🇺🇸 Cardiothoracic Anesthesia fellowships in United States

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Mayo Clinic

Duration

All listed anesthesiology fellowships described as 1 year (index page); obstetric page: 'one-year'

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Duration

Cardiothoracic: 12 months

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Duration

Cardiothoracic: 12 months (ACGME, since 1992). Regional/acute pain: 12 months (ACGME). Obstetric: one-year program.

Deadline

Regional: completed applications due 4 March 2026; match results 8 June 2026. Cardiothoracic and obstetric: no deadline stated (obstetric gives 5 Jan 2026 as registration opening only).

Funding

Starting salary for a PGY-5 in 2026 stated as $102,466 plus health, dental and disability insurance (all three pages).

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Duke University Hospital

Duration

Adult cardiothoracic: 12 months (two-year option listed on index). Obstetric: one-year ACGME-accredited. Neurosurgical anesthesiology: one year (ICPNT-accredited), two-year option with research year. Pediatric cardiothoracic: one year.

Deadline

Adult cardiothoracic page: applications due 3 March 2027, rolling from November 2026, interviews January-April 2027, Match Day 17 June 2027. Obstetric page shows 2026 cycle dates (rank list 9 June 2026, Match Day 16 June 2026), so its dates may be outdated.

Funding

Obstetric: laptop and a $1,500 educational stipend stated; no salary stated. Cardiothoracic: not stated.

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Stanford Health Care

Duration

Pediatric: one-year ACGME-approved

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UCSF

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UCLA

Duration

Pediatric Anesthesiology: one-year clinical fellowship, described as ACGME-accredited. Thoracic Anesthesiology: one-year. Other fellowship durations not stated on pages read.

Funding

Salary not stated. Pediatric page mentions four weeks of paid vacation; regional page says fellows can work as attendings 1-2 days per week with additional income.

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Cleveland Clinic

Duration

Adult cardiothoracic: 12 months (13 four-week modules); two-year commitment if combined with critical care (ACTA+CCM). Critical care: one year, ACGME accredited. Regional: one year. Liver transplant: one year, not ACGME accredited.

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Columbia University / NewYork-Presbyterian

Duration

Pediatric: one-year

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Duration

Standard 12-month pathway plus two 24-month tracks (Academic Pediatric Anesthesiology; Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology). Training typically begins August 1 of the year after the match.

Deadline

Main fellowship: applications accepted from early January until June 10. Advanced second-year fellowships: September 1 to November 30.

Funding

Two-year commitments 'enjoy a substantial salary enhancement'; academic-track second year is salary-supplemented. No amounts stated.

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Texas Children's Hospital

Duration

Pediatric anesthesiology: one-year ACGME-accredited. Pediatric cardiovascular anesthesiology: 12-month ACGME-accredited.

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Washington University / Barnes-Jewish

Duration

ACTA: one fellowship year (13 four-week blocks); Paediatric: 12 months; Critical care: 12 months

Funding

Stipend scale for 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027 listed from PGY1 $71,239 to PGY9 $99,151 (page does not state which PGY applies to fellows); ACTA: four weeks vacation plus one week for a conference and a discretionary fund; paediatric: moving, board exam and SPA conference travel funding

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University of Michigan

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University of Pennsylvania

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University of Pittsburgh / UPMC

Duration

Adult cardiothoracic: one year. Critical care: one-year. Regional anesthesiology & acute pain: 12 months. Perioperative medicine: 12 months. Others not stated on index.

Funding

Adult cardiothoracic page says salaries are comparable to peer institutions with a link to UPMC GME benefits; no amount given.

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UC San Diego Anesthesiology - Perioperative Echocardiography Visiting Preceptorship

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West Virginia University - Anesthesiology Summer Externship

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - International Observership Program

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Cleveland Clinic - International Anesthesiology Preceptorship

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Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) - research grants

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SCA - Starter Grant / Research Grants (cardiothoracic anesthesia)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Funding

The SCA listing gives the fellow salary as "As per GME for appropriate PGY".

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Duration

Cardiothoracic: one-year ACGME-accredited. Critical care: one-year ACGME-accredited.

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Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Riverside Community Hospital

Funding

The SCA listing gives a fellow annual salary of $95,659.

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University of California, Davis Medical Center

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University of Colorado Anschutz

Duration

Pediatric: 12 months ACGME; Critical care: one year (anesthesiology grads) or two years (emergency medicine grads)

Deadline

Pediatric: no deadline stated; SF Match opens Jan 5, rank lists due Jun 9, Match Day Jun 23 (2025 cycle timeline)

Funding

Pediatric: PGY-5 salary $93,432.46 for 2025-2026; up to $2,500 travel/education funds; 15 vacation, 5 sick/personal, 5 education days; standard benefits

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University of Connecticut

Funding

The SCA listing gives a fellow annual salary of $79,979.

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Yale University School of Medicine

Funding

The SCA listing gives a fellow annual salary of 92,149.

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University of Florida

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University of Miami

Duration

1 year

Deadline

Applications accepted October through January; interviews January through April (no dated cycle given)

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Emory University School of Medicine

Funding

The SCA listing gives an annual salary of $72,303.

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Loyola University Medical Center

Funding

The SCA listing gives a fellow annual salary of $74,500.00.

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Northwestern University

Duration

1 year

Funding

The host lists a $700 educational fund, funded perioperative echocardiography training and SCA meeting support for presenting fellows.

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University of Chicago Medical Center

Duration

Adult Cardiothoracic: one year. Pediatric: one year (ACGME-accredited). Critical Care: one year (ACGME). Obstetric: not explicitly stated (a separate two-year dual obstetric/critical care fellowship is mentioned).

Deadline

Obstetric: applications for the July 2027 position stated to open in January 2026; no closing date. Other pages: not stated.

Funding

Salary not stated. Pediatric page lists benefits (USD 1,500 educational allowance, 20 vacation days, 5 education leave days, optional moonlighting).

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Indiana University

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University of Iowa

Duration

One year (ACGME-accredited, per about-program page)

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Duration

12 months, ACGME-accredited

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University of Kentucky

Duration

12 months full-time

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University of Louisville

Duration

One year (ACGME-accredited)

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Duration

1-year programme

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Maine Medical Center

Duration

One year (52 weeks) per curriculum page

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University of Maryland School of Medicine

Deadline

No specific deadline given; applications open through SF Match in November, interviews December to April

Funding

No stipend figure given; fellows have a professional development/education fund for meetings or educational materials

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Tufts Medical Center

Duration

One year (ACGME-accredited)

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Henry Ford Hospital

Duration

One year, ACGME-approved