Adult Cardiac
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University Medicine Halle (Saale) – University Clinic and Polyclinic for Cardiac Surgery
Halle (Saale), Germany · 2 years (fixed-term; extension not excluded)
Clinical Fellowship
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InCor — Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)
São Paulo, Brazil · 1 year (optional 2nd year)
Clinical Fellowship (Programa de Complementação Especializada – Fellow)
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InCor — Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)
São Paulo, Brazil · 1–2 years (2nd year optional)
Clinical Fellowship (Programa de Complementação Especializada – Fellow)
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InCor — Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)
São Paulo, Brazil · 1 year (1 Mar 2027 – 28 Feb 2028)
Clinical Fellowship (Programa de Complementação Especializada – Fellow)
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Adult Cardiac
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InCor — Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)
São Paulo, Brazil · 1–2 years (2nd year optional)
Clinical Fellowship (Programa de Complementação Especializada – Fellow)
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Adult Cardiac
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InCor — Instituto do Coração, HCFMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)
São Paulo, Brazil · 1–2 years
Clinical Fellowship (Programa de Complementação Especializada – Fellow)
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Adult Cardiac
Upcoming
AATS Foundation
Selected host institution, International · Up to 3 months
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Upcoming
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Host institution varies, International · 6 months or 1 year
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Upcoming
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Host institution varies, International · Up to 4 weeks (within one year)
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, United States · 1–2 years
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit, Waikato Hospital (Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora)
Hamilton, New Zealand · 12 months
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea · 6–12 months
Visiting Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea · 2–4 weeks
Visiting Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, United States · 1–2 years
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore · See official programme listing
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore · See official programme listing
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Toronto General Hospital / University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada · Programme-defined
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto) / University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery
Toronto, Canada · Not publicly listed
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery
Toronto, Canada · 12 months (extension possible, decided during fellowship)
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Montreal Heart Institute (Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal), Department of Surgery — Université de Montréal
Montreal, Canada · 12–24 months
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
International Heart Surgery Center Greece / HYGEIA
Athens (Marousi), Greece · Not publicly listed — contact the centre (workshops and clinical observation pathways described)
International Clinical Training
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
Harefield Hospital (Royal Brompton & Harefield, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)
Harefield, United Kingdom · 12 months recommended; 6 months considered
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Rolling
University Hospital Zurich (University Heart Center)
Zurich, Switzerland · 2 years
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada · 12 months (possible 2nd-year renewal)
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan · 1–3 months
International Clinical Training
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States · 1 year; a second year may be available
Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, United States · 12 months; optional 6-month format
Non-accredited Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
King Saud University / King Fahad Cardiac Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery / UPMC
Pittsburgh, United States · 1 clinical year
Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust)
London, United Kingdom · 1 year
Post-CCT Clinical Fellowship (RCSEd-accredited)
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Bristol Heart Institute (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)
Bristol, United Kingdom · 1 year
Post-CCT Clinical Fellowship (RCSEd-accredited)
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
King Saud University / King Fahad Cardiac Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
McGill University
Montreal, Canada · 1 year
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Department of Surgery — St. Boniface Hospital & Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg, Canada · 1 year
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth
Hyderabad, India · 1 year
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
King Saud University / King Fahad Cardiac Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
King Saud University / King Fahad Cardiac Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita
Jakarta, Indonesia · Programme-defined
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, United Kingdom · 6 months, extendable to 1 year (per RCSEd listing)
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center)
Houston, United States · 1 year
Texas Medical Board-approved Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD)
Karachi, Pakistan · Not publicly listed
Post-Fellowship Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Date not announced
NYU Langone Health, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology / Heart Valve Center
New York, United States · 1 year
Unaccredited Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Needs confirmation
AATS Foundation
Host institution selected with awardee, North America · 2 or 4 weeks
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS) / Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust
London, United Kingdom · Not publicly listed
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Emory University
Atlanta, United States · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, United States · 1 year
Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School
Houston, United States · 1–2 years
ACGME Non-Standard Training Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
University of Calgary — Sections of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (Libin Cardiovascular Institute)
Calgary, Canada · 12 months
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Duke University Hospital
Durham, United States · 1 year; abbreviated 6-month option may be available
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, United States · 1 year
Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, Canada · 1 year
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Seattle, United States · Not publicly listed
Non-ACGME Advanced Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Fellow's home institution with STS mentor-sponsor programme visit, International · Programme of training plus first 15 cases within 6 months
Advanced Skills Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Emory University School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare (Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital)
Atlanta, United States · Not publicly listed
Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship (non-ACGME)
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Paris, Rome and Madrid, or Brussels, Kaiserslautern and Madrid, Europe · Three 1-week internships plus two EACTS courses
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
AATS Foundation (host: DeltaHealth Hospital, Dr. Li-Zhong Sun)
DeltaHealth Hospital, China · Up to 3 months
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
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EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (high-volume AF ablation surgery centres)
Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain or Sheffield (UK) · Four weeks in-hospital training plus three AtriCure training courses
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
New Delhi, India · 2 years
Institutional Fellowship (AIIMS Fellowship Programme)
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Adult Cardiac
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University of Toronto (Divisions of Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery) — Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & University Health Network
Toronto, Canada · 2 years
Advanced Clinical and Research Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust — St Thomas’ Hospital
London, United Kingdom · 8 months (7 months St Thomas’ and 1 month European observership)
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
AATS Foundation (host: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Cardiac Surgery)
University Hospital Vienna, Austria · 6 months
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Toronto, Canada · 2 weeks of in-hospital training
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
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EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Medical University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria · 2 weeks (from January 2027)
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
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EACTS Francis Fontan Fund / San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital
Salerno, Italy · 1.5 months
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
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EACTS Francis Fontan Fund / Hospital de Santa Cruz
Carnaxide (Lisbon area), Portugal · 2 weeks
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Lucknow, India · 2 years
Post-Doctoral Advance Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris, Europe · 1 month
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
High-volume European host centre, Europe · 4–6 weeks
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom · 12 months
Clinical Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Not publicly listed
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
AATS Foundation
North American host institution, North America · Programme-defined
Travelling Fellowship
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Adult Cardiac
Closed
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund — Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy · 3 months (from January 2027)
Travelling Fellowship
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