Adult Cardiac · Travelling Fellowship
OPCAB Extended Fellowship (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund, supported by Medtronic)
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund / San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital · Salerno, Campania, Italy · Salerno · Italy
Programme overview
A 1.5-month placement at a high-volume OPCABG centre (around 300 cases per year) in Salerno, under experienced off-pump surgeons. Fellows join daily activity, treatment decision-making and perioperative care, and train on OPCABG simulators, covering target and graft selection, composite arterial grafts and distal anastomoses.
Programme faculty
Official programme page publishes the host or training structure but does not identify a named programme director, supervisor or faculty; assigning a departmental leader would be inference.
Faculty-source review: 16 Oct 2026
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- Focus
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) and total arterial revascularisation
- Duration
- 1.5 months
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; partnership with anaesthesiologists and cardiologists at own centre; access to up-to-date coronary imaging; in first five years of independent practice; fluent English. Desirable: ability to set up an OPCAB programme, >40 CABG/year personally, working at a centre with >100 CABG/year.
- International applicants
- Yes – open to EACTS members (visa not handled by EACTS)
- Language
- Fluent English required
- Funding
- €6,000 bursary towards living and travel costs, plus bursary for the 2027 EACTS Annual Meeting
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Application documents
- CV, operative experience, letter of interest, letter of support from Head of Department/Training Director if in last year of training
- 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
- Completed cardiac surgery training; first five years of independent practice
- 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 window (1 Mar – 1 May 2026) has closed; placements start from January 2027. Page does not state the next cycle or number of awards.