Adult Cardiac · Travelling Fellowship
Aortic Training Program
AATS Foundation (host: DeltaHealth Hospital, Dr. Li-Zhong Sun) · DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China · Shanghai · China
Programme overview
AATS Foundation programme (listed as Program Type: Fellowship) hosting early-career surgeons with Dr. Li-Zhong Sun at DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, for immersive exposure to root, arch, frozen elephant trunk, open thoracoabdominal and endovascular aortic repair within the multidisciplinary team.
Associated faculty
Programme relationships are sourced from official material; portraits come from institutional profiles where available. This directory does not infer operative volume or outcomes.
Programme details
- Focus
- Complex open and endovascular thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery
- Duration
- Up to 3 months
- Eligibility
- North American or European cardiothoracic surgeons who completed residency within the past seven years and seek hands-on training
- Funding
- Up to US$15,000 for up to three months; DeltaHealth assists with housing
- Application documents
- CV, letters of support from current attending and future chair/division chief, 1–2 page narrative
- Official contact
- foundation@aats.org
- Required prior training
- CT residency completed within past seven years
- International applicants
- Restricted to North American or European cardiothoracic surgeons
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Language
- Not publicly listed
- Registration
- Not publicly listed
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- Not publicly listed
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Not publicly listed
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Apply through the online application on the AATS Foundation programme page; upload the listed documents. Letters of support can also be emailed to foundation@aats.org. Documents: CV, letters of support from current attending and future chair/division chief, 1–2 page narrative.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
AATS page shows Status: Closed; opened 20 May 2026, deadline 2 July 2026. Page describes both observation and performing procedures 'commensurate to the fellow's experience'.