Our cardiology fellowship program provides you with all the tools to become a well-rounded specialist. All fellows are expected to reach COCATS level II in echo, nuclear cardiology and cardiac catheterization.
You’ll have exposure to basic cardiology procedures, including:
- echocardiography
- transesophageal echocardiography
- nuclear cardiology, including single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET)
- catheterizations
- electrophysiologic procedures, including ablations and pacemaker insertions
Our fellowship also provides exposure to more advanced percutaneous invertensions, such as:
- treatment of complex coronary disease, including chronic total occlusion (CTO)
- structural heart interventions, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and mitraclip
- placement of mechanical support devices, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Impella and Tandem Heart
Leaders in the field will teach you how to perform and read:
- structural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
- cardiac computed tomography (CT)
- cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Our fellows also learn to be teachers, as we’re a rotation site for three medical schools and we have residents who round on the various cardiology services. Honing research skills through mentorship is another vital part of the curriculum, preparing you to present at national meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
Location
The two sites for this fellowship are WellSpan York Hospital and the Heart and Vascular Center, which are about two miles apart. All clinical rotations take place at the hospital. All outpatient experience and one month of echo training occur at the Heart and Vascular Center. During the entire fellowship, continuity clinic will occur one half-day per week and the panel of patients will be seen with a physician mentor.
WellSpan York Hospital was originally founded in 1880. Over the last 140 years, the hospital has grown to be the regional leader in advanced specialty care. It is a level 1 trauma center, has a robust ECMO program (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) gold level distinction and is a comprehensive stroke center.
Our hospital has six dedicated cath labs, two cardiac surgery operating rooms, a hybrid operating room, 60 dedicated cardiac beds and an additional 20 cardiac and open-heart intensive care beds. Our hospital cardiology and cardiovascular surgery groups include 22 cardiologists and four cardiac surgeons.
Estimated volumes per year
- cardiac catheterizations: 6,000
- TAVR: 350
- echocardiograms: 16,000 (not including TEE)
- TEEs: 1,000 to 1,100
- stress tests: 6,500 to 7,000
- cardiac CT, including 4D CT: 2,000
- cardiac MRI: 1,000
Electives
Elective opportunities include additional training in echocardiography, nuclear, cath, training in vascular ultrasound (RPVI), mechanical support, cardiac genetics, cardiovascular prevention, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, research and many others.
Year 1 rotations
- echo: 2 months
- consult service: 2 months
- catheterization lab: 1.5 months
- nuclear: 2 months
- intensive care unit: 1 month
- cardiovascular surgery: 0.5 month
- heart failure service: 1 month
- elective: 1 month
- vacation: 1 month
Year 2 rotations
- catheterization lab: 2 months
- electrophysiology lab: 1 month
- elective: 1 month
- TEE: 1 month
- electrocardiography: 1 month
- nuclear cardiology: 1 month
- consults: 1 month
- vacation: 1 month
- intensive care unit: 2 months
- CT/MRI: 1 month
Year 3 rotations
- elective: 3 months
- catheterization lab: 2 months
- nuclear cardiology: 1 month
- intensive care unit: 1 month
- TEE: 1 month
- electrophysiology lab: 1 month
- echo: 1 month
- consults: 1 month
- vacation: 1 month
If you have any questions, contact Becky Foremny at 717-851-6594 or rforemny@wellspan.org.
