Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Welcome, prospective fellows. The Virginia Tech Carilion Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program is a university-based cardiology fellowship program. We provide a comprehensive, ACGME-accredited, 3-year training program in general cardiology. We have a competitive program that accepts six general fellows per year. There are additional advanced training opportunities in interventional and structural cardiology.

Since our program inception in 2011, the general cardiology fellowship program has undergone consistent, focused refinement to improve the experience of trainees and offer a world-class clinical, didactic and research training experience. We have a 26-member primary teaching faculty that is committed to fellow education. The environment at Carilion is one of collaboration, strong work ethic, mentoring and dedication to patient care. Both fellow- and faculty-guided didactics occur daily to help fellows cement knowledge, ask questions and prepare for boards. Fellows are assigned faculty mentors during their first year to help them reach their full potential and achieve their career goals.

We are the primary teaching hospital for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Our fellows function as team leaders and are expected to devote time to teaching both medical students and residents. Furthermore, a minimum of one month per year is dedicated to research with opportunities available for both clinical and basic science research, including at the respected Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

Clinical training occurs at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (RMH), our modern outpatient Crystal Spring clinic and imaging center, the Salem VA Medical Center, and the Carilion New River Valley (NRV) hospital. RMH is a 700+ bed tertiary care hospital while NRV is a smaller 110+ bed community based hospital. These differences allow for a more diverse training experience. Along with robust outpatient and inpatient clinical training, there are high volumes in diagnostic imaging and procedures. There is ample exposure to basic and advanced echocardiography, nuclear cardiology including PET, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, cardiac catheterization, complex coronary and peripheral intervention, structural intervention and advanced EP procedures. The varied case mix and high volumes encountered during the 3-year training program allow the fellow to graduate with confidence. Our graduates will have acquired a skill set that will be instrumental in general cardiology practice or as a springboard to further advanced training.

We encourage you to explore our program using this website. Please contact us for any additional information.