Subspecialty pathway · Checked 27 Aug 2026

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Training in temporary and durable mechanical support for advanced cardiopulmonary failure.

Programmes
10
Countries
6
Institutions
10
Decision support

Questions to ask before applying

  1. 01Which temporary and durable devices are covered?
  2. 02Is implantation exposure explicitly stated?
  3. 03Does the pathway include longitudinal patient management?
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Mechanical Circulatory Support programmes

Canada · Rolling

Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellowship

Toronto General Hospital / University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario

Review programme →
Canada · Rolling

Lung Transplant Fellowship

University Health Network / University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario

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Europe · Closed

Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices Fellowship 2026/27

EACTS Francis Fontan Fund · Participating host centre

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International · Open

ISHLT Research Fellowship Grant

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation · Recipient research institution

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United States · Date not announced

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

Johns Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, Maryland

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Canada · Date not announced

Cardiac Transplant / Surgical Heart Failure Fellowship

University of British Columbia / St. Paul's Hospital · Vancouver, British Columbia

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Canada · Date not announced

Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship

University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta

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United Kingdom · Rolling

International Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne

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United Kingdom · Date not announced

London Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Programme

NHS England London School of Surgery · London

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Germany · Rolling

Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship

German Heart Center of the Charite (DHZC) · Berlin

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