GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
The Baylor University Medical Center Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program is a one-year ACGME accredited training program . One fellow is accepted annually . The program offers a broad-based learning experience in all aspects of interventional cardiology with clinical training in coronary interventional procedures , peripheral interventions , valvular heart interventions , and structural heart procedures . Experience and training in a longitudinal ambulatory clinic is also included as part of the fellowship . Advanced percutaneous interventions include balloon angioplasty , coronary stenting , CTO interventions , intravascular ultrasound , rotational atherectomy , thrombectomy , distal protection devices , IVUS , and pressure wire evaluation . In addition to carotid and peripheral interventions , valvular heart interventions include TAVR , percutaneous mitral valve repair and mitral balloon valvuloplasty . Structural heart interventions consist of ASD , PFO , PDA , and LAA closures . The Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory performs more than 4,000 diagnostic cardiac procedures and 1,500 coronary interventions annually . Applicants may apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service ( ERAS ). If selected , a candidate receives an invitation from the program to interview at Baylor .
Note : Applicants may apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service ( ERAS ). If selected , a candidate receives an invitation from the program to interview .
Program Director : Ravi Vallabhan , MD , FACC , FSCAI
Faculty : Michael Donsky , MD Georges A . Feghali , MD Stuart Lander , MD Jeffrey M . Schussler , MD Robert C . Stoler , MD Ravi Vallabhan , MD Anthony Yoon , MD
Fellow : Gautam Patankar , MD
Incoming Fellow July 2017 : Jad Daye , MD
MEASURING INNOVATION IN HEART AND VASCULAR CARE
Faculty : Alan Donsky , MD Jay Franklin , MD Peter Wells , MD Kevin Wheelan , MD
Fellow : Timothy Ball , MD
Program Director : Manish D . Assar , MD , FACC , FHRS
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
One fellow is accepted every two years into the Baylor University Medical Center and Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital Fellowship program called the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program ( CCEP ). This comprehensive two-year training program fulfills the two-year ACGME requirement . Key to the program is that it takes place at a quaternary referral center for the Southwest United States ; thus providing fellows with rigorous diagnostic and procedural exposure ; refining electrophysiology skills that also enhance the outpatient management of patients . Involvement in clinical research and scientific publications is required .
Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital has a total of four EP labs and operating suites where more than 1,500 cases per year are performed , including advanced procedures ranging from cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation , laser lead extraction of devices and ischemic VT ablations using CARTO and ESI mapping systems . To encourage a well-rounded electrophysiologist ’ s skill set , the fellow is continually exposed to clinical evaluation and indications for tests and procedures in conjunction with history and physical exams supervised by an attending physician .
ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION FELLOWSHIP
The Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship program accepts one fellow every year for one year of clinical training in all medical phases of cardiac transplantation and one year of clinical training in all medical phases of cardiac transplantation and advanced circulatory support . This includes procedural training in cardiac biopsy , IVUS , and percutaneous hemodynamic support devices . Since inception , Baylor University Medical Center has completed more than 565 heart transplants . The fellowship is supported by cardiovascular surgeons and transplant cardiologists . Baylor University Medical Center has been heralded as one of the premier solid organ transplantation centers in the nation .
Program Director : Parag Kale , MD , FACC , FHFSA
Faculty : Shelley Hall , MD , Chief of Transplant Cardiology and Mechanical Support / Heart Failure
Amarinder Bindra , MD Robert Gottlieb , MD Cesar Guerrero-Miranda , MD Susan Joseph , MD Melody Sherwood , MD
Fellow : Timothy Gong , MD
Incoming Fellow July 2017 : Luke Cunningham , MD
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