Cardiothoracic subspecialty fellowships in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain

Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Advanced Clinical Attachment — Specialist Route

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain · International Clinical Training · Closed

The hospital lists a Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery training attachment and separately defines an advanced branch for already-qualified specialists. This profile covers the paediatric cardiac-surgical specialist route, distinct from medical cardiology, the hospital’s resident rotations and its separate university master’s degree. International placements for the second half of 2026 are full, despite the general course card showing places available.

Duration

For international specialists, 1–6 months with a possible extension of up to 6 additional months in approved cases. Domestic specialist duration is set individually. This is a central specialist-route limit, not a fixed CTS curriculum length.

Deadline

International places for the second half of 2026 are full; next application window not announced

Eligibility

National and international qualified specialists seeking advanced training. International applicants must be professionally active abroad; residents have a separate route that is not represented here.

Required prior training

Already-qualified specialist route. The host must confirm whether your completed surgical specialty and experience meet the proposed cardiac-surgery placement; no specific board or minimum case number is published.

International applicants

The pathway is designed for professionals working abroad as well as domestic specialists. International clinical stays require Spanish Ministry of Health authorisation in addition to hospital acceptance.

Language

No programme-specific language threshold published in the reviewed attachment sources; confirm clinical and teaching language with the accepting surgical service.

Funding

No cardiac-surgery attachment salary, stipend or funded accommodation is published in the reviewed sources. Confirm fees, insurance and personal costs with Docencia.

How to apply: Contact hospitalbarcelona.docencia@sjd.es or +34 93 253 21 19, specifying the Cardiac Surgery service, your completed surgical specialty, current professional role, proposed dates and learning objectives. Ask when international requests reopen: the central admissions page says second-half 2026 places are full and the form is temporarily disabled. International placements need hospital acceptance and Spanish Ministry of Health authorisation; do not treat the course card’s generic availability label as an acceptance.

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