ECMO / MCS Fellow

Program Overview

The Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland offers a two-year ECMO and MCS fellowship for general surgery or integrated Thoracic surgery residents. This fellowship provides trainees with hands‑on experience in initiating ECMO support, daily patient management, and assisting in the operating room for any ECMO‑related surgical procedures. Trainees will also have the opportunity to lead and / or participate in our robust ECMO clinical and laboratory research program. In addition to ECMO‑related activities, they will take part in organ recoveries and assist in the operating room for various surgical cases. This is an exceptional opportunity to train at one of the nation’s most active and academically distinguished cardiac surgery programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Program Highlights

• The Johns Hopkins team performed 65 heart transplants in the CY24, and is expected to perform 75 in CY25, with continued rapid expansion.
• We initiate ECMO support for approximately 120 patients each year, with a growing eCPR program. A wide range of ECMO support modalities and LV unloading strategies are utilized.
• The Cardiac Surgery team works in close partnership with the Johns Hopkins Heart Failure Program, and the successful candidate will train under the Director of Heart Transplantation and the multidisciplinary transplant team.

Candidate Qualifications

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