ELSO Endorsed ECMO Courses

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

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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

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

Course Directors: Estefanía Giraldo Bejarano, Tatiana Jaramillo Bernal

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course

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Chile
Santiago — Red Salud Santiago

Course: Adult ECMO Simulation Course - Chile

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

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France
Paris — Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière — Step 1

Course: La Pitié PARIS International ECMO Diploma

Course Director: Pr Alain Combes

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 E-AEC

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Paris — La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital — Step 2

Course: PARIS ECMO Simulation Course

Course Director: Alain Combes

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 E-AEC

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Germany
Regensburg — University Hospital Regensburg

Course: 13th Adult ECMO Training Course Regensburg 2026

Course Director: Thomas Müller

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 criteria for E-AEC

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Italy
Rome — Sapienza University

Course: ECMO VENO–VENOSO Simulation Course

Course Director: Francesco Alessandri

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 2 criteria for E-AEC

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Poland
Poznan — Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Course: Artificial Life Support with ECMO

Course Directors: Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Mateusz Puslecki

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Sweden
Stockholm — Karolinska University Hospital

Course: Adult ECMO for Respiratory and Circulatory Failure including Septic Shock

Course Director: Björn Frenckner

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC

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Asia
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi — Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Address: Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE 112412

Course Director: Dr. Vivek Kakar

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course — Step 1 and Step 2 criteria for E-AEC

Thailand
Bangkok — Bangkok Heart Hospital

Course: BDMS Adult ECMO Training Course

Course Director: Perm-yos Ruengsakulrach

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Qatar
Doha — Hamad Medical Corporation

Course: Qatar Comprehensive ECMO Course

Course Director: Dr. Ibrahim Hassan

Course Co-director: Dr. Nadir Kharma

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation-Based Course

India
Gurugram — Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Course Director: Dr. Sandeep Dewan

Course Co-Director: Dr. Munish Chauhan

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

Mumbai — Riddhi Vinayak MultiSpeciality Hospital

Course: ECMO Training Course

Course Directors: Venkat Goyal & Pranay Orza

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Israel
Haifa — Rambam Health Care Campus

Course: Rambam – Pediatric and Adult Comprehensive ECMO Course

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Jerusalem — Hadassah University Medical Center

Course: ECMO Course

Course Director: Uri Pollak, MD

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Course — Step 1 criteria for E-AEC

Kuwait
Hadiya — Al-Adan Hospital ECMO Centre

Course: Al-Adan Comprehensive Adult ECMO Simulation Course

Course Director: Huda Alfoudri

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Saudi Arabia
Najran — Najran Health Cluster

Course: Najran ECMO Course

Course Director: Dr. Islam Seada

Course Co-Director: Dr. Ahmed Al Haidar

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

Hong Kong SAR, China
Hong Kong — Queen Mary Hospital

Course: APELSO Adult ECMO Training Course

Course Directors: Dr. Wallace Ngai, Dr. Simon Sin, Peter Lai, Ricky Chan

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

Singapore
Singapore — National University Hospital

Course: ECMO Training Program

Course Directors: Ramanathan K R / Graeme MacLaren

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

Africa
Egypt
Cairo — Cairo University

Course: ECMO Experts Comprehensive Made Easy Course

Course Director: Professor Akram Abdelbary

Course Co-director: Dr. Mohamed Yosri

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Oceania
Australia
Brisbane — The Prince Charles Hospital

Course: The Prince Charles Hospital ECMO Course

Course Directors: Prof. Kiran Shekar, Dr. Jayshree Lavana, Dr. Dinesh Parmar

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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Melbourne — The Alfred Hospital

Course: Adult ECMO Course

Course Directors: Jayne Sheldrake, Julia Coull, Brooke Riley, Josh Ihle

Endorsement Type: Adult ECMO Comprehensive Simulation Based Course

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