MGA Medical Global Academy’s Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery is a specialized, advanced training program for cardiothoracic surgeons, pediatric surgeons, and healthcare professionals interested in improving their skills and knowledge of surgical treatment in infants, children and adolescents with congenital and acquired cardiac conditions. This 36 month comprehensive fellowship has a blend of academic learning, clinical exposure, surgical training, and case-based discussions to give a comprehensive view of pediatric cardiac surgery. Participants learn about congenital heart defect correction, pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass, perioperative care, postoperative care, and new technologies in pediatric cardiac care. The program focuses on patient safety, evidence-based medicine, multi-disciplinary team work, and surgical excellence to equip the fellow with the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality cardiac care to pediatric patients.

What Skills You Will Gain

• Gain in-depth understanding of cardiac anatomy, physiology and congenital cardiac disorders.

• Know all aspects of pre-operative assessment, surgical planning and risk assessment of children with cardiac conditions.

• Develop skills in performing and assisting procedures including ASD/VSD closure, PDA ligation, TOF repair, Glenn shunt, Fontan procedure and arterial switch procedures.

• Be familiar with the techniques and myocardial protection during pediatric CPB procedures.

• Develop skills in perioperative and postoperative care of neonates and children with congenital cardiac surgery.

• Understand how to interpret pediatric echocardiographic, CT/MRI and cardiac catheterization studies for surgical decisions.

• Acquire skills in handling complex congenital cardiac anomalies and reoperative cardiac surgeries.

• Learn the basic principles of ECMO, VADs, and cardiac transplantation in children.

• Improve inter-disciplinary working with paediatric cardiologists, intensivists, anaesthetists and rehab teams.

• Be familiar with new technologies and techniques including 3D surgical planning, artificial intelligence applications, hybrid surgery and minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery.

• Improve clinical research and audit skills, academic presentation and evidence-based practice skills in paediatric cardiac surgery.

Career Outcomes

• Serve as a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon in tertiary care hospitals and special cardiac centers.

• Become a surgical specialist with top children’s hospitals and congenital heart disease programs.

• Seek more senior positions within pediatric cardiac thoracic surgery units and universities.

• Participate in multi-disciplinary congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiac intensive care teams.

• Acquire skills and knowledge in pediatric cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support programs.

• Sponsor and join national and international research programs and clinical trials in cardiac surgery for children.

• Embark on medical college and hospital teaching and faculty roles, surgical training centers.

• Be a team leader in the cardiac surgery for children and congenital heart disease units in public and private healthcare institutions.

• Support global health efforts to enhance access to care for CHD.

• Improve the credibility and enhance the opportunity for advanced pediatric cardiac surgical practice internationally.

What you will learn 

Learn from Industry-Leading Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons and Child Heart Specialists 

Skill-Driven Workshops on Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Techniques 

Flexible Learning for Modern Medical Professionals 

Future-Ready Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Curriculum 

Clinical Training for Real-World Surgical Practice