Adult Cardiac · Travelling Fellowship
OPCAB Fellowship in partnership with Medtronic (EACTS Francis Fontan Fund)
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund / Hospital de Santa Cruz · Carnaxide (Lisbon area), Portugal · Lisbon · Portugal
Programme overview
A two-week internship in off-pump coronary surgery at Santa Cruz Hospital, Portugal, a high-volume centre, aimed at surgeons who want to establish an OPCAB programme in their own institution. Fellows must also attend the 2027 EACTS Annual Meeting and present a report of at least 1,200 words.
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
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB)
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; partnership with anaesthesiologists and cardiologists at own centre; up-to-date coronary imaging resources; fluent English. Desirable: ability to set up an OPCAB programme, >50 CABG/year personally, centre with >150 CABG/year, commitment to the whole learning pathway.
- International applicants
- Yes – open to EACTS members (visa not handled by EACTS)
- Language
- Fluent English required
- Funding
- €5,200 towards living and travel costs, plus travel bursary for the 2027 EACTS Annual Meeting
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Application documents
- CV, letter of interest, letter of support from head of training/department, operative experience
- 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
- Practising cardiac surgeon (desirable >50 CABG cases/year)
- 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; start from January 2027. Page names 'Santa Cruz Hospital Portugal' without a city; Carnaxide is where Hospital de Santa Cruz is located – confirm with EACTS. Required career stage not explicitly stated beyond operative-volume criteria.