Adult Cardiac · Advanced post-residency clinical fellowship
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
McMaster University, Division of Cardiac Surgery (Hamilton Health Sciences) · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Hamilton · Canada
Programme overview
McMaster's Division of Cardiac Surgery offers an advanced clinical and operative fellowship in adult cardiac surgery for surgeons who have completed cardiac surgery residency or equivalent specialist training. The programme is 1-2 years and is open to Canadian and international applicants.
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
- Complex coronary, valve, aortic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, lead extraction, VA/VV ECMO
- Duration
- 1-2 years
- Eligibility
- Core cardiac surgery residency training or equivalent specialist training in cardiac surgery
- International applicants
- Canadian and international applicants accepted. Foreign-government-sponsored visa applicants must apply through their sponsorship bureau, rather than directly to PGME or the programme
- Certification
- McMaster Fellowship Certificate
- Funding
- May be available on a competitive basis, or funded by home university, sponsoring institution, government scholarship or external grant
- Official contact
- Fellowship enquiries: surgfell@mcmaster.ca; programme director Hatim Alraddadi: Alraddah@mcmaster.ca
- Fellowship Program Director
- Dr. Hatim Alraddadi
- Language
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Registration
- Clinical fellows need CPSO postgraduate-education registration; apply after programme acceptance. International medical graduates undergo the Pre-Entry Assessment Program
- Visa information
- Valid work permit required throughout training; PGME supplies an IRCC employment letter and permit guidance. Processing can take up to six months
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Application documents
- International PGME pathway: application form; CV updated within six months; medical degree; specialty certificate (or MCCQE1 results if none); medical-school transcripts; reference letters; passport copy; funding information; translations of qualifications
International applicant check
- Licensing
- International applicants must meet institutional, licensing, funding and immigration requirements before the start of training
- Funding
- Competitive funding may be available; otherwise sponsored
- Visa
- Valid work permit required throughout training; PGME supplies an IRCC employment letter and permit guidance. Processing can take up to six months
- Language
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Registration
- Clinical fellows need CPSO postgraduate-education registration; apply after programme acceptance. International medical graduates undergo the Pre-Entry Assessment Program
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Applications are submitted ahead of the stated deadline; funded or sponsored applicants go through the McMaster Postgraduate Medical Education pathway. Enquiries: surgfell@mcmaster.ca.
Open official programme page ↗Sources for updated details
- Application documents, Registration, Visa information, International applicants, Official contact: Official source ↗ · checked 18 Oct 2026
Verification notes
Read from the official McMaster Division of Cardiac Surgery education page. The page states a recurring annual deadline rather than a dated cycle; confirm the current cycle with the programme administrator.