Fellowships in United States

66 fellowships at 46 institutions.

Cities: Ann Arbor (4), Atlanta (5), Aurora (2), Baltimore (1), Boston (2), Buffalo (1), Chicago (5), Cincinnati (1), Columbus (1), Durham (4), Edison (1), Houston (6), Jacksonville (1), Kansas City (1), Los Angeles (5), Minneapolis (1), New York (3), Palo Alto (1), Philadelphia (3), Phoenix (2), Pittsburgh (5), Rochester (3), Salt Lake City (1), Seattle (2), St. Louis (4), Washington (1)

Institutions: AATS Foundation (with Intuitive Surgical), Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center), Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Children's Mercy Kansas City, Children's National Hospital, Duke University Hospital, EACTS Francis Fontan Fund, Emory University, Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare (Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital), Fox Chase Cancer Center / Temple Health, Hackensack Meridian Health — JFK University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology / Heart Valve Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University / Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Penn Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital (Center for Heart Care), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine / Stanford Children's Health, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons), UCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles, UTHealth Houston / Center for Advanced Heart Failure, UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School, University of Chicago Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Michigan Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC, University of Utah Health, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital

Fellowships

General Thoracic Open

General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Rochester, United States · 1 or 2 years

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 1 November of the year before the July start (1 Nov 2026 for July 2027)
Research & Academic Upcoming

STS Database Clinical Research Fellowship

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)

STS Research and Analytic Center, United States · 1 year

Research Fellowship

Deadline: 15 September 2027 (next window 1 July – 15 September 2027)
Adult Cardiac Rolling

Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, United States · 1–2 years

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Confirm with programme
Adult Cardiac Rolling

Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, United States · 1–2 years

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Congenital Rolling

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Children's National Hospital

Washington, United States · 2 years plus optional third year

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Congenital Rolling

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

UCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)

Los Angeles, United States · 1 year

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS Rolling

Heart and Lung Transplantation Fellowship

UCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)

Los Angeles, United States · 1 year

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Apply at least one year before the 1 July start date
Thoracic Oncology Rolling

Thoracic Surgery Oncology Fellowship

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, United States · 1 year

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship

Emory University

Atlanta, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 1 Jul 2026 and 1 Aug 2026 (2026-2027 cohort; now closed)
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship

Duke University Hospital

Durham, United States · 1 year; abbreviated 6-month option may be available

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Advanced Lung Failure and Transplant Fellowship

Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, United States · 24 months

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Programme page under update; contact Northwestern
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Emory University School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare (Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital)

Atlanta, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship (non-ACGME)

Deadline: 1 Jul 2026 and 1 Aug 2026 (2026-2027 cohort; now closed)
General Thoracic Date not announced

Advanced Robotic Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
General Thoracic Date not announced

Advanced Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Hackensack Meridian Health — JFK University Medical Center

Edison, United States · 1 year

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Confirm current dates with programme
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Aortic Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, United States · 1 year; a second year may be available

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Aortic Surgery Fellowship

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, United States · 12 months; optional 6-month format

Non-accredited Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC

Pittsburgh, United States · 1 clinical year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Cardiac Transplant Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center)

Houston, United States · 1 year (optional additional year at faculty discretion)

Texas Medical Board-approved Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, United States · 24 months

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
Multi-specialty Date not announced

Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota)

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Rochester, United States · Up to 3 years (annual appointments)

Advanced Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: 1 November of the year before the start
Congenital Date not announced

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, United States · 2 years

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Current application date not published
Congenital Date not announced

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Current application date not published
Congenital Date not announced

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Northwestern University / Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Confirm the current match cycle with the programme
Congenital Date not announced

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Stanford Medicine / Stanford Children's Health

Palo Alto, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: See official programme
Congenital Date not announced

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Surgery

Minneapolis, United States · 1 year minimum

Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

ECMO / Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, United States · 2 years

Non-ACGME Clinical and Research Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
General Thoracic Date not announced

General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (Arizona)

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Phoenix/Scottsdale, United States · 1 year

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 January of the same appointment year
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Heart Transplant Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC

Pittsburgh, United States · 6 months to 1 clinical year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Lung Transplant Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC

Pittsburgh, United States · 6 months to 1 clinical year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Adult Cardiac Date not announced

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center)

Houston, United States · 1 year

Texas Medical Board-approved Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
General Thoracic Date not announced

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC

Pittsburgh, United States · 1 clinical year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Not publicly listed
Thoracic Oncology Date not announced

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Fox Chase Cancer Center / Temple Health

Philadelphia, United States · 1 year

Fellowship Council-accredited Clinical Fellowship

Deadline: Per Fellowship Council cycle (not stated on page)
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Thoracic Transplantation Surgery Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, United States · 1 year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: Contact the programme
Transplant & MCS Date not announced

Thoracic Transplantation and MCS Surgery Fellowship

Emory University

Atlanta, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 1 Jul 2026 and 1 Aug 2026 (2026-2027 cohort; now closed)
General Thoracic Needs confirmation

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

AATS Foundation (with Intuitive Surgical)

Intuitive Surgical training facility, United States · Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 programme including a one-day in-person Clinical Skills Course

Skills Training Fellowship

Deadline: 2 December 2026 (page also states 'Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026')
Adult Cardiac Closed

Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship

University of Michigan Health

Ann Arbor, United States · 1 year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: 15 Jul 2026
Adult Cardiac Closed

Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship

UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School

Houston, United States · 1–2 years

ACGME Non-Standard Training Fellowship

Deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Adult Cardiac Closed

Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

University of Michigan Health

Ann Arbor, United States · 1 year

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: 15 Jul 2026
Adult Cardiac Closed

Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Seattle, United States · Not publicly listed

Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship

Deadline: 1 November 2024 (last published cycle)
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, United States · 2 years

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, United States · 1 year

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Duke University Hospital

Durham, United States · 24 months

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

University of Michigan Health

Ann Arbor, United States · 2 years

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, United States · 24 months

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 for the 2027 appointment cycle
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States · 1 year

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 1 Sep 2026
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital

St. Louis, United States · 24 months

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

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

Cincinnati, United States · 2 years

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 July 2026 (TSDA Congenital Match application deadline for 2027 appointment)
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, United States · 2 years

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 July 2026
Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Philadelphia, United States · 2 years

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 July 2026 (TSDA Congenital Match application deadline for July 2027 start)
Transplant & MCS Closed

Lung Transplant Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, United States · Not publicly listed

Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: Programme currently not filling position for upcoming academic year
Congenital Closed

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, United States · 12 months

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026
Research & Academic Closed

Quality and Outcomes with MSTCVS Fellowship

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund

MSTCVS Quality Collaborative, United States · 4 months

Research Fellowship

Deadline: 1 September 2026 (window 1 July – 1 September 2026)