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Cardiac Electrophysiology
The Arrhythmia Service offers both Research and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowships.
The Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship program is accredited by the ACGME and meets the requirements for American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Certification in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. The program provides outstanding clinical training in the management of arrhythmias and syncope, electrophyiologic testing, radiofrequency ablation, and implantation of arrhythmia and resynchronization devices. Furthermore, the fellowship provides excellent opportunities for non-accredited research and is designed to prepare fellows for careers in academic cardiac electrophysiology.
Separate Research Fellowships in Cardiac Electrophysiology also are available and focus on new techniques for arrhythmia diagnosis and management, with opportunities for collaboration with Bioengineering and other disciplines within cardiovascular medicine.
Individuals interested in these fellowships should call (650) 723-7111. Questions may be directed to , Director of the Arrhythmia Service and Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship.
Interventional Cardiology
The Stanford Interventional Cardiology Section offers two-year advanced fellowships, one year, ACGME accredited, of intensive clinical training in invasive therapeutics and possible additional one year of non-accredited research.
Fellows are strongly encouraged to develop an independent research program with financial support. This focus may range from basic science to purely clinical research. Faculty from not only interventional cardiology but also from within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine may act as mentors.
The clinical training involves not only angioplasty and stenting but also advanced techniques in atherectomy, intravascular ultrasound, and other devices. The training is demanding, and a high level of performance is expected. We do not currently offer training in peripheral interventions.
We accept US and overseas-trained fellows, but for foreign-trained fellows the proper visa and other documentation is required (see section on non-US applicants). They must be USMLE-certified and speak fluent English. Prospective overseas applicants should visit the ECFMG website for further information.
To apply, please send a letter of intent including the planned years of training and intended research plan. In addition, a CV and three letters of recommendation should be sent. You may download an application in Adobe Acrobat format or in a Word format here. The application should be returned to:
David Lee, MD
RE: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Stanford University Medical Center
Interventional Cardiology H-2103
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305-5218
If you have further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at (650) 723-1508
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
A one year multidisciplinary advanced fellowship in heart failure and transplantation is administered through the Division under the direction of Drs. Sharon Hunt and Kiran Khush. The program provides advanced training in the fields of advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices, and cardiac transplantation The fellowship is currently funded for three fellows per year and involves rotations at Stanford University Medical Center and at the Kaiser Northern California heart failure and transplant referral center in San Jose.
Our fellowship program is open to applicants who have completed or are completing a general cardiology fellowship.We are still accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year, and have started accepting applications for the 2014-2015 academic year. At this time, we are unable to sponsor J1 visas for non-US applicants, with the exception of applicants from Canada.
For further information, please contact Dr. Kiran Khush at kiran@stanford.edu. TheAdvanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation fellowship utilizes a paper application available here. This application should be returned to:
Kiran Khush, MD
RE: Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship
Falk Cardiovascular Research Center
300 Pasteur Drive, CVRC 263
Palo Alto, CA 94305-5406
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Rotation
Course Objectives:
- To provide senior cardiology fellows additional exposure to advanced cardiac imaging techniques, including echocardiography (Echo), cardiac MRI (CMR), and cardiac/coronary CTA (CCT).
- To provide a practical, evidence-based approach to using multimodality cardiac imaging in cardiovascular medicine.
- To prepare senior cardiology fellows for the increasing emphasis of advanced imaging and multimodality imaging on the ABIM cardiovascular medicine examination.
Senior cardiology fellows will dedicate 4 weeks to obtaining increased exposure to the acquisition and reading of CMR, CCT, and Echo studies. The period of July-December: will train 3rd and 4th year fellows (CMR/CCT/Echo mix tailored to each fellow’s interests) and January-June will train 2nd year fellows.
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
A one year multidisciplinary advanced fellowship in heart failure and transplantation is administered through the Division under the direction of Drs. Sharon Hunt and Kiran Khush. The program provides advanced training in the fields of advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices, and cardiac transplantation The fellowship is currently funded for three fellows per year and involves rotations at Stanford University Medical Center and at the Kaiser Northern California heart failure and transplant referral center in San Jose.
Our fellowship program is open to applicants who have completed or are completing a general cardiology fellowship.We are still accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year, and have started accepting applications for the 2014-2015 academic year. At this time, we are unable to sponsor J1 visas for non-US applicants, with the exception of applicants from Canada.
For further information, please contact Dr. Kiran Khush at kiran@stanford.edu. TheAdvanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation fellowship utilizes a paper application available here. This application should be returned to:
Kiran Khush, MD
RE: Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship
Falk Cardiovascular Research Center
300 Pasteur Drive, CVRC 263
Palo Alto, CA 94305-5406
Vascular Medicine Training Program
The K12 Vascular Medicine Program intends to train leaders in academic vascular medicine. Individuals that complete this program will have proficiency in the care of patients with vascular disease. They will be leaders in translational vascular research, bringing new insights, therapies, devices and diagnostics to vascular care.
Trainees will achieve proficiency in the inpatient and outpatient vascular practice, and non-invasive vascular diagnostic laboratory. They will become familiar with catheter-based endovascular intervention, vascular surgery, vascular pathology and other related disciplines. During their training, they will participate in mentored clinical research, and have formal didactics in clinical protocol design, biostatistics, and data management as well as legal, ethical and regulatory issues that attend clinical research.
The Program consists of:
- 1 year of clinical training
- 2 years of clinical research with experienced mentor
- Trainees will obtain a Masters degree in epidemiology
- Trainees will be eligible for certification in General Vascular Medicine by the ABVM
For further information, please visit vascularmedicine.stanford.edu or contact John Cooke at john.cooke@stanford.edu. This fellowship utilizes the same application as the general cardiology fellowship, which can be found under "Application Procedures" and should be returned to
John Cooke, MD PhD
RE: Vascular Medicine Fellowship
Falk Cardiovascular Research Center
300 Pasteur Drive, MC 5406