCongenital Heart Surgery Fellowship ProgrammeNational University Hospital (NUH, NUHS) · SingaporeOpen to IMGsVisa routeSGPFellowship Training in Congenital and Paediatric Cardiothoracic SurgeryKK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH, SingHealth) · SingaporeOpen to IMGsKORVisiting Fellowship Program in Pediatric Cardiovascular SurgerySeoul National University Hospital (SNUH) · Seoul, South KoreaOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipChildren's Hospital Los Angeles / Keck School of Medicine of USC · Los Angeles, United StatesUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipDuke University · Durham, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipSeattle Children's Hospital · Seattle, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipTexas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipUCLA Health · Los Angeles, United StatesVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiac Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Cincinnati / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, United StatesUSACongenital Cardiothoracic Surgery FellowshipChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta / Emory University · Atlanta, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSACongenital Cardiothoracic Surgery FellowshipChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, United States

Aortic surgery 14

EUREACTS Aortic Root and Valve Repair FellowshipHigh-volume aortic centres in Paris, Rome, Madrid, Brussels and Kaiserslautern (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Paris, Rome, Madrid or Brussels, Kaiserslautern, Madrid, Europe (multi-country)Open to IMGsFRAEACTS Aortic Root and Valve Repair Travelling Fellowship — Paris routeEACTS Francis Fontan Fund — selected high-volume Paris host · Paris, FranceINDFellowship in Aortic SurgeryAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi · New Delhi, IndiaOpen to IMGsSGPAdvanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship ProgrammeNational University Hospital (NUH, NUHS) · SingaporeOpen to IMGsVisa routeKORSeverance International Fellowship - Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySeverance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) · Seoul, South KoreaOpen to IMGsVisa routeKORSeverance International Fellowship — Aorta and Vascular Center(Gangnam) trackGangnam Severance Hospital / Yonsei University · Seoul, South KoreaOpen to IMGsGBRLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Clinical Aortic FellowshipLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool, United KingdomUSAAdvanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery FellowshipDuke University · Durham, United StatesVisa routeUSAAdvanced Aortic Surgery FellowshipEmory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAAdvanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship – Aortic Surgery and Endovascular Procedures TrackNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAAortic and Endovascular Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) · Pittsburgh, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAAortic Surgery FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeVNMEndovascular Intervention for Peripheral Vascular Disease CourseThong Nhat Hospital (Benh vien Thong Nhat) · Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamVNMEndovascular Stent-Graft Treatment of Aortic Disease Certificate ProgrammeUniversity Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (Benh vien Dai hoc Y Duoc TP.HCM) · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Heart & lung transplant / MCS 13

AUSFellow / Registrar (Unaccredited) – Cardiothoracic SurgeryThe Alfred (Bayside Health) · Melbourne, AustraliaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCANCardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship – Toronto General HospitalToronto General Hospital, University Health Network (University of Toronto) · Toronto, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCANLung Transplant FellowshipUniversity Health Network – Toronto General Hospital (University of Toronto) · Toronto, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeCANMultidisciplinary Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support FellowshipMcGill University Health Centre · Montreal, CanadaOpen to IMGsVisa routeEUREACTS Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) FellowshipMaastricht UMC+, UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg) and Medical University of Vienna (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Maastricht, Leuven and Vienna, Europe (multi-country)Open to IMGsESPEACTS Advanced Intensive Postoperative Care FellowshipBarcelona host centre (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Barcelona, SpainOpen to IMGsESPEACTS Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices FellowshipHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund) · Madrid (Majadahonda), SpainOpen to IMGsGBRSenior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Transplantation (NHS Jobs advert)Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, United KingdomVisa routeUSAAdvanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship – Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support TrackNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAAdvanced Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Training ProgramUniversity of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United StatesOpen to IMGsVisa routeUSAHeart and Lung Transplantation FellowshipUCLA Health · Los Angeles, United StatesVisa routeUSAMechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation FellowshipWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · St. Louis, United StatesCitizens/PR onlyVisa routeUSAThoracic Transplant Surgery FellowshipDuke University · Durham, United StatesVisa route