Cardiovascular MR Research Fellowship
Director, John Heitner, MD
New York Methodist Hospital
Location: New York, NY

Cardiac MRI Fellowship
Jonathan W. Weinsaft, MD
Director, Cardiac MRI Program
Weill Cornell Medical College / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York, NY

Course Description - Cardiothoracic Imaging - 1 Fellow per year Program Director: Krishna Nallamshetty, MD The University of South Florida Department of Radiology offers a 1-year Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship. We are currently accepting applications for July 1, 2014. The Cardiopulmonary Imaging fellowship focuses on establishing clinical expertise in advanced cardiovascular and pulmonary imaging. To achieve this objective, the Program provides fellows with exposure to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA), nuclear cardiology, and pulmonary imaging. During this 1-year fellowship program, the fellow will learn how to acquire and to interpret computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and nuclear imaging examinations of the heart and chest. The fellow will learn the appropriateness criteria for each cardiac imaging modality and serve as an advisor to referring clinicians on appropriate imaging modalities based on patient pathology. The fellow will formulate appropriate differential diagnoses and management recommendations for various thoracic pathologies, with emphasis on the heart, coronary arteries, lungs, mediastinum, pleura, and chest wall. Fellows will obtain the highest level of certification in cardiac CT and MRI based on the American College of Radiology and Cardiology COCATS training guidelines. Participation in interventional procedures such as transthoracic needle biopsy and percutaneous catheter drainage of intrathoracic fluid collections is expected. Fellows will participate in interdepartmental conferences including cardiac transplant, heart failure, pulmonary, and pulmonary transplant. These conferences enhance knowledge of the various clinical problems faced by clinicians, and form a basis for helping to guide imaging workup of such problems. The fellow will also have an active role in radiology resident education

The following items are required for a completed application: Common Fellowship Application Current CV Letters of Recommendation You may send applications and supporting documents by email to Leila Homsi at lhomsi@health.usf.edu or by mail to: Leila Homsi USF Health Department of Radiology South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare 2 Tampa General Circle Radiology Administration, Room 7035 Tampa, FL 33606 Please visit http://health.usf.edu/medicine/radiology/cardiothoracic.htm for more information.
Contact for Additional Information: lhomsi@health.usf.edu
Institution: University of South Florida
You can use this link to reply: CVrad@yahoo.com

Course Description: Baptist Hospital of Miami and Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute offers a one year fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging focused on Cardiac CT and MRI.

 Fellows will work with a dedicated CV Imaging team in daily clinical work. Research is also available and encouraged. We have one of the busiest cardiac imaging programs in the country, with over 4000 coronary CTA studies and 1500 cardiovascular MR studies annually. CTA cases include acute chest pain patients from the ED, evaluation of angina and equivocal stress tests, calcium score studies, as well as adults with congenital heart disease. MRI cases include viability assessment,  non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, stress perfusion MRI, congenital heart disease, valvular disease and shunt assessment. Rotations in the Nuclear Lab, Cath Lab, ER Radiology and Non-invasive Vascular Program
 are available.

 Eligibility:  Applicants must be board-certified in radiology by the beginning of fellowship. Florida medical license is also required.

 Application:  Available to board-certified radiologists for July 1st, 2012 and also for July 1st, 2013. To apply, please send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and 3 letters of recommendation to Ricardo
 C. Cury, MD, Chairman of Radiology and Director of Cardiac Imaging,  c/o Ivis Balseiro, Department of Radiology, Baptist Hospital of Miami and Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N. Kendall Drive,
Miami, FL 33176; Telephone: 786-596-1272; e-mail: ivisb@baptisthealth.net. For questions, please contact the Fellowship director, Dr. Juan Batlle at jbatlle@rasf.net

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
Loyola University Medical Center
Program Director: Mushabbar A. Syed, MD, FACC

Contact Info:
Taloria Nottage
Tel: 713-441-3625
Fax: 713-793-1641
E-mail: tnottage@tmhs.org

Cardiovascular Diagnostics Imaging fellowship
Duration: 12-24 months
Program Director: Subha V. Raman, M.D.

• Clinical Training. The allocation of months requires a minimum of 12 months for CMR/CT, 12 months for echocardiography, and/or 12 months for nuclear cardiology, and can be tailored to each trainee's career objectives. Documented completion of level II training in any of these areas during prior training, such as an ACGME-accredited program in cardiovascular medicine, may be counted toward these requirements. The trainee will be expected to interact with patients directly with appropriate supervision including eliciting clinical histories, applying physical examination skills, and reviewing existing data relevant to each procedure throughout the period of training. In addition to gaining the relevant knowledge of physics and instrumentation for each modality, fellows will learn to independently perform examinations and interpret the results.

   

• Research Training. All fellows will participate in at least 1 research project during their fellowship and will be expected to complete the necessary educational sessions prior to onset of human subjects or animal research. Such sessions are offered through the OSU Office of Responsible Research Practices throughout the year. Additional coursework in research including biostatistics and clinical trial design are also available, in addition to weekly and quarterly didactics. Fellows will be expected to prepare grant applications, submit abstracts for presentation at national/international meetings, and compose manuscripts for submission to refereed journals.

   

• Didactics. Didactics are held at least once monthly and include the following topics: physics, instrumentation, safety, acquisition protocols, postprocessing, indications, contraindications, coding, and compliance. Fellows will also be able to attend on-site educational seminars relevant to the areas of training, such as the 5-day CMR/CT course held twice yearly. Fellows will also conduct conferences to demonstrate their understanding of new skills and knowledge and assist in training of general cardiovascular medicine fellows. They will also attend core conferences in cardiovascular medicine.

   

• Interdisciplinary Conferences. Quarterly conferences are held with the general cardiovascular medicine fellows and consist of case presentations as well as didactic material. Over the course of one year, cases presented at this and other interdisciplinary conferences will be selected to represent all forms of cardiovascular diseases including ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial disease.

Eligibility and Selection: All applicants will be required to have successfully completed an ACGME-certified postdoctoral training progfram. Level II competency in at least one area of cardiovascular imaging is required; as such, any physician who is board-certified or board-eligible in cardiovascular medicine is eligible. Licensure to practice medicine in the State of Ohio is also required. All applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of faculty involved in cardiovascular imaging and selected by faculty from the core program. Fellows will be selected based upon their academic credentials, past performances, and potential for academic careers.

Accreditation: Currently, there is no ACGME accreditation for cardiovascular imaging, although ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statements have been published for each area of training. These Statements form the core of the curriculum, insuring completion at standards for training that will likely be included in future accreditation requirements.

Cleveland Clinic
Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Imaging and Heart & Vascular Institutes
Director: Scott D. Flamm, M.D.

Course Description: The Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, located in the new Miller Pavilion at the Cleveland Clinic offers a one to two year fellowship in CV imaging.

Fellows will work on a dedicated CV imaging service offering Cardiovascular MRI and CT, and participate in both clinical and research activities. Over 2,500 CV-MRI and 8,000 CV-CT studies are performed each year with clinical and research applications. The Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory uses multiple MRI scanners (1.5T Philips  Achieva XR, 1.5T Siemens Avanto, and a 3.0T Philips Achieva) and multiple CT scanners (Philips iCT 256-slice, Siemens Definition "Flash", Philips Brilliance 64-slice, and a Siemens Definition dual-source).  CV-MRI studies performed include LV and RV cardiomyopathies and masses, LV myocardial viability and pharmacologic stress perfusion imaging, coronary MRA, thoracic and abdominal aortic disease, and peripheral vascular MRA. CV-CT studies performed include evaluation of coronary artery anatomy, pulmonary venous anatomy, cardiac morphology and function, and thoraco-abdominal aortic disease.

Location:
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44122  

Contact Info:
Scott D. Flamm, M.D.
E-mail: flamms@ccf.org
Phone: 216.444.2740
Fax 216.636.0822

National Institutes of Health / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
Director: Andrew E. Arai, MD

Course Description: Funded: salary

The NHLBI Fellowship Program in Cardiac/Cardiovascular Imaging, functioning within the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, provides training for physicians interested in research-oriented academic careers in the field of non-invasive cardiovascular imaging.

The Program consists of one to three years of clinical and research training in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, cardiovascular computed tomography, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. The goal of the Program is to develop experts in clinical cardiovascular MRI and cardiovascular CT, who are able to conduct clinical or translational research in advanced cardiovascular imaging. Initial training focuses on establishing clinical competence in cardiovascular MRI and cardiovascular CT. To achieve this objective, the Program provides fellows with broad exposure to the subspecialty.

Typically, fellows participate in the acquisition and interpretation of over 400 cardiovascular MRI and over 400 cardiovascular CT examinations during a standard 2 year fellowship. State of the art scanners are available to support the clinical research and training program. The NHLBI runs 4 cardiovascular MRI scanners and there is potential access to additional MRI equipment, including high field small animal imaging systems (4.7T to 14T) and human high field systems (3T, 7T and soon 11.7T). Currently, there is access to cardiac capable CT scanners from all 4 major vendors, including a 320-detector row CT scanner.

The University of Minnesota
FELLOWSHIP IN ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Director: Uma Valeti, MD