The Fellowship Directory lists 144 cardiothoracic anaesthesia fellowships at 127 institutions. The main training cities are London, New York and Boston. 38% say they accept international medical graduates and 33% describe a visa route. The most common length is 1 year. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements.
Frequently asked questions
How many cardiothoracic anaesthesia fellowships are there?
144 listings at 127 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.
Can international medical graduates apply?
55 of the 144 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 47 describe a visa route such as J-1, H-1B or a work permit. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.
When are the next application deadlines?
Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (job advert) (Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust): 12 October 2026; Subspecialty Programme (Sp2) in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy - Cardiovascular Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga (FK UNAIR) / RSUD Dr. Soetomo): 3 November 2026; Especialización en Anestesia Cardiovascular y Torácica (SNIES 110715) (Universidad CES – Facultad de Medicina): 4 November 2026.
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USAAdult Cardiac Anesthesia FellowshipMontefiore Einstein – Department of Anesthesiology · New York, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health · Madison, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine · Indianapolis, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipMassachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipThomas Jefferson University (Sidney Kimmel Medical College) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Medicine – Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care · Chicago, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine · Cincinnati, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Iowa Health Care · Iowa City, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia FellowshipVanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) FellowshipUniversity of Michigan · Ann Arbor, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipCedars-Sinai Medical Center – Department of Anesthesiology · Los Angeles, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipCleveland Clinic · Cleveland, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipColumbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipDuke University · Durham, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipEmory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipHenry Ford Hospital · Detroit, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipMedical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (McGaw Medical Center) · Chicago, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipOregon Health & Science University · Portland, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipStanford Medicine · Stanford, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipTufts Medical Center – Department of Anesthesiology · Boston, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUCLA Health · Los Angeles, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUCSF Health · San Francisco, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine · Aurora, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Florida College of Medicine · Gainesville, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine – Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine · Louisville, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine · Baltimore, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Minnesota Medical School · Minneapolis, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh / UPMC · Pittsburgh, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Utah Health · Salt Lake City, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine · Charlottesville, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Washington · Seattle, United StatesUSAAdult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, United StatesSee all 63 United States programmes →Canada 18
CANAdult Cardiac Anesthesia FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaCANAdult Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care FellowshipToronto General Hospital (University Health Network) · Toronto, CanadaCANAnesthesia for Thoracic Surgery FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesia & Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit FellowshipWestern University – Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine (University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre) · London, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesia and Transesophageal Echocardiography FellowshipDalhousie University – Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine (QEII Health Sciences Centre – Halifax Infirmary) · Halifax, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesia and Transesophageal Echocardiography FellowshipInstitut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ) – Université Laval · Quebec City, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Alberta – Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine · Edmonton, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Manitoba – Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine · Winnipeg, CanadaCANCardiac Anesthesiology FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute – University of Ottawa Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine · Ottawa, CanadaCANCardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care FellowshipSt. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto) · Toronto, CanadaCANCardiovascular Anesthesia and Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine · Calgary, CanadaCANDES en anesthésiologie cardiaque (Cardiac Anaesthesiology)Université de Montréal – Département d'anesthésiologie et de médecine de la douleur · Montreal, CanadaCANDES en anesthésiologie cardiothoracique (Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology)Université de Montréal – Département d'anesthésiologie et de médecine de la douleur · Montreal, CanadaCANThoracic Anesthesia FellowshipThe Ottawa Hospital – University of Ottawa Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine · Ottawa, CanadaCANThoracic Anesthesia FellowshipToronto General Hospital (University Health Network) · Toronto, CanadaCANThoracic Anesthesia FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine · Calgary, CanadaCANVascular & Thoracic Anesthesia FellowshipWestern University – Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine (Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre) · London, CanadaCANVascular Anesthesia and Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine · Calgary, CanadaAustralia 12
AUSCardio-Thoracic Anaesthetic FellowshipRoyal North Shore Hospital · Sydney, AustraliaAUSCardiothoracic Anaesthesia FellowshipFiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group · Perth (Murdoch), AustraliaAUSCardiothoracic Anaesthesia FellowshipThe Alfred, Bayside Health · Melbourne, AustraliaAUSCardiothoracic Anaesthesia Provisional FellowVictorian Heart Hospital (Monash Health) · Melbourne, AustraliaAUSCardiothoracic Anaesthesia Provisional FellowshipFlinders Medical Centre · Adelaide, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiac AnaesthesiaLiverpool Hospital · Sydney, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiac Anaesthesia & Transoesophageal EchoWestmead Hospital · Sydney, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiac Anaesthesia and PerfusionPrincess Alexandra Hospital · Brisbane, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaRoyal Adelaide Hospital · Adelaide, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · Sydney, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaSt Vincent's Hospital Sydney · Sydney, AustraliaAUSProvisional Fellow in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaThe Prince Charles Hospital · Brisbane, AustraliaUnited Kingdom 12
GBRBasic EACTAIC Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (job advert)University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (Derriford Hospital) · Plymouth, United KingdomGBRCardiac Fellowship Programme – Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (job advert)Wythenshawe Hospital (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) · Manchester, United KingdomGBRCardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care FellowshipOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Oxford, United KingdomGBRCardiothoracic Anaesthesia FellowshipRoyal Brompton Hospital (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) · London, United KingdomGBRClinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical CareRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, United KingdomGBRClinical Fellowship in Thoracic AnaesthesiaUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBRESAIC Exchange Programme Host Centre (Observership / Hands-on)Barts Heart Centre (St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust) · London, United KingdomGBRInternational Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive CareThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Freeman Hospital) · Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomGBRInternational Medical Fellowship Programme — Cardiac Intensive Care trackGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBRSenior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaHarefield Hospital (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) · Harefield (Uxbridge), United KingdomGBRSenior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (job advert)Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool, United KingdomGBRThoracic Anaesthesia FellowshipRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, United KingdomIndia 7
INDDM Cardiac AnaesthesiaAmrita School of Medicine / Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · Kochi, IndiaINDDM Cardiac AnaesthesiaChristian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia · Vellore, IndiaINDDM Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnaesthesiaSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Department of Anaesthesiology · Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaINDFellowship in Paediatric Cardiac AnaesthesiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi · New Delhi, IndiaINDFIACTA – Fellowship of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnaesthesiologistsLilavati Hospital & Research Centre · Mumbai, IndiaINDPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Vascular AnaesthesiaSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Department of Anaesthesiology · Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaINDPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Cardiac AnaesthesiaChristian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia · Vellore, IndiaGermany 3
DEUFellowship in Advanced Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (Erweitertes Fellowship Kardioanästhesie)Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) · Berlin, GermanyDEUFellowship in Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) · Berlin, GermanyDEUModular Fellowship in Cardioanaesthesia and Intensive CareGerman Heart Center of the Charité · Berlin, GermanyIndonesia 3
IDNCardiovascular Anaesthesia Fellowship (FAKV)RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang · Semarang, IndonesiaIDNSubspecialty Programme (Sp2) in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy - Cardiovascular AnaesthesiaFaculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FK-KMK UGM) · Yogyakarta, IndonesiaIDNSubspecialty Programme (Sp2) in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy - Cardiovascular Anaesthesia and Critical CareFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga (FK UNAIR) / RSUD Dr. Soetomo · Surabaya, IndonesiaSingapore 3
SGPFellowship in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaSingapore General Hospital (SingHealth) · SingaporeSGPFellowship Training in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaNational Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS, SingHealth) · SingaporeSGPTraining Programme for Cardiac Anaesthesia - Clinical FellowNational University Hospital (NUH, NUHS) · SingaporeBelgium 2
BELCardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia FellowshipUniversity Hospitals Leuven · Leuven, BelgiumBELEACTAIC Cardiac Anesthesia FellowshipAZORG Aalst (OLV Clinic) · Aalst, BelgiumNew Zealand 2
NZLCardiac Anaesthesia Provisional Fellowship YearWaikato Hospital (Te Whatu Ora – Waikato) · Hamilton, New ZealandNZLProvisional Fellowship Trainee in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia (6 months)Wellington Hospital (Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley) · Wellington, New ZealandSaudi Arabia 2
SAUCardiac Anaesthesia FellowshipKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSAUSaudi Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship Training ProgramKing Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City (MNGHA) · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThailand 2
THAClinical Fellowship Training Program in Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnesthesiaFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University · Bangkok, ThailandTHAFellowship in Anesthesia for Cardiac, Major Vascular and Thoracic Surgery (CVT Anesthesia)Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University / King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital · Bangkok, ThailandAustria 1
AUTFellows and Observers – Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain MedicineMedical University of Vienna – Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine · Vienna, AustriaChile 1
CHIAnestesia Cardiovascular (Cardiovascular Anaesthesia Subspecialty)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Escuela de Medicina, División de Anestesiología · Santiago, ChileChina 1
CHNFAHZU International Clinical Training — Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology FellowshipThe First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) · Hangzhou, ChinaColombia 1
COLEspecialización en Anestesia Cardiovascular y Torácica (SNIES 110715)Universidad CES – Facultad de Medicina · Medellín, ColombiaDenmark 1
DNKSSAI Advanced Educational Programme in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (7th programme, 2026–28)Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) · Multiple sites, DenmarkFrance 1
FRADU d'Anesthésie, Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire en Chirurgie Thoracique et CardiovasculaireSorbonne Université – Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation · Paris, FranceHong Kong SAR 1
HKGCardiothoracic and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship (Global Fellowship Programme)The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Prince of Wales Hospital) · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARHungary 1
HUNESAIC Exchange Programme Host Centre (Observership / Hands-on)Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center · Budapest, HungaryJapan 1
JPNCardiovascular Anaesthesia Training Programme (Resident / Specialist Trainee Course)National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) · Suita, JapanPakistan 1
PAKFCPS Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Training ProgrammeNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) · Karachi, PakistanPapua New Guinea 1
PAPHigher Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiothoracic AnaesthesiaUniversity of Papua New Guinea · School of Medicine and Health Sciences · Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaPeru 1
PERSecond Professional Specialty Programme in Cardiovascular Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (Anestesiología y Terapia Intensiva Cardiovascular)Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia – Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado; teaching site Instituto Nacional del Corazón (INCOR) · Lima, PeruPhilippines 1
PHLThoracic and Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship ProgramUniversity of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), Department of Anesthesiology · Manila, PhilippinesQatar 1
QATCardiac Anesthesia Clinical FellowshipHamad Medical Corporation (HMC) – Department of Anesthesia, ICU and Perioperative Medicine · Doha, QatarSwitzerland 1
CHECardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia FellowshipInselspital, University Hospital Bern · Bern, Switzerland