Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
Forecasted
Denton A. Cooley Fellowship supports early-career North American cardiothoracic surgeons with a cardiac surgery observership to advance professional goals and bring learning back to their home institutions.
Funder: American Association for Thoracic Surgery Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Applicant requirements) | July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $15,000 for one recipient annually for a four-week observership
Summary: Supports early-career North American cardiothoracic surgeons pursuing cardiac surgery education at Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Key Information: Applicants must be in their final residency year or within two years of completing cardiothoracic surgery residency.
Description
The Denton A. Cooley Fellowship is part of the AATS Foundation’s Honoring Our Mentors Fellowship Program. It provides a four-week educational observership at Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center for early-career North American cardiothoracic surgeons. The experience focuses on cardiac surgery and connects learning at the host institutions with recipients’ professional goals and work at their home institutions.
Educational opportunities span cardiovascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac transplantation, and general thoracic surgery. Fellows can learn from surgeons at Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, with their planned study linked to prior experience, preparation, and future career goals.
