Adult Cardiac
Open
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
McMaster University, Division of Cardiac Surgery (Hamilton Health Sciences)
Deadline: November 1 of the year prior to the anticipated July 1 start date
Cardiothoracic subspecialty fellowships in North America
101 fellowships across 3 countries, led by Adult Cardiac, Congenital, Transplant & MCS.
Fellowships
General Thoracic
Open
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital
Deadline: 26 October 2026, 09:00 Pacific Time
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Deadline: Confirm with programme
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Northwestern Medicine
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship
Toronto General Hospital / University of Toronto
Deadline: See official fellowship office
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship — St. Michael's Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto) / University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship — Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Rolling
Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS/Transplant) Fellowship
University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Deadline: Rolling review; confirm the priority application date on the official page
Congenital
Rolling
Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Fellowship — Hospital for Sick Children
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) / University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed (page says applications accepted on an ongoing basis)
Congenital
Rolling
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Children's National Hospital
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital
Rolling
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
UCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery (Chirurgie cardiaque)
Montreal Heart Institute (Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal), Department of Surgery — Université de Montréal
Deadline: Not publicly listed (apply more than 18 months in advance)
Transplant & MCS
Rolling
Fellowship in Cardiogenic Shock and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Montreal Heart Institute (Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal), Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Service
Deadline: Not publicly listed (apply at least 12 months in advance)
Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Rolling
Fellowship in Surgical Intensive Care (Soins intensifs chirurgicaux)
Montreal Heart Institute (Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal), Department of Surgery — Surgical ICU
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Rolling
Heart and Lung Transplantation Fellowship
UCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)
Deadline: Apply at least one year before the 1 July start date
Transplant & MCS
Rolling
Lung Transplant Fellowship
University Health Network / University of Toronto
Deadline: See official fellowship office
Congenital
Rolling
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Fellowship
Phoenix Children's Hospital (Center for Heart Care)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
General Thoracic
Rolling
Thoracic Surgery Clinical Fellowship
University Health Network / University of Toronto
Deadline: See official fellowship office
General Thoracic
Rolling
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques
London Health Sciences Centre / Western University, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Thoracic Oncology
Rolling
Thoracic Surgery Oncology Fellowship
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Alberta
Deadline: Contact programme
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship — Surrey Memorial
University of British Columbia / Surrey Memorial Hospital
Deadline: Contact fellowship director
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship — Vancouver General
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital
Deadline: Contact fellowship director
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Advanced Robotic Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Advanced Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Hackensack Meridian Health — JFK University Medical Center
Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
Thoracic Oncology
Date not announced
Advanced Thoracic and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Fellowship
McGill University
Deadline: 1 September (standing annual rule; intake year unconfirmed)
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Aortic Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Deadline: Contact the programme
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Aortic Surgery Fellowship
Penn Medicine
Deadline: Contact the programme
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Research & Academic
Date not announced
Cardiac Surgery Research Training Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Deadline: Contact research programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiac Transplant / Surgical Heart Failure Fellowship
University of British Columbia / St. Paul's Hospital
Deadline: Contact fellowship programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiac Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
University of Alberta
Deadline: Contact programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship
University of Chicago Medicine
Deadline: Contact the programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Surgery Fellowship (Florida)
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Deadline: 1 May of the year before the July start
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Deadline: 1 November of the year before the start
Multi-specialty
Date not announced
Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Deadline: 1 November of the year before the start
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Complex Adult Cardiac and Valve Surgery Fellowship
McGill University
Deadline: See official programme
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Complex Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Department of Surgery — St. Boniface Hospital & Health Sciences Centre
Deadline: 31 January (standing annual rule; intake year not stated)
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Deadline: Current application date not published
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Deadline: Current application date not published
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Northwestern University / Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Deadline: Confirm the current match cycle with the programme
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Stanford Medicine / Stanford Children's Health
Deadline: See official programme
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital
Date not announced
Congenital Cardiac Surgery International Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
Deadline: By 31 October preceding a July start
Thoracic Oncology
Date not announced
Curso de Posgrado de Alta Especialidad en Medicina: Cirugía Oncológica de Tórax
UNAM Facultad de Medicina, División de Estudios de Posgrado — sede: Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Curso de Posgrado de Alta Especialidad en Medicina: Cirugía de Tórax Pediátrica
UNAM Facultad de Medicina, División de Estudios de Posgrado — sede: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
ECMO / Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Deadline: Contact the programme
General Thoracic
Date not announced
General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (Arizona)
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Deadline: 31 January of the same appointment year
General Thoracic
Date not announced
General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Deadline: 1 November of the year before the July start (standing annual rule; next intake availability unconfirmed)
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Heart Transplant Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Lung Transplant Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Mechanical Cardiac Support and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship
University of Utah Health, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Therapy Fellowship
UTHealth Houston / Center for Advanced Heart Failure
Deadline: Contact the programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Deadline: Contact the programme
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
General Thoracic
Date not announced
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Thoracic Oncology
Date not announced
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Fox Chase Cancer Center / Temple Health
Deadline: Per Fellowship Council cycle (not stated on page)
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Multidisciplinary Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
McGill University Division of Cardiac Surgery — McGill University Health Centre (Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital)
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital
Date not announced
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Alberta
Deadline: Contact programme
Congenital
Date not announced
Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Fellowship
McGill University
Deadline: See official programme
Congenital
Date not announced
Posgrado de Alta Especialidad en Medicina: Cirugía de Malformaciones Congénitas del Corazón (Congenital Heart Surgery)
UNAM Faculty of Medicine, División de Estudios de Posgrado — sedes: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez and Instituto Nacional de Pediatría
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Structural Heart Disease Fellowship (track for cardiothoracic surgeons)
NYU Langone Health, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology / Heart Valve Center
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Thoracic Transplantation Surgery Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Deadline: Contact the programme
Transplant & MCS
Date not announced
Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac
Needs confirmation
James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
AATS Foundation
Deadline: 2 Dec 2026 (page header); applicant text states 1 Dec at 11:59 PM ET
General Thoracic
Needs confirmation
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
AATS Foundation (with Intuitive Surgical)
Deadline: Conflicting official dates: 1 December 2026 at23:59Eastern vs2December2026
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship
Emory University
Deadline: 2026–2027 applications closed; next call not announced
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship
University of Michigan Health
Deadline: 15 Jul 2026
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship
UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School
Deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship
University of Calgary — Sections of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (Libin Cardiovascular Institute)
Deadline: October 1 (annual; 2026 deadline has passed)
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital
Deadline: 15 August 2026 (2027 start)
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Michigan Health
Deadline: 15 Jul 2026
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital
Deadline: 2026 position filled — 2027 timeline not yet announced
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Deadline: 1 November 2024 (last published cycle)
Transplant & MCS
Closed
Advanced Lung Failure and Transplant Fellowship
Northwestern Medicine
Deadline: 30 June 2026 (published call; page marked under update)
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare (Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital)
Deadline: 2026–2027 applications closed; next call not announced
General Thoracic
Closed
Advanced Thoracic Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Dalhousie University, Division of Cardiac Surgery (Nova Scotia Health)
Deadline: Not accepting applications; update to be posted when applications reopen
Transplant & MCS
Closed
Cardiothoracic Transplantation Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital
Deadline: 15 August 2025 (published call for 1 August 2026 start)
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Michigan Health
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Deadline: 1 Sep 2026
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Deadline: 31 July 2026 (TSDA Congenital Match application deadline for 2027 appointment)
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Seattle Children's Hospital
Deadline: 31 July 2026
Congenital
Closed
Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Deadline: 31 July 2026 (TSDA Congenital Match application deadline for July 2027 start)
Multi-specialty
Closed
Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship
AATS Foundation
Deadline: 2026 cycle closed
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Fellowship in Advanced Aortic Surgery
University of Toronto (Divisions of Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery) — Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & University Health Network
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (for 1 July 2027 start)
Transplant & MCS
Closed
Lung Transplant Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Deadline: Programme currently not filling position for upcoming academic year
Adult Cardiac
Closed
MiCS Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (MiCS-CABG) Fellowship in partnership with Medtronic
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Deadline: 1 May 2026 (window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
Congenital
Closed
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Deadline: 31 Jul 2026
Congenital
Closed
Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of British Columbia / BC Children's Hospital
Deadline: 2026 and 2027 positions filled; 2028 timeline not yet announced
Research & Academic
Closed
Pragmatic Clinical Trials Fellowship in partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Deadline: 1 September 2026 (window 1 July – 1 September 2026)
Research & Academic
Closed
Quality and Outcomes with MSTCVS Fellowship
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Deadline: 1 September 2026 (window 1 July – 1 September 2026)
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Structural Heart and Valve Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Deadline: Applications for all advanced fellowships (except Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery) are currently closed
Transplant & MCS
Closed
Thoracic Transplantation and MCS Surgery Fellowship
Emory University
Deadline: 2026–2027 applications closed; next call not announced
Adult Cardiac
Closed
Tirone E. David International Fellowship
AATS Foundation
Deadline: 2026 cycle closed