CTCTS Fellow

Cardiothoracic subspecialty fellowships in Europe

44 fellowships across 16 countries, led by Adult Cardiac, General Thoracic, Transplant & MCS.

Countries: Austria (4), Belgium (4), Denmark (1), France (5), Germany (8), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Ireland (1), Italy (7), Netherlands (4), North Macedonia (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Spain (5), Switzerland (4), United Kingdom (16)

Fellowships

Adult Cardiac Rolling

International Heart Surgery Center Greece Clinical Fellowship (MICS / Mitral)

International Heart Surgery Center Greece / HYGEIA

Athens (Marousi), Greece · Not publicly listed — contact the centre (workshops and clinical observation pathways described)

International Clinical Training

Deadline: Not publicly listed — enquire via heartsurgerycentre@hygeia.gr
General Thoracic Rolling

International Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Semmelweis University (Thoracic Surgery Clinic, with the National Institute of Oncology and National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology)

Budapest, Hungary · Flexible, typically 3 to 12 months (12-month general thoracic, 6-month minimally invasive, 3-month intensive RATS or VATS tracks)

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Rolling; no fixed deadline (apply 6–12 months before intended start)
General Thoracic Rolling

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Fellowship

University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland · 4 months

Advanced Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Applications accepted through the official programme form
Heart Failure & Transplant Rolling

Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship

German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC)

Berlin, Germany · 2 years

Advanced Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Start dates arranged individually
Adult Cardiac Rolling

Structural Heart Disease Fellowship (Complex Aortic / HOCM)

Harefield Hospital (Royal Brompton & Harefield, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)

Harefield, United Kingdom · 12 months recommended; 6 months considered

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac Rolling

Structural Heart Interventions Fellowship

University Hospital Zurich (University Heart Center)

Zurich, Switzerland · 2 years

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Applications accepted by email; no fixed deadline published
General Thoracic Rolling

Thoracic Surgery Clinical and Research Fellowship

University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland · Individually agreed; past fellows stayed up to 1 year

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Applications accepted through the official programme form
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Barts Post CCT Complex Aortic Fellowship

Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust)

London, United Kingdom · 1 year

Post-CCT Clinical Fellowship (RCSEd-accredited)

Deadline: Not publicly listed
General Thoracic Date not announced

Barts Post CCT Robotic Thoracic Fellowship

Barts Thorax Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust)

London, United Kingdom · 6 months, extendable to 1 year

Post-CCT Clinical Fellowship (RCSEd-accredited)

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Bristol Post CCT Mitral Fellowship

Bristol Heart Institute (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)

Bristol, United Kingdom · 1 year

Post-CCT Clinical Fellowship (RCSEd-accredited)

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital Date not announced

Fellow Position for Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Liverpool, United Kingdom · 1 year

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital Date not announced

Subspecialisation in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Faculty of Medicine

Skopje and accredited training centres, North Macedonia · 2 years (24 months)

National University Subspecialisation

Deadline: No current applicant-specific deadline is published
General Thoracic Date not announced

Thoracic Surgery Fellow Position

Hôpital Saint Joseph Marseille

Marseille, France · 6 months or 1 year

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: No current deadline published; contact the department
Adult Cardiac Closed

ACT - Michael Warburg - SCTS Travelling Fellowship

Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS) / Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust

London, United Kingdom · Not publicly listed

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 28 November 2025 at 23:59 (2025 round)
Congenital Closed

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship – 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (host: Centrum voor Aangeboren Hartafwijkingen Amsterdam–Leiden, CAHAL)

Amsterdam and Leiden, Netherlands · 6 months

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 September 2026 (application window 1 July – 1 September 2026)
Adult Cardiac Closed

Aortic Root and Valve Repair Fellowship

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund

Paris, Rome and Madrid, or Brussels, Kaiserslautern and Madrid, Europe · Three 1-week internships plus two EACTS courses

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 2027 cycle closed 1 May 2026 (applications ran 1 Mar–1 May)
Adult Cardiac Closed

Atrial Fibrillation Fellowship in partnership with AtriCure – 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (high-volume AF ablation surgery centres)

Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain or Sheffield (UK) · Four weeks in-hospital training plus three AtriCure training courses

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2026 (application window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
General Thoracic Closed

ESTS Robotic School Fellowship (Robotic Academy Fellowship)

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Rouen, France and European training centres · 1 year (e-learning, 2-day bootcamp, training in Rouen, 2 × 2 days at a European centre, 6-month fellowship)

Advanced Skills Fellowship

Deadline: 17 November 2024 (last published cycle)
Transplant & MCS Closed

Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Fellowship in partnership with Medtronic – 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Maastricht University Medical Centre; Gasthuisberg Hospital, KU Leuven; Medical University of Vienna)

Maastricht, Netherlands; Leuven, Belgium; Vienna, Austria · Three one-week placements (plus EACTS MCS Summit, Nov 2027)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2026 (application window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
Adult Cardiac Closed

International Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust — St Thomas’ Hospital

London, United Kingdom · 8 months (7 months St Thomas’ and 1 month European observership)

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: 14 October 2026, 23:59
Adult Cardiac Closed

Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery

AATS Foundation (host: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Cardiac Surgery)

University Hospital Vienna, Austria · 6 months

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: 2 July 2026 (page also states 'Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026')
Adult Cardiac Closed

Mitral Valve Repair Fellowship 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Medical University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria · 2 weeks (from January 2027)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2026 (window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
Adult Cardiac Closed

Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (CTEPH) Fellowship

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund

Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris, Europe · 1 month

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 2027 cycle closed 1 May 2026 (applications ran 1 Mar–1 May)
Adult Cardiac Closed

Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund

High-volume European host centre, Europe · 4–6 weeks

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 2026 application window closed
General Thoracic Closed

Robotic Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund

Paris, Calabria or London, Europe · 6 weeks (two 3-week placements)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: Applications ran 1 Jul–1 Sep 2026 (now closed); check the EACTS page for the next call
Adult Cardiac Closed

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Fellowship 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy · 3 months (from January 2027)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2026 (window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
Multi-specialty Closed

Travelling Leadership Fellowship for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery – 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Erasmus MC Rotterdam; German Heart Centre Munich; University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Annunziata Hospital, Calabria)

Rotterdam (Netherlands), Munich (Germany), Cardiff (UK), Calabria (Italy) · 3 weeks (three one-week visits to three of the four centres)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2026 (application window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
General Thoracic Closed

VATS Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark · 3 months (1 June – 1 September 2027)

Travelling Fellowship

Deadline: 1 September 2026 (window 1 July – 1 September 2026)