As a service to structural heart disease fellowship programs and interested applicants, the Fellows in Training Section of the American College of Cardiology has compiled the following directory.

The ACC will survey programs for updates on a regular basis to ensure that this directly reflects the most current information available.

Programs that would like to be added to the list or wish to edit their details on this page are requested to contact trainingprograms@acc.org.

Applicants are requested to contact individual programs directly if they have any specific questions.

  Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Programs
  Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Programs
  Alabama
  Alabama
Advanced Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Fellowship
Program Director: Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Email: cardiologyfellowships@uabmc.edu
Coordinator: Jamie Moody, BA
Phone: 205-996-1701
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 3
Training Background Accepted: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Visa status accepted: No
Anticipated date of application: Now through September 30, 2022
  Arizona
  Arizona
Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix, Arizona
Program Director: Div Verma, MD
Email: Debra.McIntosh@bannerhealth.com
Coordinator: Debra McIntosh
Phone: 602-839-6743
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult Cardiology + Interventional Cardiology OR Cardiac Surgery
Visa status accepted: US Citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (THMEP)- Tucson Medical Center-Tucson, AZ
Program Director: Thomas Waggoner, DO, FACC
Email: jennifer.sammons@tmcaz.com
Coordinator: Jennifer Sammons
Phone: 520-324-5095
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult Cardiology + Interventional Cardiology OR Cardiac Surgery
Visa status accepted: US Citizen/Greencard/J1 (unable to accommodate visa sponsorship at this time)
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  California
  California
Scripps Clinic - La Jolla, California
Program Director: Paul Teirstein
Coordinator: Mary Quinonies
Email: pteirstein@scrippsclinic.com
Phone: 858-554-9905
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: Offered as a second year to interested Scripps Clinin PGY7 (Interventional cardiology) fellows only. "Attached" to the IC fellowship offering and is not independent.
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
University of California - San Diego, California
Program Director: Ehtisham Mahmud
Coordinator: Margo Relaford
Email: mrelaford@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-657-5328
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: December 21, 2017
University of California - San Francisco, California
Program Director: Vaikom Mahadevan
Coordinator: Salina Gu
Email: Vaikom.Mahadevan@ucsf.edu
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Completed adult cardiology fellowship and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Visa Status Accepted: US citizen/Green Card/ J1/ existing H1B
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Connecticut
  Connecticut
Yale University School of Medicine - New Haven, Connecticut
Program Director: John Forrest
Email: john.k.forrest@yale.edu
Coordinator: Cor Brennan
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Florida
  Florida
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - Miami, Florida
Program Director: Eduardo de Marchena
Email: emarchen@med.miami.edu
Coordinator: Olga Paredes
Phone: 305-243-7067
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Illinois
  Illinois
Prairie Heart Institute - Springfield, Illinois
Program Director: Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD, FACC
Email: ssamson@prairieresearch.com
Coordinator: Sadie Samson
Phone: 217-492-9115
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois
Program Director: Clifford Kavinsky, MD, PhD
Email: Clifford_J_Kavinsky@rush.edu
Coordinator: Marilyn Maiers
Phone: 312-942-4833
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult general cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships, or pediatric cardiology fellowship
Visa status accepted: US Citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Louisiana
  Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, Louisiana
Program Director: JP Reilly
Email: jreilly@ochsner.org
Coordinator: Stephen Ramee
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Maryland
  Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, Maryland
Program Director: Jon R. Resar
Email: Lauren Modica
Coordinator: jresar@jhmi.edu
Phone: 410-955-5999
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
University of Maryland - Baltimore, Maryland
Program Director: Mark R. Vesely
Coordinator: Kaliopi Avgerinos
Email: mvesely@som.umaryland.edu
Phone: 410-328-8278
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
  Massachusetts
  Massachusetts
Massachussetts General Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts
Program Director: Igor Palacios/Ignacio Inglessis
Coordinator: Lisa Defabritiis
Email: ldefabritiis@partners.org
Phone: 617-643-3238
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine - Worcester, Massachusetts
Program Director: Nikolaos Kakouros
Email: raechel.strom@umassmemorial.org
Coordinator: Raechel Strom
Phone: 508-856-3064
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/H1
Anticipated date of application: October 31, 2017
  Michigan
  Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit, Michigan
Program Director: Marvin Eng
Coordinator: Theresa Gary
Email: Cvfellow@hfhs.org
Phone: 313-916-2871
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2 (One position is from July - June and the other position is offcycle Jan - Dec)
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Program Director: Daniel S. Menees, MD
Coordinator: Dawn Ambs
Email: dawnambs@med.umich.edu
Phone: 734-936-8689
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Wayne State University Hospital - Detroit, Michigan
Program Director: Theodore L. Schreiber, MD, FACC
Coordinator: Kyle Sheiko
Email: tschreib@dmc.org
Phone: 313-832-0303
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak, Michigan
Program Director: Robert D. Safian
Coordinator: Toni Haggerty
Email: Toni.Haggerty@beaumont.org
Phone: 248-898-4176
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Minnesota
  Minnesota
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota
Program Director: John Bresnahan
Coordinator: Tamara Markham
Email: tmarkham@mayo.edu
Phone: 507-266-4930
Fellowship Duration: 2 year
Number of Positions: 3
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Minneapolis Heart Institute® at Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Program Director: Mario Goessl, MD
Coordinator: Andrea Sweeney
Email: andrea.sweeney@allina.com
Phone: 612-863-8258
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology OR Cardiac Surgery
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: September 1, 2017
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Program Director: Ganesh Raveendran, MD, MS
Email: cvfellow@umn.edu
Coordinator: Elizabeth Gorka
Phone: 612-626-2451
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
  Missouri
  Missouri
Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri
Program Director: John Lasala/Alan Zajarias
Coordinator: Laura King
Email: lking@dom.wustl.edu
Phone: 314-362-3729
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  New Hampshire
  New Hampshire
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, New Hampshire
Program Director: Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH
Coordinator: Grant Gordon
Email: Grant.R.Gordon@Hitchcock.org
Phone: 603-650-3539
Website: http://gme.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/shd-fellowship/how-to-apply.html
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: At this time we are only considering candidates from within our Interventional Fellowship program.
  New Jersey
  New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Health — Hackensack, NJ
Program Director: Ryan K. Kaple, MD
Email: Ryan.Kaple@hmhn.org
soraya.guzman@hmhn.org
Coordinator: Soraya Guzman
Phone: 551-996-5566
Fellowship Duration: 1 or 2 years
Number of Positions: 1 or 2
Training Background Accepted: Structural Heart Disease Fellowship
Visa status accepted: Only US citizen/Green Card
Anticipated Date of Application: Please contact the Program for Details
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - New Brunswick, New Jersey
Program Director: Ashok Chaudhary, MD
Email: palmerdl@rwjms.rutgers.edu
ac1459@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Coordinator: Diane Palmer
Phone: 732-235-8909
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  New York
  New York
Columbia University - New York, New York
Program Director: Susheel Kodali
Email: km2984@columbia.edu
Coordinator: Katherine Malave
Phone: 212-305-2708
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: September 30, 2017
  North Carolina
  North Carolina
Duke University - Durham, North Carolina
Program Director: J. Kevin Harrison
Coordinator: Cynthia Pierce
Email: harri015@mc.duke.edu
Phone: 919-681-3763
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/JH1
Anticipated date of application: 2017 is full. Currently recruiting for 2018 and will accept applications until the position is filled.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Structural Heart Disease Program
Program Director: John P. Vavalle, MD, MHS, FACC
Coordinator: Elizabeth Prosser
Email: Elizabeth.prosser@unchealth.unc.edu
Phone: 984-974-7494
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Interventional Cardiology or Cardiac Surgery
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Rolling application cycle. Currently recruiting for July 2024.
  Ohio
  Ohio
The Christ Hospital Health Network, Heart and Vascular Institute Structural Heart Fellowship, Cincinnati, OH
Program Director: Santiago Garcia, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Program Coordinator: Lisa Ambach
Email: lisa.ambach@thechristhospital.com
Phone: 513-585-2656
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Visa status accepted: US Citizen/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania
Lankenau Medical Center - Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Program Director: Eric Gnall
Coordinator: Angela Walsh
Email: walshan@mlhs.org
Phone: 484-476-4903
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology OR Cardiac surgery
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Rhode Island
  Rhode Island
Brown Medical School - Providence, Rhode Island
Program Director: J. Dawn Abbott
Coordinator: Jane Freer
Email: jfreer@lifespan.org
Phone: 401-444-8689
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Tennessee
  Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Program Director: Colin Barker, MD
Coordinator: Charlene Thompson
cmt.thompson@vumc.org
Fellowship Duration: 12 Months
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: ACGME accredited interventional cardiology fellowship.
Visa status accepted: Yes J1/H1
Anticipated date of application: Application deadline October 30, 2019 for July 2020 start date
  Texas
  Texas
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX
Program Directors: Molly Szerlip
Coordinator: Nikie Sewell
Email: Sheanikie.Sewell@bswhealth.org
Phone: 469-814-4716
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Training Background Accepted: 1. Cardiology and interventional cardiology
2. Cardiothoracic training either with general surgery plus thoracic surgery or an integrated pathway of cardiothoracic surgery.
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center - Houston, Texas
Program Director: Neal Kleiman
Coordinator: Brooke Moore, CardioFellowship@houstonmethodist.org
Email: nkleiman@houstonmethodist.org
Phone: 346-238-0115
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Program Director: Dharam Kumbhani, MD
Coordinator: Vera Campbell
Email: Vera.Campbell@UTSouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-9638
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Vermont
  Vermont
University of Vermont Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at UVM Medical Center - Burlington, Vermont
Program Director: Harold Dauerman, MD
Coordinator: Roberta Frohock
Email: Robert.Frohock@uvmhealth.org
Phone: 802-847-2005
Website: https://www.uvmhealth.org/gme/fellowships/cardiovascular-disease/cardiovascular-disease-contact-us
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: By January 1st of the training year, to begin the position July 1
  Virginia
  Virginia
Carilion Clinic - Roanoke, Virginia
Program Director: Jason Foerst
Coordinator: Morgan Morris
Email: structuralfellowship@carilionclinic.org
Phone: 540-224-1008
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
University of Virginia Structural Heart & Advanced Cardiac Valve Fellowship Program
Program Director: Dr. John T. Saxon
Coordinator: Kara Watts
Email: kara.watts@uvahealth.org
Website: UVA Structural Heart & Advanced Cardiac Valve Fellowship Program
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult Cardiology + Interventional Cardiology
Anticipated date of application: Rolling basis
  Washington
  Washington
University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Program Director: Creighton Don
Coordinator: Theresa Wittenberg-Shugart
Email: uwcardapps@cardiology.washington.edu
Phone: 206-685-1397
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Swedish Heart and Vascular - Seattle, Washington
Program Director: Sameer Gafoor, MD
Coordinators: Zachary Newhart and Thearry Deap
Email: structuralheartfellowship@swedish.org
Phone: 206-320-8100
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
  Canada
  Canada
Toronto General Hospital - Toronto, Ontario
Program Director: E Horlick
Coordinator: Mark Jankie
Email: Mark.Jankie@uhn.ca
Phone: 416-340-4871
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + interventional cardiology.
Will not condiser candidates without at least one year of interventional training. If no congenital training has been done, 6-12 months of ACHD is preferred. Apply early - fill several years in advance
 
  Congenital Interventional Fellowship Programs
  Congenital Interventional Fellowship Programs
  California
  California
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California
Program Director: Frank Ing
Email: fing@chla.usc.edu
Coordinator: Elizabeth Pena
Email: epena@chla.usc.edu
Phone: 323-361-2461
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1 or 2
Training Background Accepted: Pediatic cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital – Palo Alto, California
Program Director: Lynn Peng
Coordinator: Lupe Romero-Villanueva
Email: lynnpeng@stanford.edu
Phone: 650-723-7913
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1-2
Training Background Accepted: Pediatic cardiology OR Med/Peds combined training + formal ACHD training
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Colorado
  Colorado
University of Colorado Pediatric Cardiology Program - Denver, Colorado
Program Director: Neil Wilson
Coordinator: Jeanette Starkey
Email: Neil.Wilson@childrenscolorado.org
Phone: 720-777-2940
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1 or 2
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
University of Colorado Pediatric Cardiology Program (Adult Congential Interventional ) - Denver, Colorado
Coordinator: Jeanette Starkey
Email: Jeanette.Starkey@ChildrensColorado.org
Phone: 720-777-2940
Fellowship Duration: 2 years
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Adult cardiology + formal ACHD training OR Med/peds combined training + formal ACHD training OR Med/peds or Pediatric cardiology + formal pediatric
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard
Number of fellows previously trained: 10
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Massachussetts
  Massachussetts
Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, Massachussetts
Program Director: Audrey Marshall
Coordinator: Lauren Bonagura
Email: lauren.bonagura@cardio.chboston.org
Fellowship Duration: 1 years
Number of Positions: 1 or 2
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology; Med/Peds + ACHD training
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Ohio
  Ohio
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Cincinnati, Ohio
Program Director: Jeanne James
Coordinator: Joyce Eiben
Email: joyce.eiben@cchmc.org
Phone: 513-636-4888
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program Director: Meryl Cohen
Coordinator: Beth Garskiewicz
Email: cohenm@email.chop.edu
Phone: 215-590-3354
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology OR Med/Peds combined training + formal ACHD training
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
  South Carolina
  South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, South Carolina
Program Director: Eric Graham
Coordinator: Justin Mysock
Email: mysockJ@musc.edu
Phone: 843-792-3285
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology
Visa status accepted: US citizen/Greencard/J1/H1
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
  Canada
  Canada
University of Montreal Medical Center - Montreal, Canada
Program Director: Myriam Brassard
Email: myriam_brassard@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Fellowship Duration: 2 years
Number of Positions: 1
Training Background Accepted: Pediatric cardiology
Visa status accepted: Canadian work visa
Anticipated earliest date of application: Please contact the program for details
Important Remark Candidates must have a knowledge of French sufficient to work in this language