26 fellowships in 14 countries that cover more than one cardiothoracic area. At the latest check, 10 are open or rolling and 1 upcoming.
Multi-specialty fellowships are programmes that cross subspecialty boundaries: they may combine adult cardiac and thoracic surgery, include congenital and transplant training, or offer a general advanced year with a choice of focus. They suit surgeons who want breadth, or who have not yet chosen one area.
Many are travelling or society-funded posts hosted at one or more centres, so the experience depends heavily on the host. Read the programme page to see which areas are actually covered.
Open and upcoming calls come first. Select a fellowship for eligibility, application route and its official source.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST)
Thiruvananthapuram, India · 1 year
Houston Methodist Hospital (DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center / Academic Institute GME)
Houston, United States · 2 years
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea · Agreed with the department; no fixed observer duration published
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore · Maximum 28 days / 4 weeks
German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC)
Berlin, Germany · Maximum 2 months
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea · Typically 1 month; maximum 88 days
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) — Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Suita, Japan · At least six months (tailored subspecialty track)
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea · 1 month–1 year
Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, United States · Normally 1–6 months; exceptions considered individually
Taiwan International Healthcare Training Center (TIHTC / MOHW)
Matched partner hospitals, Taiwan · Agree with the matched host; central training framework allows 1 week–1 year
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, United States · Up to 3 years (annual appointments)
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, South Korea · 6 months or 1 year
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne / Tenwek Hospital partnership
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1 year in later hospital report; earlier model: 18 months — confirm offered duration
AGC Tenwek Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre
Bomet, Kenya · Not publicly listed — agree with Medical Education
Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital
Tokyo, Japan · 2–12 weeks
U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre
Ahmedabad, India · Not publicly listed — agree with the observership office
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore — Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Vellore, India · 12 months
Cleveland Clinic, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland, United States · Not stated; applicants propose preferred dates
AATS Foundation
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
United States · 3–4 weeks, including one week at the ACC scientific session
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) with the HSE
RCSI training sites, Ireland · 2 years
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (JATS)
North America or Europe host centre (awardees based in Japan), Japan · About 3 months
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund and The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (STS)
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund and The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (STS)
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Erasmus MC Rotterdam; German Heart Centre Munich; University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Annunziata Hospital, Calabria)
Rotterdam (Netherlands), Munich (Germany), Cardiff (UK), Calabria (Italy) · 3 weeks (three one-week visits to three of the four centres)
Eligibility varies. Some posts are open to residents and early-career surgeons, others to fully trained surgeons who want to extend their range. Because the host often arranges the plan, applicants should ask exactly which services they will join.
Countries: United States (5), International (4), South Korea (4), India (3), Japan (3), Germany (2), Australia (1), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Kenya (1), Netherlands (1), North America (1), Singapore (1), Taiwan (1), United Kingdom (1)
Institutions: EACTS Francis Fontan Fund and The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (STS) (2), AATS Foundation (1), AGC Tenwek Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre (1), American College of Cardiology (ACC) (1), Asan Medical Center (1), Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore — Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (1), Cleveland Clinic, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1), EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Erasmus MC Rotterdam; German Heart Centre Munich; University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Annunziata Hospital, Calabria) (1), German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC) (1), Houston Methodist Hospital (DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center / Academic Institute GME) (1), Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (JATS) (1), Keck Medicine of USC (1) and 13 more.
Counted from programme titles and focus lines. A fellowship can belong to more than one group, and each group page lists every fellowship that names it.
A fellowship is placed here when its published scope spans several cardiothoracic areas and does not fit one subspecialty.
Some are, but many are observerships or travelling fellowships. The programme type and clinical participation line say which.
26 fellowships at 25 institutions are listed. Each programme page shows when it was last verified, and the most recent check among these programmes was 11 Nov 2026. Dates and requirements can change, so confirm them with the programme before applying.
The largest groups are United States (5), International (4), South Korea (4), India (3), Japan (3). Multi-centre fellowships count under each host country, and a few are hosted at selected international centres.
10 fellowships are marked open or rolling at the latest check. Use the status on each card as a pointer to the official source, not as a guarantee, because calls open and close.
Thiruvananthapuram, India · 1 year
Houston, United States · 2 years
Seoul, South Korea · Agreed with the department; no fixed observer duration published
Singapore, Singapore · Maximum 28 days / 4 weeks
Berlin, Germany · Maximum 2 months
Suita, Japan · At least six months (tailored subspecialty track)
Matched partner hospitals, Taiwan · Agree with the matched host; central training framework allows 1 week–1 year
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1 year in later hospital report; earlier model: 18 months — confirm offered duration
Bomet, Kenya · Not publicly listed — agree with Medical Education
RCSI training sites, Ireland · 2 years
Rotterdam (Netherlands), Munich (Germany), Cardiff (UK), Calabria (Italy) · 3 weeks (three one-week visits to three of the four centres)