Adult Cardiac · Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery · Seattle, Washington, United States · Seattle · United States
Programme overview
Non-ACGME advanced cardiac surgery fellowship with individualised pathways in complex aortic surgery (valve-sparing, BAV repair, Ross, arch reconstruction, endovascular arch/ascending repair), structural heart (400+ TAVR/year) and mitral repair at a Mitral Valve Repair Center of Excellence.
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
- Aortic, structural heart, mitral repair
- Eligibility
- ABTS board-eligible/certified or foreign equivalent
- International applicants
- H-1B visas only; IELTS/TOEFL evidence for non-English-speaking countries
- Application documents
- CV; letter of intent; 3 letters of recommendation
- Official contact
- Christopher Burke, MD (programme leadership); ctrespa@uw.edu
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Language
- IELTS/TOEFL evidence required for applicants from non-English-speaking countries
- Registration
- Must be eligible for Washington State licensure (institution can assist)
- Duration
- Not publicly listed
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Funding
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
International applicant check
- Language
- IELTS/TOEFL evidence required for applicants from non-English-speaking countries
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Must be eligible for Washington State licensure (institution can assist)
- 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
Send CV, letter of intent and three letters of recommendation (sent directly by writers) as PDFs to ctrespa@uw.edu.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Page still advertises the cycle for an August 2025 start with a 1 Nov 2024 deadline; no newer cycle published as of 9 Oct 2026. Contact programme to confirm whether a future cycle will run.