Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Three positions are available for this fully accredited interventional cardiology program. Applicants must have completed an accredited three year fellowship in clinical cardiology, and be board certified/eligible in adult cardiovascular disease.
There are three catheterization laboratories. The projected volume is more than 1400 cases per year. The Fellow is responsible for the workup, the interventional procedure, and report. This is a dedicated 4th year interventional program with opportunity in research.
Program
The interventional cardiology fellowship provides training on the pre- and post-procedural management of interventional cardiology patients, on the performance of interventional cardiology procedures, and on education and research devoted to interventional cardiology.
Faculty
There are ten interventional cardiologists, all of whom are board certified in cardiology, who compose the interventional cardiology faculty. This group of physicians each performs greater than 150 interventions yearly, and share call as well as share participation in a number of ongoing research trials.
Expectations for Fellows
Clinical Role
The interventional cardiology fellows function as consultants for patients with acute coronary syndromes, both in the hospital and in outpatient settings, including the Emergency Department. Outpatient experience also includes seeing new or follow-up patients in an outpatient ambulatory setting.
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perform, on average, two to three interventional procedures daily
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see the patient pre-procedure and explain the procedure to the patient
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discuss the indications, coronary anatomical findings, and equipment selection with the interventional cardiologist
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see the patient on the day of, and the day following the procedure, and are responsible, together with the interventional cardiologist, to deal with peri-procedural complications.
Conferences
The interventional fellows are involved in the preparation of catheterization conference. Catheterization conference occurs weekly, with the fellows preparing 2-3 conferences monthly dealing with patient selection, complications, or unusual aspects of interventional cardiology cases. The other catheterization conferences are didactic conferences, discussing issues of interest to interventional cardiologists, as well as discussing research aspects of interventional cardiology.
Research
The interventional fellows are expected to develop and participate in a research project during their year as interventional fellow. The project is discussed at the beginning of the year, with ongoing monitoring as the year progresses.
Program Director:.
Mark J. Schweiger, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Applications
The application deadline for the 2009-2010 Academic year is September 1, 2008.
Applicants should mail a paper copy of the Universal Application for Residency and three letters of recommendation to:
Nancy Lois, Education Coordinator
Cardiology Fellowship ProgramBaystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
For More Information
Email Nancy Lois at nancy.lois@bhs.org