Multi-specialty
Rolling
Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Hospitation
German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC)
Berlin, Germany · Maximum 2 months
Berlin, Germany · Maximum 2 months
Deadline: No fixed deadline published; confirm availability with the host
Cardiothoracic subspecialty fellowships in Berlin, Germany
3 fellowships in Berlin.
Fellowships
Heart Failure & Transplant
Rolling
Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC)
Berlin, Germany · 2 years
Deadline: Start dates arranged individually
Congenital
Needs confirmation
Congenital & Paediatric Heart Surgery Hospitation
German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC)
Berlin, Germany · Agreed with the department; general DHZC hospitation limit is 3 months
Deadline: No fixed deadline published; confirm availability with the host
What the official sources state
Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Hospitation
A specialist physician observation route on the cardiothoracic surgical wards and in theatre. The department advertises two places for stays of up to two months.
- Eligibility
- Medical specialists; submit the published visitor application documents and English/German B2 language evidence. Clinical employment or a German practice licence is not required for shadowing.
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline published; confirm availability with the host
- Required prior training
- Medical specialist qualification; this is a postgraduate physician observation route.
- Language
- The application list requests evidence of English and German at B2 or above.
- Funding
- Unpaid. Applicants provide proof of financing and health insurance.
- Positions
- Two departmental shadowing places; current availability must be confirmed.
- Application documents
- Application marked Hospitant and CV in German or English, language evidence, passport, clinic/university reference, health insurance and proof of financing. Include a professional/medical licence if available; confirm departmental acceptance.
How to apply: Email paula.reinbold@dhzc-charite.de with a German/English application marked “Hospitant”, CV, language evidence, passport, clinic/university reference, health insurance and proof of financing. Include a medical/professional licence if available. Confirm surgical departmental acceptance before arranging travel.
Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
Structured MCS fellowship covering short- and long-term support, cardiogenic shock, ECLS, LVAD, perioperative echocardiography and cardiovascular intensive care across two DHZC campuses.
- Duration
- 2 years
- Deadline
- Start dates arranged individually
- Eligibility
- International equivalent specialist and intensive-care qualifications may be considered subject to German recognition
- International applicants
- International equivalent specialist and intensive-care qualifications may be considered subject to German recognition
- Language
- German C1 and English B2
- Funding
- Paid full-time position under German physician tariff group A2
- Application documents
- See official application instructions
How to apply: Contact the programme using the official MCS fellowship email published by DHZC.
Congenital & Paediatric Heart Surgery Hospitation
A specialist physician shadowing route in congenital and paediatric cardiac surgery; the surgical department confirms dates and availability.
- Eligibility
- Medical specialists; submit the published visitor application documents and English/German B2 language evidence. Clinical employment or a German practice licence is not required for shadowing.
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline published; confirm availability with the host
- Required prior training
- Medical specialist qualification; this is a postgraduate physician observation route.
- Language
- The application list requests evidence of English and German at B2 or above.
- Funding
- Unpaid. Applicants provide proof of financing and health insurance.
- Application documents
- Application marked Hospitant and CV in German or English, language evidence, passport, clinic/university reference, health insurance and proof of financing. Include a professional/medical licence if available; confirm departmental acceptance.
- Official contact
- kinderherzchirurgie@dhzc-charite.de
How to apply: Email kinderherzchirurgie@dhzc-charite.de with a German/English application marked “Hospitant”, CV, language evidence, passport, clinic/university reference, health insurance and proof of financing. Include a medical/professional licence if available. Confirm surgical departmental acceptance before arranging travel.
About training at Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany lists 3 fellowships at 1 institution. 2 currently show an open, rolling or upcoming application route on the official page. 1 has no published date or needs confirmation, so check with the programme.
Subspecialties here: Multi-specialty, Heart Failure & Transplant, Congenital.
Before you apply: registration, visas and funding vary by programme and country, and an official page does not always state them. Read the profile, then see International applicant guide · Licensing and registration · Visa and work rights · Funding and costs · Contacting a programme.