Transplant & MCS · Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Transplantation Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital · Durham, North Carolina, United States · Durham · United States
Programme overview
Intensive surgical fellowship in heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and advanced heart-failure surgery.
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.
Matthew Hartwig, MDThoracic Surgery Faculty
Carmelo Alessio Milano, MDChief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Professor of Surgery
Jacob A Klapper, MDProgram Director, Thoracic Transplant Surgery Fellowship; Associate Professor of Surgery
Jacob Niall Schroder, MDSurgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure; Thoracic Transplant Fellowship Faculty
Joseph W TurekProfessor of Surgery and Pediatrics; Thoracic Transplant Fellowship Faculty
Programme details
- Focus
- Heart and Lung Transplantation, MCS and Advanced Heart Failure
- Duration
- 1 year; optional second elective year
- Participation
- Supervised clinical and operative participation
- International applicants
- International equivalents accepted; North Carolina full or resident training licence required
- Registration
- North Carolina licensure and institutional credentialing requirements apply
- Accreditation
- Advanced fellowship; confirm current accreditation directly
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Intake
- Contact the programme
- Deadline
- Contact the programme
- Funding
- Not publicly listed
- Language
- English
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed
- Fees
- Not publicly listed
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 8 Oct 2026
- Application opens
- Not publicly announced
- Eligibility
- Confirm current prior-training requirements with Duke
- Required prior training
- Completed ACGME cardiothoracic training or international equivalent; ABTS board eligibility/certification or equivalent
- Application documents
- CV; cover letter; 3 direct recommendation letters; USMLE reports; ECFMG certificate for international graduates
- Operative exposure
- Supervised clinical and operative participation
- Research component
- Not publicly listed
- Salary or stipend
- Not publicly listed
- Benefits
- Not publicly listed
- Accommodation
- Not publicly listed
- Official contact
- Andy Reddy, Interim Program Coordinator; neil.reddy@duke.edu; +1 434-882-2712
- Source type
- Official institution
- Additional verified source
- https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/thoracic-transplant-surgery-fellowship/how-apply
International applicant check
- Clinical participation
- Supervised clinical and operative participation
- Registration
- North Carolina licensure and institutional credentialing requirements apply
- 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
Email PDF CV, cover letter, three current recommendation letters (one from CT programme director/division chief; sent by writers), USMLE reports and ECFMG certificate for international graduates to neil.reddy@duke.edu.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
17 Oct 2026: Direct programme page confirms one year plus optional second year. Application page still publishes the August 2025 deadline for August 2026 entry, so closed historic call is retained without advancing its dates.