Transplant & MCS · Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
Lung Transplant Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · Pittsburgh · United States
Programme overview
Non-ACGME advanced surgical fellowship in lung transplantation lasting six months to one clinical year at UPMC Presbyterian, with a complement of one to two fellows. It is one of four non-accredited advanced training programmes in the department.
Associated faculty
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Programme details
- Focus
- Lung transplantation
- Duration
- 6 months to 1 clinical year
- Positions
- 1-2 fellows (2 training in AY23-24)
- Official contact
- Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD, Program Director
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Participation
- Clinical advanced fellowship (non-ACGME)
- Language
- English
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed
- Accreditation
- Non-ACGME advanced fellowship
- Registration
- UPMC / University of Pittsburgh credentialing; prior cardiothoracic training expected
- Eligibility
- Confirm current eligibility criteria on the official programme page
- Funding
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
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- Clinical participation
- Six-month to one-year non-ACGME clinical lung transplant fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian
- Registration
- UPMC / University of Pittsburgh credentialing; prior cardiothoracic training expected
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Language
- English
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How to apply
No application process published; contact the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Office of the Chair, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Suite 3200, Pittsburgh, PA 15224) or the programme director.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Department page lists programme name, length, complement, director and rotation site only; no eligibility, application process or dates are published. Complement figures refer to AY23-24 and may be dated.