Robotic Valve Academy - Instituto Poffo

Fellowship

Instituto Poffo de Cirurgia Cardiovascular

Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

About the Fellowship program

The fellowship is a specialization course in robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. It’s objective is to advance the surgical training of the cardiovascular surgeon in the most modern aspects of the specialty: minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

Candidates

Cardiac surgeons who have finished their residency in an accredited center.

*Cardiovascular surgery residents who will finish their training up to February 2023 are eligible for application. A confirmation letter of their residency status signed by the Heads of Surgical and Residency program of their training center is required. In case of approval, a certificate of residency completion is mandatory for enrollment.

Obtained Qualification

At the end of their training period and after presentation of a final dissertation paper and progress evaluation, the student will receive a certificate of Advanced Training in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery.

Training Features

Specialized and experienced surgical staff.
Possibility of living the peri-operative care routine in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Following the only group in Brazil who develops robotic cardiac surgery as a routine.

Objectives

At the end of their training period, the fellow student will able to:

Identify the eligible patient for minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery.
Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery.
Work in all the steps that involves minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery (pre, intra and post operative periods).

Program and Methodology

The entire course consists in 2080 hours (40hours/week) divided between activities in the operating room, intensive care unit, outpatient clinic consultations and cardiac surgery meetings.