Transplant & MCS · Texas Medical Board-approved Clinical Fellowship
Cardiac Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center) · Houston, Texas, United States · Houston · United States
Programme overview
A one-year Texas Medical Board-approved fellowship (TMB #503-48-05-46), initiated over 20 years ago, in the surgical treatment of severe heart failure at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. Fellows work with Program Director Dr Kenneth Liao and the transplant surgeons on heart transplantation and LVAD therapy, presenting candidates to the Medical Review Board and at transplant M&M.
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
- Cardiac transplantation and VADs
- Duration
- 1 year, optional second year
- Eligibility
- Residents and practising surgeons who have completed general surgery and/or thoracic surgery training
- International applicants
- Must meet Texas Medical Board Institutional Permit requirements and J-1 visa documentation; ECFMG certificate required
- Application documents
- House Staff Application, personal statement, CV, 3 photos, 3 letters, USMLE 1-3, ABSITE, notarised diploma/transcript, dean's verification, ECFMG
- Official contact
- Ashli Hall, thoracicsurgerytraining@bcm.edu, 713-798-6078
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Registration
- Texas Medical Board Institutional Permit; ECFMG for IMGs
- Language
- English
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Funding
- Stipend at the national average (amount on BCM GME site)
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
International applicant check
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Texas Medical Board Institutional Permit; ECFMG for IMGs
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Language
- English
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Submit a BCM House Staff Application, personal statement, CV, three passport photos, three faculty letters, USMLE 1-3, ABSITE, notarised diploma and transcript, dean's verification and ECFMG certificate (IMGs) to Ashli Hall, thoracicsurgerytraining@bcm.edu, 713-798-6078.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
No deadline stated; page says fellows are recruited yearly and selected in early spring.