IMG-friendly Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 16 Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 5; J-1 sponsors: 3). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 16Programs
- 5Sponsor H-1B
- 3Sponsor J-1
- 9States
Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs for international graduates
Your fit
Which of these fit you?
Five questions, two minutes: every Thoracic Surgery fellowship program ranked by what its own website states about applicants like you, and your fit shown beside each one. The first ten are free.
16 programs
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- Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center (NS/LIJ)
Northwell Health · New Hyde Park, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
University of Washington · Seattle, Washington
H-1B - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, California
IMGs considered - Cardiothoracic Surgery Three Year Traditional Program Fellowship
Indiana University · Indianapolis, Indiana
IMGs considered - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship (non-ACGME)
Washington University in St. Louis · St. Louis, Missouri
IMGs considered - Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Washington University in St. Louis · St. Louis, Missouri
IMGs considered - Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, Texas
IMGs considered - Cardiothoracic Surgery-Traditional Fellowship
University of Washington · Seattle, Washington
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Thoracic Surgery fellowship program
Visas and international graduates in Thoracic Surgery fellowship
Which Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 5 Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center (NS/LIJ), Northwell Health; Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington; Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship, University of Washington; Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan; Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 3 Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center (NS/LIJ), Northwell Health; Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University; Peripheral Endovascular Fellowship, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano.
Do Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 16 Thoracic Surgery fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.