Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship

The fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is an integrated, multidisciplinary program that provides a unique exposure to state-of-the-art, contemporary cardiovascular training. The program imparts the knowledge and experience necessary to allow each fellow to become a very competent cardiovascular specialist, with the opportunity to obtain expertise in one or more cardiovascular subspecialties.

Each fellow rotates through a series of services that provide the backbone of training and supervised experience in the evaluation and management of a wide variety of patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions, including coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction and other acute ischemic syndromes, lipid disorders, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, infections and inflammatory heart disease, along with adult congenital heart disease.

The training and experience is at more than sufficient level for the fellow to acquire the competency of a specialist in the field of cardiovascular medicine. In addition, fellows have the opportunity for dedicated clinical or laboratory research.

Facilities and Resources

The primary training site, Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, is a modern facility where the vast majority of the educational program is accomplished. The facility includes inpatient and ambulatory care, along with clinical and research laboratory resources. There are state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratories for cardiac hemodynamics, angiography, percutaneous coronary and other interventions; cardiac electrophysiology and pacing laboratories for invasive and non-invasive electrophysiologic studies and implantation of anti-arrhythmia devices; and specific laboratories that provide resources for electrocardiography, ambulatory electrocardiographic recording, exercise testing, echocardiography (including stress and transesophageal studies), and radionuclide techniques.

Other hospital resources include facilities for assessment of peripheral vascular disease and pulmonary physiology. Critical care units include a cardiac care unit, medical intensive care unit and a cardiac surgery intensive care unit. There is an active cardiac surgery program at the primary training site.

Fellows have ample private space and computer work stations to access, analyze, and input pertinent patient data. Fellows also have access to online journal databases at the Tufts University School of Medicine Health Sciences Library. To obtain necessary exposure to advanced heart failure, fellows rotate at Tufts Medical Center.

Key Clinical Faculty

• Joseph Carrozza, MD - Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Michael Maysky, MD - Director, Nuclear Cardiology; Director, Echocardiography Laboratory; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Shaw Natan, MD - Assistant Director of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Services; Staff, Electrophysiologist
• John V. Wylie, Jr., MD FACC - Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory; Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Michael Johnstone, MD - Director of Clinical Cardiology; Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Tariq Bhat, MD - Associate Director of Structural Heart Disease and Vascular Medicine
• Michael Orlov, MD - Fellowship Program Director in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Ali Vaziri, MD - Vacsular Medicine
• Alena Goldman, MD - Cardiology

Curriculum

The three-year training program includes a clinical core of 24 months.

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Rotations

View our several rotations for the cardiovascular medicine program.

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Applying

All applicant's must submit medical school diploma, USMLE transcripts, ECFMG certificate (if applicable), and at least three letters of recommendation.

Candidates interested in three-year Fellowship Program in Cardiovascular Medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center can apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) an electronic application process set-up by the AAMC.

Eligibility

1. Applicants with one of the following medical education qualifications are eligible:

• Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications:
  • Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates prior to appointment
  • Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are in training.
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.

2. To be eligible for training in cardiology at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center as a fellow in cardiovascular diseases, successful completion of at least three years of residency training in internal medicine at an ACGME-accredited program is mandatory.

Selection

• Ranking of applicants for fellowship from eligible applicants is performed on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills, and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity. St. Elizabeth's Medical Center does not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
• Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for Cardiovascular Diseases for matching of ranked applicants.

Contact Us

Because of large volume, we would appreciate if you would not call us regarding the status of your application. We will notify you if any material is missing from your file.

If you have any additional questions, please call Diane Erraihani, fellowship program coordinator, at 617.789.2456 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.