Transplant & MCS · Clinical Fellowship (Aprimoramento)
Aprimoramento em Transplante de Pulmão – Tratamento Cirúrgico
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (Ensino Einstein) · São Paulo, Brazil · São Paulo · Brazil
Programme overview
One-year programme for thoracic surgeons in Einstein's lung transplant programme, covering donor lung procurement, single and bilateral lung transplantation, intra-operative circulatory support and ECMO, and peri-operative care of advanced lung disease. The page describes the programme as performing more than 25 lung transplants a year and as a Ministry of Health (PROADI-SUS) training centre.
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
- Lung procurement and transplantation, ECMO
- Duration
- 1 year, 2,200 hours
- Eligibility
- Thoracic surgeons
- Required prior training
- Residency or equivalent specialisation course in Thoracic Surgery
- Language
- Portuguese
- Funding
- Fee-paying (R$ 1,000 at enrolment in last published class)
- Positions
- 1 (2024 class)
- Application documents
- CV (Lattes), interview; certified diploma and residency certificate for enrolment
- Official contact
- Ensino Einstein, +55 11 2151-1001
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on licensing, credentialing and institutional approval
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Registration
- Host institutional requirements apply
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- Portuguese-language programme in Brazil
- Registration
- Host institutional requirements apply
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on licensing, credentialing and institutional approval
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Register via the Ensino Einstein course page when a class opens; selection by CV analysis and interview (provide Lattes link); approved candidates receive enrolment instructions by e-mail.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Page is live in the current catalogue; latest class data is for March 2024–February 2025 (1 place). No 2026/2027 dates published.