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Since 1973, the AATS Foundation has supported cardiothoracic surgeons in research and education. Your donation will support the future or cardiothoracic surgery. Individual contributions go directly to Foundation initiatives.

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Support the G. Alexander Patterson Honoring Our Mentors Program

Join the AATS Foundation in honoring a leader in thoracic surgery whose visionary contributions to lung transplantation, academic leadership, and surgical education have left an enduring mark on the specialty. The Alec Patterson program’s mission is unique within the AATS Foundation and provides funding for scholarships for Surgeon-Scientists, research scholarships focused on thoracic and transplant surgery, grants to advance thoracic surgical practice in developed and developing countries, and more. Support this program by donating today.

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Open Programs

The AATS or AATS Foundation are currently accepting applications for the following programs.

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For Early Career Surgeons

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

For Medical Students

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

For Mid-Career Surgeons

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

For Residents/ Fellows

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

For Program Directors/ Lectureships

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

For Senior Surgeons

There are no open programs for this audience at this time.

Upcoming Programs

The AATS or AATS Foundation are not currently accepting applications for the following programs.

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For Early Career Surgeons

AATS Foundation Research Scholarship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Academic Excellence Award

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: TBA

Advanced Valve Disease Educational Fellowship

  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: The next opening date is being determined.

Annual Meeting Travel Awards

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/20245
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
  • Specialty: Cardiac, Congenital
  • Opens: April 1, 2026
  • Deadline: July 2, 2026

James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: The next opening date is being determined.

Sir Magdi Yacoub International Mentored Career Development Award

  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: The next opening date is being determined.

Surgical Investigator Program

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Valerie Rusch Mentored Career Development Award

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

For Medical Students

Summer Intern Scholarship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

For Mid-Career Surgeons

AATS Foundation/WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Annual Meeting Travel Awards

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/20245
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
  • Specialty: Cardiac, Congenital
  • Opens: April 1, 2026
  • Deadline: July 2, 2026

Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: The next opening date is being determined.

For Residents/ Fellows

Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Cardiac Surgical Resident Investigator Award

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

For Program Directors/ Lectureships

AATS Foundation Lawrence H. Cohn Lectureship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: September 1, 2025
  • Deadline: December 2, 2025

For Senior Surgeons

There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.

Recent Donors

The AATS wishes to thank the following donors for their recent contributions to the important work of the Foundation. Join the list by making your donation to the next generation of surgeons.

Dr. Seth Brandon Krantz

S. Chris Malaisrie

M. Blair Marshall

David R. Jones

Renzo Cecere

Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr.

Dr. Hon Chi Suen

Dr. Kevin D. Accola

Dr. Sertac Mehmet Cicek

Sitaram M. Emani

Dr. Charles A. Mack

Dr. Nathaniel Langer

Dr. Nabil A. Munfakh

Nasser K. Altorki

Dr. J. W. Awori Awori Hayanga

Scott C. Silvestry

Dr. Frank W. Sellke

Eric J. Lehr

Alain J. Poncelet

Dr. V. Seenu Reddy

Masaki Anraku

Matthew Forrester

Dr. Yolonda L. Colson

Dr. Fred A. Crawford, Jr.

Melissa J. Binette

Melissa J. Binette

Dr. Yaron Shargall

Dr. Jeffrey B. Rich

Dr. Joseph E. Bavaria

Dr. Kenji Suzuki