Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Curriculum

The Cardiovascular Disease training program provides comprehensive training in clinical and consultative cardiology, diagnostic cardiac imaging (echo, nuclear, vascular, CT, cardiac MRI), and procedural experience in the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs. Every fellow will be Level II trained in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.

Elective opportunities in the 3rd year can be utilized towards higher level training in echocardiography, training in vascular ultrasound (RPVI) or preparation for advanced procedural training in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology.

Teaching on each clinical service is overseen by one teaching attending, who reviews patient care each day with the fellow on the clinical services.

During the entire fellowship, continuity clinic time is split between a panel of patients seen in the fellow's clinic and patients seen with a physician mentor in the physician's practice.

All rotations take place at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest unless noted to be at LVH–Muhlenberg. 

FIRST-YEAR FELLOW CURRICULUM

Primary teaching service: 2-3 Blocks
Consult ICU/open heart: 1 Block
Echocardiography laboratory: 3 Blocks
Stress – Nuclear: 2 Blocks
Catheterization laboratory: 2 Blocks
Electrophysiology: 1 Block
Research: 1 Block

SECOND-YEAR FELLOW CURRICULUM

Cardiac intensive care unit: 2 Blocks
Consult ICU/open heart: 1 Block
Clinical teaching service – LVH–Muhlenberg: 1 Block
Echocardiography laboratory: 3 Blocks
Stress – Nuclear: 2 Blocks
Catheterization laboratory: 2 Blocks
Electrophysiology: 1 Block
Research: 1 Block
Heart surgical rotation: 0.5 Block

THIRD-YEAR FELLOW CURRICULUM

Clinical teaching service – LVH–Muhlenberg: 2 Blocks
Cardiac intensive care – LVH–Cedar Crest: 1 Block
Consult ICU/open heart: 0.5-1 Block
Elective: 8 Blocks
Research: 1 Block

*1 Block=Approximately 28 days; 13 blocks/academic year

Contact us

If you have questions or would like to learn more about our program, reach out to Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Coordinator Kim Nemeth at 484-862-3169 or via email, below.

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