Adult Cardiac · Clinical Fellowship
Fellowship „Katheterbasierte Therapie von Herzklappen“ (Catheter-Based Heart Valve Therapy Fellowship)
University Medicine Halle (Saale) – University Clinic and Polyclinic for Cardiac Surgery · Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · Halle · Germany
Programme overview
A two-year, full-time (40 h/week) fellowship in the university cardiac surgery clinic whose qualification goal is the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG) certificate 'Katheterbasierte Therapie von Herzklappen'. Fellows care for patients before and after catheter-based valve procedures, assist and independently perform catheter-based heart operations, take part in conventional cardiac surgery and cover the cardiac surgical ICU on call. Pay is up to grade Ä2 of the house tariff.
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
- Catheter-based heart valve therapy leading to DGTHG certificate
- Duration
- 2 years, full-time 40 h/week
- Eligibility
- Specialist in cardiac surgery (Facharzt für Herzchirurgie) or eligible for specialist exam (Facharztreife); perioperative intensive-care experience; interest in clinical research an advantage
- Required prior training
- Completed or near-completed cardiac surgery specialist training
- Language
- German (posting in German; clinical work in German hospital)
- Funding
- Salaried post up to pay grade Ä2 of the UKH house tariff, plus occupational pension
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Application documents
- Application PDF incl. proof of measles immunity, posting number, earliest start date
- Official contact
- herzchirurgie@uk-halle.de; Prof. Szabó, +49 345 557 2719
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Registration
- German medical licence (Approbation/Berufserlaubnis) needed for a salaried clinical post – not detailed on page
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- German required for clinical work (posting in German)
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- German medical licence (Approbation/Berufserlaubnis) needed for a salaried clinical post – not detailed on page
- 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
Email a complete application as a single PDF to herzchirurgie@uk-halle.de, quoting posting number 52-2024, including proof of measles immunity and your earliest possible start date. Questions: Prof. Szabó, +49 345 557 2719. The job page also offers an online quick-application form.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Posting number 52-2024 is still listed on the UMH job board (umh.de/stellenangebote) on 9 Oct 2026; no closing date is stated, so treated as Open. The 2024 reference number suggests a long-running/recurring advertisement – confirm availability with the department. Posting is in German. 17 Oct 2026: Official vacancy page still provides an active application form and earliest-possible start, with no closing date or closed notice. Open status is based on this live vacancy evidence, not on advancing the 2024 posting number to a future cycle.