Questions to ask before applying
- 01What proportion of training is minimally invasive?
- 02Is oesophageal and airway exposure explicitly published?
- 03How is operative autonomy assessed?
General Thoracic Surgery
Training focused on lung, pleural, mediastinal, airway, oesophageal and chest-wall surgery.
- Programmes
- 82
- Countries
- 58
- Institutions
- 75
General Thoracic Surgery programmes
United States · Open
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Duke University Hospital · Durham, North Carolina
Review programme →United States · RollingIndependent Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, Ohio
Review programme →United States · RollingTraditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship — General Thoracic Track
Stanford Medicine · Stanford, California
Review programme →Canada · RollingThoracic Surgery Clinical Fellowship
University Health Network / University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario
Review programme →Canada · RollingLung Transplant Fellowship
University Health Network / University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario
Review programme →Europe · ClosedVATS Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery 2026/27
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund · Participating host centre
Review programme →Europe · ClosedESTS WGTS Mid-Career Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons · Selected European academic institution
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedCongenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Stanford Medicine / Stanford Children's Health · Palo Alto, California
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Weill Cornell Medicine / NewYork-Presbyterian · New York, New York
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedTraditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Utah Health · Salt Lake City, Utah
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedTraditional Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Michigan Medical School · Ann Arbor, Michigan
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship (Non-ACGME)
Washington University School of Medicine · St. Louis, Missouri
Review programme →United States · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery — Traditional Fellowship
University of Washington · Seattle, Washington
Review programme →Canada · Date not announcedAdvanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship — Vancouver General
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital · Vancouver, British Columbia
Review programme →Canada · Date not announcedAdvanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship — Surrey Memorial
University of British Columbia / Surrey Memorial Hospital · Surrey, British Columbia
Review programme →Canada · Date not announcedRoyal College Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
University of British Columbia · Vancouver, British Columbia
Review programme →Canada · Date not announcedThoracic Surgery Residency Program
University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario
Review programme →United Kingdom · Date not announcedLondon Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Programme
NHS England London School of Surgery · London
Review programme →Malaysia · Date not announcedMalaysian Structured Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Universiti Malaya / RCSEd / MATCVS / Academy of Medicine Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur and accredited centres
Review programme →Singapore · RollingBasic Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Programme
National University Hospital · Singapore
Review programme →Singapore · Date not announcedAdvanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
National University Hospital · Singapore
Review programme →Hong Kong · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Higher Surgical Training
The University of Hong Kong Department of Surgery · Hong Kong
Review programme →South Korea · RollingInternational Fellowship Program — Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul
Review programme →South Korea · RollingGeneral Thoracic Surgery Visiting Fellowship
Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul
Review programme →Australia · ClosedCardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training — Australia
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons / ANZSCTS · Accredited Australian centres
Review programme →Australia · ClosedDa Vinci Robotic Thoracic Surgical Fellowship 2026
St Vincent's Melbourne · Melbourne, Victoria
Review programme →France · Date not announcedInternational Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Nice University Hospital · Nice
Review programme →Spain · RollingThoracic Surgery Fellowships and Observerships
Hospital Clínic Barcelona · Barcelona
Review programme →Netherlands · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Training
Leiden University Medical Center · Leiden
Review programme →Switzerland · Date not announcedAdvanced Lung Disease Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University Hospital Zurich · Zurich
Review programme →Qatar · OpenCardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Hamad Medical Corporation · Doha
Review programme →Türkiye · Date not announcedThoracic Surgery Specialisation Training
Ondokuz Mayıs University · Samsun
Review programme →India · Date not announcedThoracic Surgery Fellowship
Banaras Hindu University · Varanasi
Review programme →Japan · RollingAdvanced Clinical Training for Foreign Physicians
Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital · Osaka
Review programme →Thailand · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Training
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University · Bangkok
Review programme →Kenya · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Tenwek Hospital · PAACS · Bomet
Review programme →South Africa · Date not announcedFellowship of the College of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Colleges of Medicine of South Africa · National training centres
Review programme →Nigeria · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Pathway
National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria · Accredited national training centres
Review programme →Mexico · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Specialty
UDEM · IMSS Hospital de Cardiología No. 34 · Monterrey
Review programme →Israel · Date not announcedNational Specialisation in Thoracic Surgery
Israel Medical Association Scientific Council and accredited departments · Accredited training departments across Israel
Review programme →Papua New Guinea · Date not announcedHigher Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Papua New Guinea School of Medicine and Health Sciences · Port Moresby
Review programme →Tanzania · Date not announcedMSc Super-specialty in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences · Dar es Salaam
Review programme →Morocco · Date not announcedThoracic Surgery Residency Training Allocation
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier · Tangier
Review programme →Tunisia · Date not announcedNational Residency in Thoracic Surgery
Tunisian Faculties of Medicine and accredited teaching hospitals · National accredited training services
Review programme →Denmark · Date not announcedNational Specialist Training in Thoracic Surgery
Danish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery and regional training centres · Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg pathways
Review programme →Norway · Date not announcedNational Specialist Training in Thoracic Surgery
Norwegian Directorate of Health and approved training organisations · Approved training organisations across Norway
Review programme →Portugal · Date not announcedSpecialist Training in Thoracic Surgery
Portuguese Medical Association and accredited services · Accredited training services across Portugal
Review programme →Sweden · Date not announcedNational Specialist Training in Thoracic Surgery
Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare and approved healthcare providers · Approved training providers across Sweden
Review programme →Costa Rica · Date not announcedSpecialty in Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
University of Costa Rica and CCSS teaching hospitals · San Jose
Review programme →Costa Rica · Date not announcedSpecialty in General Thoracic Surgery
University of Costa Rica and CCSS teaching hospitals · San Jose
Review programme →Uruguay · Date not announcedSpecialisation in Thoracic Surgery
University of the Republic Faculty of Medicine · Montevideo
Review programme →Switzerland · RollingLung Volume Reduction Surgery Fellowship
University Hospital Zurich · Zurich
Review programme →Switzerland · RollingThoracic Surgery Observership
University Hospital Zurich · Zurich
Review programme →Switzerland · OpenSurgical Residency with Cardiovascular and Thoracic Rotations
Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) · Geneva
Review programme →France · ClosedDFMS / DFMSA Cardiothoracic Surgery Pathway
University of Strasbourg and accredited French teaching hospitals · Strasbourg coordination; placements across France
Review programme →France · Date not announcedDES in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
College Francais de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire · Accredited training centres across France
Review programme →Ireland · ClosedCardiothoracic Surgery Higher Specialty Training
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · National approved training units
Review programme →Sri Lanka · Date not announcedBoard Certification in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo · Colombo
Review programme →Bangladesh · Date not announcedMS in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University · Dhaka
Review programme →New Zealand · ClosedCardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training — Aotearoa New Zealand
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons / ANZSCTS · Accredited Aotearoa New Zealand centres
Review programme →Ghana · Date not announcedFellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons · Accra and Kumasi accredited centres
Review programme →Egypt · Date not announcedPostgraduate Programme in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Assiut University Faculty of Medicine · Assiut
Review programme →China · Date not announcedInternational Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Shanghai Chest Hospital / Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Shanghai
Review programme →International · Date not announcedFellowship of the College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic Surgery
College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa · Accredited regional training sites
Review programme →Finland · Date not announcedSpecialist Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Tampere University and Tays Heart Hospital · Tampere
Review programme →Greece · Date not announcedNational Specialty Training in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Hellenic Ministry of Health and recognised training hospitals · Recognised centres across Greece
Review programme →Jordan · Date not announcedThoracic Surgery Training Programme
Al-Bashir Hospitals Specialist Surgery Centre · Amman
Review programme →Croatia · Date not announcedNational Specialisation in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Croatian Ministry of Health and authorised training institutions · Authorised training institutions across Croatia
Review programme →Lithuania · Date not announcedResidency in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · Kaunas
Review programme →Vietnam · RollingInternational Elective in Cardiovascular or Thoracic-Vascular Surgery
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · Ho Chi Minh City
Review programme →Estonia · Date not announcedResidency in General Thoracic Surgery
University of Tartu · Tartu and approved Estonian training sites
Review programme →Malta · ClosedHigher Specialist Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Malta Postgraduate Medical Training Centre and Specialist Accreditation Committee · Mater Dei Hospital and approved overseas centres
Review programme →Moldova · Date not announcedResidency in Thoracic Surgery
Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy · Chisinau
Review programme →Lebanon · Date not announcedCardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences · Affiliated teaching hospitals in Lebanon
Review programme →Lebanon · Date not announcedSpecialisation in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Saint Joseph University of Beirut · Beirut
Review programme →Azerbaijan · ClosedResidency in Thoracic Surgery
Azerbaijan Medical University · Baku
Review programme →Armenia · ClosedClinical Residency in Thoracic Surgery
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi · Yerevan
Review programme →Russia · ClosedResidency in Thoracic Surgery
Sechenov University · Moscow
Review programme →Ukraine · ClosedSpecialisation in Thoracic Surgery
Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine · Kyiv
Review programme →Senegal · Date not announcedDES in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cheikh Anta Diop University Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry · Dakar
Review programme →Iraq · ClosedIraqi Board in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Iraqi Board for Medical Specialties · Accredited training centres across Iraq
Review programme →Ethiopia · Date not announcedSubspecialty Certificate in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences · Addis Ababa
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