Cardiothoracic Critical Care · Travelling Fellowship
Advanced Intensive Postoperative Care Fellowship (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund)
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (host centre in Barcelona) · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain · Barcelona · Spain
Programme overview
Four-month EACTS-funded fellowship in Barcelona focused on postoperative management of complex cardiac surgery, including temporary and implantable MCS, heart and heart-lung transplantation, PTE, aortic arch surgery, GUCH and endocarditis. Teaching is through seminars, lectures and individual lessons by staff surgeons, with access to University of Barcelona courses and research participation. Assessment is by MCQ and case-based exams and a final report.
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
- Surgeon-led postoperative cardiac surgical intensive care, MCS, transplantation
- Duration
- 4 months
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; in the last year of training or within the first four years after completing specialty training; fluent English; prior attendance at EACTS Academy courses and Annual Meetings; involvement or plans in critical care with reasonable baseline critical-care knowledge. Spanish desirable.
- International applicants
- Yes – open to EACTS members (visa not handled by EACTS)
- Language
- Fluent English required; Spanish desirable
- Funding
- Up to €16,600 towards living and travel costs, plus bursary for the 2027 EACTS Annual Meeting
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Application documents
- Letter of interest, CV with publications, summary of operative experience, letter of support from current supervisor
- Official contact
- Via EACTS Francis Fontan Fund online application
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Required prior training
- Final-year trainee or within 4 years of completing cardiothoracic specialty training
- Registration
- Not publicly listed – EACTS does not advise on visas
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- Fluent/excellent English required
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Not publicly listed – EACTS does not advise on visas
- 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 online through the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund during the annual application window; submit all documents in English as Word or PDF. Only one fellowship application per year is permitted.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
2026/27 application window (1 Mar – 1 May 2026) has passed; start from January 2027. No 2027/28 window announced on the page. The page names Barcelona as the location but not the host hospital; confirm the host with EACTS.