The Advanced Imaging Fellowship is a 12-month training program with in-depth training in both cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and computed tomography (CCT). The program is designed as an advanced fellowship position for trainees who have completed a formal three-year general cardiology fellowship. In addition to gaining the relevant knowledge of physics and instrumentation for each modality, fellows will learn to independently acquire, post-process, and interpret CMR and CCT studies.

Fellows have hands-on supervised clinical training, one-on-one teaching sessions with imaging attendings and participate in research and educational activities. The high volume of clinical studies and research opportunities provide fellows an excellent teaching environment.

In addition to the standard CMR studies for evaluating cardiac morphology and function, advanced techniques including pharmacologic stress imaging, adult congenital heart disease and arrhythmia substrate imaging are routinely performed. Loyola is also one of the few academic centers that offer CMR for patients with pacemakers/defibrillators.

Cardiac CT studies include evaluation of coronary artery disease, pulmonary venous anatomy, cardiac morphology and function, and TAVR planning. We are also one of the few centers in the nation that offer FFR-CT for the functional assessment of coronary artery stenosis.

The program consists of three full-time cardiologists who are level 3 trained in CMR and level 3 trained in CCT, a full complement of support staff, and state of the art imaging facility including a 3D laboratory with multimodality post-processing capabilities.

Research Training: In addition to the clinical training, all fellows are expected to participate in research endeavors. Faculty members are available for mentorship and oversee research activities. Fellows are expected to present in at least one conference (SCMR, SCCT, ACC, AHA) and/or complete and submit a manuscript as part of their fellowship training requirement.

Educational Programs, Conferences, Seminars: The Advanced Imaging Fellow is expected to present at the weekly didactic advanced imaging conferences and to assist in general cardiology fellows’ education who are assigned to the advanced imaging rotation. Fellow is encouraged to attend cardiology grand rounds and other didactic conferences in cardiology.