Fellowships in United Kingdom

16 fellowships at 14 institutions.

Cities: Birmingham (1), Bristol (1), Cambridge (1), Edinburgh (1), Harefield (2), Liverpool (2), London (4)

Institutions: Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), Barts Thorax Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), Bristol Heart Institute (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust), 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), Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust — St Thomas’ Hospital, Harefield Hospital (Royal Brompton & Harefield, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS) / Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham / Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Fellowships

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 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
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)
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

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

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)
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)