Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
at the University of Minnesota

The residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Minnesota has been a three year residency since 1988. There are two residents at each year of the residency for a total of six residents. Each year, two residents finish the program. The residents receive full training in adult and pediatric cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. This position offers a vast operative experience in complex adult cardiac surgery, thoracic and minimally invasive thoracic surgery, heart failure intervention, ventricular assist devices, thoracic transplantation, endovascular stenting procedures, and congenital heart surgery. The resident is the primary surgeon on approximately 80% of all surgical procedures. The program is designed and has the volume to support tracking. Both cardiothoracic and thoracic track options are available and are tailored to fit the career needs of each resident.

• Cardiothoracic Track
• General Thoracic Track
• Rotation Descriptions
• Case Volumes
• Resident Experience slides (.ppt download)
• A Fellow's Perspective

All applications must be submitted through ERAS, and paper applications are no longer accepted. General information about ERAS is available at https://www.erasfellowshipdocuments.org/.  The application can be accessed at http://www.aamc.org/students/erasfellow/guideline/start.htm.

We require a completed Universal Application, Curriculum Vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Applicants are required to have completed a general surgery residency at an ACGME-approved program in order to be board-eligible.

For questions regarding this fellowship program, please contact Sandy Takin McKay at takin001@umn.edu. Contact information for the program directors is as follows: 

Herbert B. Ward, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Program Director
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 207
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA

Jonathan D'Cunha, M.D., Ph.D.
Asssitant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 207
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA