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Repository of International Fellowships


February 2025

Dear Colleagues

We are in the process of developing several collaborative projects with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS), one of which is to build a repository of international travelling fellowship opportunities:

1. in the UK and Ireland for Australia and New Zealand Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellows, and vice versa;
2. in Australia and New Zealand for British and Irish Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellows

If you or your unit are interested in joining this collaborative project, please let us know and kindly forward the following information:

Name of Unit:
Address of Unit:
Specialty: Adult Cardiac Surgery / Thoracic Surgery / Congenital Cardiac Surgery / Transplantation
Sub-specialty:

Job description:
Eligibility criteria:

Start date:
Duration of post:

Clinical contact name: [Consultant Surgeon]
Clinical contact email address:
Administrator contact name: [HR Contact or Secretary]
Administrator contact email address:

Funded post: Yes / no

We are also in the process of developing similar links with other countries to develop an international repository of travelling fellowships.

Your help with this would be much appreciated.

With best wishes

Narain Moorjani, SCTS President
Rana Sayeed, SCTS Honorary Secretary

UK & Ireland Fellowships - Adult Cardiac Surgery

1.  Name of Unit: Harefield Hospital
Address of Unit:  Hill End Rd, Harefield, Middlesex, UB9 6JH
Specialty: Adult Cardiac Surgery
Sub-specialty: Complex Aortic / HOCM

Job description: Structural Heart Disease Fellowship
Eligibility criteria: Post CCT or in the final year of the training programme with experience in independent operating under supervision. Three references, one of which from the Training Programme Director and two from supervisors with recent experience of the candidate. GMC registration

Start date: TBC
Duration of post: recommend 12 months but depending on specific needs/goals, a 6 month period could be considered instead

Clinical contact name: Mr Fabio De Robertis [Consultant Surgeon]
Clinical contact email address: f.derobertis@rbht.nhs.uk
Administrator contact name: Debbie Waddon
Administrator contact email address: d.waddon@rbht.nhs.uk

Funded post:           TBC.   A candidate could fill in one of our clinical Fellow position once available, remunerated but subject the usual recruitment process.  Alternatively ad-hoc application and interview process to be established but I would suggest this is possibly even better done via SCTS as a nationwide process.

Accommodation is available on site pending availability. There is a long W/L for it but it could be organised if enough time is allowed.

2. Name of Unit: Essex Cardiothoracic Centre

Address of Unit: Basildon University Hospital, Nether Mayne, Basildon SS16 5NL
Specialty: Cardiac surgery, Thoracic surgery

Job description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Cardiothoracic Fellow to join our renowned Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. The fellow will work closely with our expert team of cardiothoracic surgeons, medical professionals, and healthcare staff to provide exceptional patient care in both clinical and surgical settings. This fellowship offers an immersive learning experience in advanced surgical techniques, patient management, and research opportunities. We offer a wide repertoire of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including, minimal access, aortic surgery, arrhythmia surgery, mediastinal resections, locally advanced lung cancer resections, complex airway and tracheal surgery.

Will need a medical degree, GMC registration, at least 2 years of experience working in cardiothoracic surgery. Research experience preferred. 

Start date will be within a month of application approval and appropriate verifications completed

Clinical contact name: Mr Abdul Badran

Clinical contact email address: a.badran@nhs.net

Funded post: potentially can be

 

UK & Ireland Fellowships - Thoracic Surgery

1. Name of Unit: Essex Cardiothoracic Centre

Address of Unit: Basildon University Hospital, Nether Mayne, Basildon SS16 5NL
Specialty: Cardiac surgery, Thoracic surgery

Job description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Cardiothoracic Fellow to join our renowned Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. The fellow will work closely with our expert team of cardiothoracic surgeons, medical professionals, and healthcare staff to provide exceptional patient care in both clinical and surgical settings. This fellowship offers an immersive learning experience in advanced surgical techniques, patient management, and research opportunities. We offer a wide repertoire of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including, minimal access, aortic surgery, arrhythmia surgery, mediastinal resections, locally advanced lung cancer resections, complex airway and tracheal surgery.

Will need a medical degree, GMC registration, at least 2 years of experience working in cardiothoracic surgery. Research experience preferred. 

Start date will be within a month of application approval and appropriate verifications completed

Clinical contact name: Mr Abdul Badran

Clinical contact email address: a.badran@nhs.net

Funded post: potentially can be

 

UK & Ireland Fellowships - Congenital Cardiac Surgery

1.  Name of Unit:  Alder Hey Children’s and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Address of Unit: Liverpool, UK
Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Sub-specialty: CHD, ECMO and ACHD

Job description: Fellow position for Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Eligibility criteria: GMC registered, previous experience in Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Start date: July 2025
Duration of post: 1 year

Clinical contact name: Attilio Lotto
Clinical contact email address: Attilio.lotto@alderhey.nhs.uk
Administrator contact name: Coderlia Lieb-Corkish
Administrator contact email address: cordelia.lieb-corkish@alderhey.nhs.uk

Funded post: Yes

 

UK & Ireland Fellowships - Transplantation

1. Name of Unit: Harefield Hospital

Address of Unit: Hill End Rd, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6JH
Specialty: Transplantation
Sub-specialty: Cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support
Job description: Transplant fellowship
Eligibility criteria: Oversees trainees who like to gain experience in transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.
Start date: TBC
Duration of post: minimum of 6 months
Clinical contact name: Espeed Khoshbin
Clinical contact email address: e.khoshbin@rbht.nhs.uk
Administrator contact name: Ms Chris Robinson
Administrator contact email address: c.robinson3@rbht.nhs.uk
Funded post: TBC depending on the trainee they replace.

 

 

International Fellowships - Adult Cardiac Surgery

1. Name of Unit: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital
Address of Unit: 200 Elizabeth St. 4N453 - Toronto, ON M5G 2C4   Canada
Specialty: Adult Cardiac Surgery
Transplantation - Yes

Sub-specialty: Aortic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; Surgery for end-stage heart failure

Job description: Fellows work like residents: scrub with attending surgeons 3 x week; in-hospital               call 24 hours every 5 days and cover both ICU and surgical wards. Fellows are               expected to present at educational rounds 2x/month. Clinical research projects               encouraged and supported by program

Eligibility criteria: Fully trained cardiac surgeons

Start date: July 1st and January 1st each year
Duration of post: 1 year appointment

Clinical contact name: Maral Ouzounian (Chief of cardiac surgery)
Clinical contact email address: maral.ouzounian@uhn.ca
Administrator contact name: Tracy Mak
Administrator contact email address: trace.mak@uhn.ca

Funded post: Yes 

 

International Fellowships - Thoracic Surgery

None at present

 

International Fellowships - Congenital Cardiac Surgery

None at present

 

International Fellowships - Transplantation

None at present