Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

• Our six catheterization labs (including a hybrid lab) provide our interventional faculty with the needed resources to perform 2,600 diagnostic cardiac catheterizations and 1,100 percutaneous coronary interventions. 
  • We perform approximately 270 primary PCIs for ST elevation myocardial infarctions annually. 
• Complex and higher risk-indicated patient (CHIP) procedures are done on a consistent monthly basis. 
  • These cases frequently require Impella support, rotational or orbital atherectomy, a variety of stenting techniques and the use of intravascular imaging modalities (including IVUS and OCT). 
• More than 1,000 TAVRs (greater than 300 in the past 2 years) have been performed since the inception of the program in 2012. 
• Structural and peripheral interventions are growing each year as we work in close collaboration with our cardiac surgeons, endovascular surgeons and interventional radiologists. 
  • Our peripheral vascular volume supports graduates' eligibility to sit for the American Board of Vascular Medicine (ABVM) and Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) examinations. 
• We also offer a comprehensive conference schedule and support a weekly interventional didactic program. Basic and clinical research opportunities range from innovative cellular biology to multi-center clinical trials. 

The mission of the Interventional Cardiology fellowship training program is to produce knowledgeable, skilled and caring interventional cardiologists, all of whom will be competent at performing elective and acute coronary interventions and elective peripheral vascular disease, noninvasive and invasive diagnostic studies.  

1. Our program is designed to train fellows to be well prepared for a successful career in both private practice or academic interventional cardiology positions. 
2. Our geographic location and large catchment area enables us to teach fellows how to navigate through the complex and heterogeneous logistics of caring for patients in urban, suburban and rural settings, especially with respect to urgent and emergency interventional cardiac procedures. 
3. Our program offers both academically and culturally diverse faculty members who are fully committed to the process of fellow education and training.  
4. We train fellows to understand appropriate indications and contraindications for all interventional cardiac procedures. We ensure that fellows understand all the important clinical variables to determine appropriate patient selection and informed decision making.  
5. We promote the development of a close mentorship relationship for each fellow with the program director or a selected faculty member in order to provide counseling and professional development throughout the training year.  
6. We maintain a well-structured and protected outpatient continuity clinic experience where fellows can work closely with an assigned faculty member and nursing staff in order to develop the requisite skills for the care of interventional cardiology patients. 

Specialties

Interventional Cardiology

Program Size

2 Interventional Cardiology Fellows

5 Carilion Clinic Interventional Cardiology Faculty

Population Served

More than 1 million in central and southwest Virginia and parts of West Virginia

Locations

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Carilion Clinic Cardiology Outpatient Clinic

Fellowships

Unaccredited Junior Faculty Adult Structural Heart and Valve Fellowship

Board Pass Rate

90%