ELSO Endorsed ECMO Courses
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North America
United States
Ann Arbor, Michigan — University of Michigan
Course: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Address: 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Center: University of Michigan
Course Directors: Dr. Aaron Surrey, Dr. Todd Sower, Joetta Dubois, Gretchen Lawson, Steve Robinson
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Email: ECMOCOURSE@med.umich.edu
Cleveland, Ohio — Cleveland Clinic
Course: Adult ECMO Course
Address: 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Center: Cleveland Clinic
Course Director: Sudhir Krishnan
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Gainesville, Florida — University of Florida
Address: 1104 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32601
Course Director: Torben K. Becker, MD, PhD, MBA, E-AEC
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Email: amygandy@ufl.edu
Hartford, Connecticut — Hartford Hospital
Course: Hartford Hospital Adult ECMO Training Course
Address: 22 Jefferson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Center: Hartford Hospital / CESI
Course Directors: Dr. Jason Gluck, Matthew Figorito, Leonard Texidor, Kellie Kelley
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Email: Matthew.Figorito@hhchealth.org
Houston, Texas — Houston Methodist
Course: Houston Methodist ECMO Simulation Course
Address: 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
Center: Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIE)
Course Director: Asma Zainab, MD
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Email: AZainab@houstonmethodist.org
Iowa City, Iowa — University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Course: University of Iowa Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course
Address: 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Course Directors: Katelyn Meyer / Lovkesh Arora
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: katelyn-meyer@uiowa.edu
Indianapolis, Indiana — IU Health Methodist Hospital
Course: Indiana University Health Comprehensive Adult ECMO Course
Address: 1701 N Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Course Director: Evan Tomkiewicz, MD
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: IUHEcmoCourse@iuhealth.org
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — UPMC Presbyterian
Course: UPMC Procirca Adult ECMO Training Course
Address: 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Course Director: Raj Ramanan
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: nealka3@upmc.edu
San Antonio, Texas — UT Health San Antonio
Course: University Health Adult ECMO Comprehensive Training
Address: Room 2.214, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: ECMOcourse@uhtx.com
Mexico
Monterrey — ECMO Educación MX / TecSalud
Course: Diplomado de Certificación en ECLS - Monterrey MX Comprehensive ECMO Course
Address: To be determined
Center: ECMO Educación MX, Tecnológico de Monterrey, TecSalud Hospital Zambrano Hellion
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: info@ecmoeducacion.mx
Costa Rica
San Jose — Santa Paula University
Course: Terapias de Oxigenación por Membrana Extracorpórea
Address: Curridabat, San Jose, Costa Rica
Course Director: Dr. Eduardo Aguilar Rivera
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: eduardo.aguilar@usantapaula.ac.cr
South America
Colombia
Bogotá — Fundación Clínica Shaio
Course: Theoretical-Practical Training Course in ECMO
Address: Diagonal 115a No 70c-75, Bogotá, Colombia
Center: Fundación Clínica Shaio
Course Directors: Estefanía Giraldo Bejarano, Tatiana Jaramillo Bernal
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course
Course Information
Email: ecmo@shaio.org, educacion.ecmo@shaio.org
Chile
Santiago — Red Salud Santiago
Course: Adult ECMO Simulation Course - Chile (Spanish Version)
Address: Centro de Simulacion Hospital ACHS
Course Directors: Rodrigo Diaz, Christian Fajardo, Natalia Seguel
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Email: cursoecmoadulto.scl@gmail.com
Europe
Spain
Barcelona — Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
Course: ECMOBARNA
Address: Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Course Directors: Jordi Riera, Elisabet Gallart, Eduard Argudo, Ricard Ferrer
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Simulation Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
France
Paris — Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière — Step 1
Course: La Pitié PARIS International ECMO Diploma
Address: Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, Paris F-75013
Course Director: Pr Alain Combes
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 E-AEC
Course Information
Email: combes001@gmail.com
Paris — La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital — Step 2
Course: PARIS ECMO Simulation Course
Address: 47 Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris F-75013, France
Course Director: Alain Combes
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 E-AEC
Course Information
Email: combes001@gmail.com
Germany
Regensburg — University Hospital Regensburg
Course: 13th Adult ECMO Training Course Regensburg 2026
Date: September 21–25, 2026
Address: Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg
Course Director: Thomas Müller
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: thomas.mueller@ukr.de
Italy
Rome — Sapienza University
Course: ECMO VENO–VENOSO Simulation Course
Address: Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome
Center: Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I
Course Director: Francesco Alessandri
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: francesco.alessandri@uniroma1.it
Poland
Poznan — Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Course: Artificial Life Support with ECMO
Address: Rokietnicka 7 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Course Directors: Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Mateusz Puslecki
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: kontakt@ecmo.pl
Sweden
Stockholm — Karolinska University Hospital
Course: Adult ECMO for Respiratory and Circulatory Failure including Septic Shock
Address: Eugeniavägen 3, Solna, Stockholm
Course Director: Björn Frenckner
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Course Information
Email: bjorn.frenckner@regionstockholm.se
Asia
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi — Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Course: Simulation Centre, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Address: Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE 112412
Center: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Course Director: Dr. Vivek Kakar
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC
Email: v.kakar@gmail.com, KakarV@ClevelandClinicAbuDhabi.ae
Thailand
Bangkok — Bangkok Heart Hospital
Qatar
Doha — Hamad Medical Corporation
Course: Qatar Comprehensive ECMO Course
Address: Allstiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Center: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) - ITQAN Center
Course Director: Dr. Ibrahim Hassan
Course Co-director: Dr. Nadir Kharma
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course
Email: itqan@hamad.qa
India
Gurugram — Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Address: Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana
Course Director: Dr. Sandeep Dewan
Course Co-Director: Dr. Munish Chauhan
Course Coordinator: Dr. Madhur Arora
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Email: dr.madhurarora@gmail.com, drchauhanmunish@gmail.com
Mumbai — Riddhi Vinayak MultiSpeciality Hospital
Course: ECMO Training Course
Address: Railway Carshed Yeshwant Gaurav Road, Nallasopara (W), Maharashtra 401203
Course Directors: Venkat Goyal & Pranay Orza
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Registration
Israel
Haifa — Rambam Health Care Campus
Jerusalem — Hadassah University Medical Center
Course: ECMO Course
Address: Ein Kerem Campus, Kalman Ya'akov Man Street, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
Course Director: Uri Pollak, MD
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 criteria for E-AEC
Email: Ecmoschool@hadassah.org.il
Kuwait
Hadiya — Al-Adan Hospital ECMO Centre
Course: Al-Adan Comprehensive Adult ECMO Simulation Course
Address: Department of Anaesthesia and ICU, Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait
Course Director: Huda Alfoudri
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: info@ecmocenterkw.com
Saudi Arabia
Najran — Najran Health Cluster
Course: Najran ECMO Course
Address: King Abd Aziz Road, Alkhalidiyyah, Najran 66262, Saudi Arabia
Course Director: Dr. Islam Seada
Course Co-Director: Dr. Ahmed Al Haidar
Course Coordinators: Juvy Matienzo, Ali Qurayshahr
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Email: eam-ecmo-najran@moh.gov.sa, Islamsada2@gmail.com
Hong Kong SAR, China
Hong Kong — Queen Mary Hospital
Course: APELSO Adult ECMO Training Course
Address: Main Block, 2/F, Wing C, Adult Intensive Care Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR
Course Directors: Dr. Wallace Ngai, Dr. Simon Sin, Peter Lai, Ricky Chan
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Email: lck230@ha.org.hk, cwk752@ha.org.hk
Singapore
Singapore — National University Hospital
Course: ECMO Training Program
Address: National University Hospital, Singapore
Course Directors: Ramanathan K R / Graeme MacLaren
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Email: ram_ramanathan@nuhs.edu.sgr
Africa
Egypt
Cairo — Cairo University
Course: ECMO Experts Comprehensive Made Easy Course
Address: Cairo University Hospital, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo
Center: Critical Care Department, Cairo University
Course Director: Professor Akram Abdelbary
Course Co-director: Dr. Mohamed Yosri
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: Akram.Ahmed@kasralainy.edu.eg, yosri.icuu@gmail.com
Oceania
Australia
Brisbane — The Prince Charles Hospital
Course: The Prince Charles Hospital ECMO Course
Address: 627 Rode Rd, Chermside, QLD 4032, Australia
Center: Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital
Course Directors: Prof. Kiran Shekar, Dr. Jayshree Lavana, Dr. Dinesh Parmar
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Melbourne — The Alfred Hospital
Course: Adult ECMO Course
Address: 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004
Course Directors: Jayne Sheldrake, Julia Coull, Brooke Riley, Josh Ihle
Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course
Course Information
Email: icuevents@alfred.org.au