Programme overview
One-year advanced training in the care of critically ill surgical patients from extreme prematurity through adulthood with emphasis on paediatric surgical critical care. Graduates qualify for ABS Surgical Critical Care certification. Training includes ECMO cannulation, invasive monitoring, thoracostomy and other procedures; funding for one national meeting; no formal research rotation within the year.
Source intake statement at last review: Official institution page; current intake not confirmed
A published programme or position count does not establish a current vacancy.
- Training and clinical exposure
- Critically ill neonates, children and trauma patients; ECMO cannulation; PALS and ATLS certification required.Captured from the official source listed below
International applicant assessment
Acceptance, medical registration and immigration are separate decisions. Clinical training does not automatically confer operative privileges.
- Can international surgeons apply?
- Eligibility unclear — confirm with the programmeCaptured from the official source listed below
- Clinical role and hands-on restrictions
- Supervised clinical participationCaptured from the official source listed below
- Medical registration
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Language
- EnglishCaptured from the official source listed below
- Visa or work authorisation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Application timeline and contact
- Application deadline
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Commencement / intake
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Application cycle
- Interviews typically mid-May to early June; offer typically early June.Captured from the official source listed below
- Published positions — not remaining vacancies
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- How to apply
- Contact the office about availability and send updated CV and three letters of recommendation.Captured from the official source listed below
- Official programme contact
- Pat Fustich, Fellowship Program Manager, patricia.fustich@chp.edu, 412-692-8735Captured from the official source listed below
Eligibility and application documents
- Published entry requirements
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Application documents
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Benefits, funding and costs
- Salary or funding
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Fees and upfront expenses
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Benefits and support
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Accommodation or relocation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Unknown funding does not mean unpaid; unknown fees do not mean free. Confirm the written appointment terms before committing.
Host institution
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, United States hosts this official-source SurgFellow record in Paediatric Surgery. Listings do not imply endorsement or an open intake.
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Source accessed: 21 October 2026. Source access is not the institution’s publication date, renewed accreditation, or confirmation of open recruitment.
Reviewer notes: Page names Kelly Miller Austin, MD, MS as programme director. Existing row "Surgical Critical Care Fellowship" (UPMC Medical Education) is a general SCCPDS-listed programme; this is the separate paediatric-focused fellowship.
Profile completeness
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