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Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Contact Information
Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Yawkey 5E
Boston,
MA
02114
Department Contact
Valerie DiStefano
Phone: 617-724-7738
Email: vdistefano@mgh.harvard.edu
The Mass General Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Program is a two-year non-ACGME training program. The focus is on the clinical and research application of Echocardiography, which includes performing and reporting all modes of echocardiography and dedicated time for ongoing and new translational and clinical research.
The Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Program is designed to train independent investigators and directors of echocardiography laboratories. The program includes the requisite clinical training required to perform, interpret and teach echocardiography at an academic level, and to engage in clinical and experimental research studies.
The clinical training program includes supervised performance of sufficient echocardiograms to satisfy professional certification requirements for laboratory director; interpretation of routine clinical studies; and performance of transesophageal, contrast, stress echo and emergency studies. The fellow will be familiar with the latest cardiac ultrasound technologies and develop an integrated appreciation of cardiac pathophysiology from the combined clinical and research aspects of the program and the wide-ranging expertise of its faculty. Cross modality exposure to Cardiac CT and MRI is available during this fellowship for interested individuals.
To apply to the Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship, the following is required:
The fellow will develop expertise in all areas of transthoracic echocardiography, including 2D, M-mode, Doppler and color Doppler. This includes contrast imaging, harmonic imaging, tissue Doppler, strain imaging and three-dimensional imaging.
The fellow will develop expertise in performing and evaluating TEE studies with focus on:
The fellow will become proficient in performing and reporting exercise and pharmacological stress echocardiography including preoperative, coronary artery disease and valve disease evaluation.
The fellow will become experienced in the use of contrast echocardiography for LV opacification, myocardial perfusion and as a diagnostic adjunct in patients undergoing stress echocardiography.
The Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship is two years in duration.
The fellow is expected to spend approximately 50% of time in clinical activities within the echo lab including performance and interpreting all modes of echocardiography. In addition, on-call responsibilities will include performance of emergency TEEs and initial review of complicated TTEs performed by on-call cardiovascular disease fellow.
Approximately 50% of the fellow's time will be spent doing clinical and/or translational research including design, implementation and publication of new echocardiographic research.
The inpatient and outpatient echocardiography laboratories have an annual volume of approximately 40,000 echocardiograms. There is a combined working space of approximately 10,000 square ft, which includes all the necessary computers for data base analysis, offline review of images, image processing and analysis of studies.
Positions are filled at least one year in advance, and prior cardiology fellowship training is required.
Interested applicants should send their CV, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation by e-mail to mghechofellowship@partners.org.
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