CTCTS Fellow

Fellowships in Italy

7 fellowships at 5 institutions.

Cities: Salerno (1), San Giovanni Rotondo (1)

Institutions: EACTS Francis Fontan Fund, EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (high-volume AF ablation surgery centres), EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Erasmus MC Rotterdam; German Heart Centre Munich; University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Annunziata Hospital, Calabria), EACTS Francis Fontan Fund / San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital, EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

Fellowships

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)
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)
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: 2027 cycle closed 1 May 2026 (applications ran 1 Mar–1 May)
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)