CTCTS Fellow
Portrait of Charles Duncan Fraser Jr.

Congenital Heart Surgery

Charles Duncan Fraser Jr., MD

Leader, Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (congenital rotation host) · Dell Children's Medical Center / Dell Medical School (Houston Methodist congenital rotation)

Austin, Texas, United States · Congenital

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Fellowship roles and official sources

The Houston Methodist fellowship page says fellows rotate at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin with Dr Charles Fraser and his team for focused congenital heart surgery training and names him as leader of the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. Congenital faculty Carlos Mery and Neil Venardos are listed but not described as fellowship teachers, so they are not linked.

Faculty overview

About Charles Duncan Fraser Jr.

Charles D. Fraser Jr. leads the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease and holds the Raymond Family Chair in Cardiovascular Health at Dell Medical School. He previously led congenital heart surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. His research interests include congenital surgical outcomes, transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Houston Methodist lists him as the host of its fellows’ congenital rotation.

Official faculty profile ↗ · Source for this overview ↗

At a glance

Institution
Dell Children's Medical Center / Dell Medical School (Houston Methodist congenital rotation)
Department
Congenital Heart Surgery
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Clinical focus
Congenital
Listed fellowships
1

Listed only for programmes supported by the cited official source. This page does not infer operative volume, outcomes or eligibility.

Associated fellowships

Multi-specialty Open

Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Houston Methodist Hospital (DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center / Academic Institute GME)

Houston, United States · 2 years

ACGME thoracic surgery fellowship (traditional)

Deadline: December 9 (the program FAQ gives 9 December 2026 for the AY 2028-2029 cohort)

What the official sources state

Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Houston Methodist Hospital (DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center / Academic Institute GME) · Houston, Texas, United States · ACGME thoracic surgery fellowship (traditional) · Open

Houston Methodist runs a two-year ACGME-approved Thoracic Surgery training programme that accepts one surgeon each year. Rotations include general thoracic, adult cardiac, cardiac transplant, structural heart and heart failure, with two months off site at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin for congenital heart surgery in Year 1.

Duration
2 years
Deadline
December 9 (the program FAQ gives 9 December 2026 for the AY 2028-2029 cohort)
Required prior training
Complete a five-year ACGME-accredited general surgery residency and be eligible to sit the American Board of Surgery examination.
Language
Houston Methodist requests notarized medical school transcripts and diplomas in both the original language and English. Confirm any separate language testing requirements with the programme.
Application documents
Submit through ERAS with a CV, personal statement, three references, notarized medical school transcript and diploma, USMLE or COMLEX results and ABSITE scores. Check the programme’s instructions for ECFMG documentation where applicable.

How to apply: Apply through ERAS and the NRMP Match. Required documents: transcripts, three letters of recommendation, personal statement, CV, USMLE/COMLEX scores and ABSITE scores. Interviews are by invitation only (2027 in-person dates listed as 12 February and 19 March 2027). Questions go to the programme coordinator.

Not published by the host: funding. Confirm directly before applying.

Official source ↗ · Last verified 7 Nov 2026 · Full programme profile →

Related faculty

Faculty with a similar clinical focus

  • Andrew Campbell, MD — Co-director, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of British Columbia / BC Children's Hospital
  • Edo K. Bedzra, MD, MBA — Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program Director, Children's Mercy Kansas City
  • Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD — International Fellowship Program Director, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Frank L. Hanley, MD — Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Faculty, Stanford Medicine / Stanford Children's Health