Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship

Program Overview

Our Program

The General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship is a comprehensive three-year program designed to provide the skills required for a successful leadership career in both academic and clinical practice. Our state of the art Heart Center under the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute allows us to provide unparalleled clinical training throughout the three years of fellowship and allows for our fellows to leave as the best trained cardiologists in the country. The challenging cases, procedural volume, dedicated faculty, and the academic strength of our fellows ensure that our trainees receive a comprehensive education in all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. The core curriculum is designed to provide a strong clinical foundation in cardiovascular medicine in the first year of training. The second and third year experience builds upon that foundation to enhance the scope of knowledge and skills by allowing more time for dedicated electives, research, and supervisory roles. The structure of our fellowship provides the opportunity for each fellow to tailor their experience to their specific interests and goals.

Research is an integral component of our training program. The majority of fellows graduating the program present at premier national meetings and publish in peer reviewed journals. Our success in research is evident by fellows receiving a variety of research awards and grants on an annual basis. Didactic conferences and research meetings are an integral component of the educational experience. For those interested in enriching their research education during their fellowship, we provide a variety of resources including formal biostatistics courses, advanced degrees (i.e. MPH), and training at our clinical research institute; all of which are supported by our program.

The program meets all requirements of the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Diseases. To qualify, you must have completed an internal medicine residency in the United States.

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Current Fellows

Learn about the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship through our current fellows.

1. Why Cleveland Clinic?
2. Culture At Cleveland Clinic
3. The J31 Rotation
4. On Call in J31
5. The Cath Lab
6. Inpatient Rotations
7. Outpatient Clinic
8. Research at Cleveland Clinic
9. Transitioning to Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic
10. First Year Favorites
11. Living in Cleveland Part 1
12. Living in Cleveland Part 2

Third Year Fellows:

	Andrew Abboud, MD Hometown: Tipp City, Ohio Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Career Goals: Electrophysiology Why You Chose CCF: Unparalleled clinical training Favorite Rotation: EP lab, Cath lab
	Agam Bansal, MD Hometown: Punjab, India Residency: Cleveland Clinic Medical School: AIIMS, India Career Goals: Interventional Cardiology Why You Chose CCF: Best training program in the country Favorite Rotation: J31
	Brittany Chapman, MD Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI Residency: Duke Medical School: Duke Career Goals: Pursuing subspecialty fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant medicine Best Part About CCF Cardiology: The camaraderie amongst the fellows
	Vincent Chen, MD ("Vincenzo," à la JoMa) Hometown: Bowling Green, OH Residency: Northwestern Medical School: Northwestern Career Goals: Interventional cardiology with a penchant for prevention Best Part About CCF Cardiology: Easy. My co-fellows, from general to advanced. Would not be the doctor I am without them.
	Megan Covington, MD (but a lot of my friends call me Covey) Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Career Goals: to be an academic cardiologist reading some combination of echo, CT, MRI and nuclear Why You Chose CCF: I wanted a program that would give me great exposure to the subspecialties and ensure I was a well-rounded cardiologist. Given the variety of pathology and acuity of care, I felt CCF would ensure my becoming a great clinician. Favorite Rotation: PET vs. EP consults first year
	Alejandro Duran Crane, MD Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia Residency: Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Medical School: Universidad de los Andes Career Goals: Electrophysiology and academic medicine. I am interested in ventricular tachycardia and cardiomyopathies Why You Chose CCF: Great combination of academic environment with unmatched clinical experience Favorite Rotation: Cath lab
	Medhat Farwati, MD Hometown: Aleppo, Syria Residency: CCF Medical School: University of Aleppo, Syria Career Goals: EP Best part about CCF Cardiology: Fellows' Office (real answer is Moonlighting LOL) Favorite Rotation: J31
	Alice Haouzi, MD Hometown: Nancy, France Residency: BIDMC Medical School: Emory Career Goals: After general fellowship I will be moving back to Boston to pursue imaging training at Brigham with the plan to practice as a cardiac imager in the Boston area Best Part About CCF Cardiology: The fellows! There is a big culture here of helping one another, with more senior fellows supporting first years, whether that's in the unit, in the cath lab, overnight, or anywhere else really. And if you ever need coverage for something, there's no shortage of volunteers!
	Ryan Keane, MD Hometown: Sacramento, CA Residency: Duke Medical School: Georgetown Career Goals: Cardiac critical care Favorite Rotation: J31
	Sam Kelly, MD Hometown: New York, New York Residency: UT Southwestern Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Career Goals: Take good care of my patients and sleep well at night with the choices I've made
	Aditya Mantha, MD Hometown: Latrobe, PA Residency: USC + LAC Internal Medicine Medical School: University of California Irvine Career Goals: Interventional and Structural Cardiology Why You Chose CCF: Fellows + Training Volume Favorite Rotation: J31 2nd Year
	Evan Whitehead, MD Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Medical School: UCSF Career Goals: Interventional cardiology with a focus on coronary intervention and cardiogenic shock Why You Chose CCF: I chose CCF for fellowship because of the program's clear identity and unapologetic focus on clinical/procedural competency. I never wanted to be in a position where I couldn't do a procedure or perform an echo in an emergent situation. During the interview process I really appreciated CCF's honesty about our strengths and priorities as a training program
	Tessa Zeis, MD Hometown: Fort Loramie, Ohio Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Career Goals: Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Why You Chose CCF: Fantastic clinical training Favorite rotation: J31 first and second year

Second Year Fellows:

	Felix Berglund, MD Hometown: Luleå, Sweden Residency: Cleveland Clinic Medical School: Karolinska Institute Why You Chose CCF: The weather Favorite Rotation: J31
	Bliss Chang, MD Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Residency: Columbia University Medical School: Harvard Medical School Career Goals: Undecided subspecialty-wise. Hope to stay academic and revolutionize medical education. Budding interest in healthcare innovation Why You Chose CCF: Dr. Menon was hands down the best PD on the interview trail
	Carter Devlin, MD Hometown: Raleigh, NC Residency: Duke University Medical Center Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine Career Goals: Either Electrophysiology or Critical Care Cardiology Why You Chose CCF: I wanted the robust clinical and procedural training, and the opportunity to work in the most robust CICU in the country
	Forrest Gamble, MD Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama Residency: Duke Medical School: UAB Career Goals: I'm planning on pursuing a career in Electrophysiology
	Alexandra (Alex) Hall, MD Hometown: Princeton, KY Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School: University of Kentucky Career Goals: Develop community programs that promote primary prevention; take great care of patients; enjoy my work; more specifics TBD Why You Chose CCF: I loved how invested faculty was in recruitment and how happy fellows were with their training Favorite Rotation: Cath
	Jonathan (Joni) Labin, MD Hometown: Carmel, Indiana Residency: UCLA Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Career Goals: Reprising my role as the world’s hottest Hollywood extra. But if that doesn't work, then hopefully a career in Structural Intervention Why You Chose CCF: Unparalleled autonomy, incredible breadth of pathology, world-class mentors/teachers, and the camaraderie among the fellows
	Devora Lichtman, MD Hometown: Lawrence, NY Residency: Cleveland Clinic Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Career Goals: I want to pursue Cardiac Critical Care and I hope to run a CICU in the future.
	Raunak Mohan Nair, MD Hometown: Trivandrum, Kerala Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Medical School: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Career Goals: Leaning towards Interventional cardiology Why You Chose CCF: Extensive clinical exposure and access to work with leaders in the field Favorite Rotation: The Cath lab!
	Harsh Patolia, MD Hometown: Roanoke, VA Residency: Duke University Hospital Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Career Goals: Not sure yet, but I do hope to develop into a clinician-investigator! There are just too many interesting things in cardiology.
	Isaiah Peoples, MD Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Career Goals: Currently exploring different subspecialties. Whichever I chose, my aim will be serving the underserved and mitigating healthcare disparities in cardiovascular disease Why You Chose CCF: Breadth of cardiac pathology, Volume, Patient population, Affordable city and Connections Favorite Rotation: J31, It's a great mix of procedures, managing critically ill patients, taking critical care/transfer phone calls, doing bedside echo's and dealing with acute situations as they come. It was a challenging month but a catalyst for my growth
	Seth Scheetz, MD Hometown: Medina, OH Residency: University of Chicago Medical School: the Ohio State University Career Goals: EP Why CCF: Exceptional clinical training in a city I really enjoy, strong across every cardiology subspecialty
	Emily Smith, MD Hometown: Nashville, TN Residency: Emory University in Atlanta, GA Medical School: Penn State Hershey Career Goals: Interventional
	Zachary "Zack" Sporn, MD Hometown: Athens, PA Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Career Goals: To be a great cardiologist! Why You Chose CCF: The incredible people within the program, ability to explore all facets of cardiology, and unparalleled volume of cases Favorite Rotation: J31
	Fawzi Zghyer, MD Hometown: Ramallah, Palestine Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar Career Goals: To become a great general cardiologist followed by interventional cardiology Favorite Rotation: Cath lab

First Year Fellows:

	Nijat Aliyev (Nijat), MD Hometown: Baku, Azerbaijan Residency: Duke Medical School: Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah Career goals: Undecided, interested in all things cardiology. Why I chose CCF: I wanted to join a clinically rigorous yet supportive and family-friendly program that would push me outside of my comfort zone and prepare me well for independent practice as an attending cardiologist
	Ali Assi, MD Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Residency: Brigham and Women's Medical School: University of Michigan Career Goals: iCards vs general Why You Chose CCF: Clinical training and Midwest living
	Osamah Badwan, MD Hometown: Ceiba, Puerto Rico Residency: Cleveland Clinic @CCF_IMCHIEFS Medical School: University of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Career Goals: Riding the wave wherever it goes, enjoying the view
	Lorenzo Braghieri, MD Hometown: Milan Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Medical School: University of Pavia Career Goals: Electrophysiology vs Critical Care Cardiology Why You Chose CCF: The people
	Kimberly Chow (Kimberly), MD Hometown: North Sioux City, SD Residency: UPMC Medical School: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Career goals: Interested in advanced HF or critical care, but staying open minded
	Anna Curtis, MD Hometown: Kansas City, MO Residency: University of Michigan Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Career Goals: To be an excellent cardiologist! Why You Chose CCF: I chose CCF because of the clinical training, advanced fellowship opportunities, and the people!
	Elise (Ellie) Fraser, MD Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI Residency: New York Presbyterian - Cornell Medical School: Columbia Career Goals: I am currently undifferentiated, but I love procedures and action! Why You Chose CCF: The procedural training and J31 experience are unmatched!
	Matthew Jiang (Matt), MD Hometown: Glastonbury, CT Residency: Yale Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Career Goals: EP Why You Chose CCF: For the temperate climate (relative to Dartmouth) and the abundance of procedural experience
	Yash Maniar, MD Hometown: Herndon, Virginia Residency: Johns Hopkins Osler Residency Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Why I Chose CCF: I chose CCF for the unparalleled hands-on clinical experience, the remarkable camaraderie between the fellows, and the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds in the field. From the moment I've arrived I've been amazed by how warm, welcoming, and supportive the fellowship environment has been
	Aarti Purohit, MD Hometown: grew up all over the place, but have lived in Stephens City, VA the longest! Residency: Osler Medical Residency at Johns Hopkins Medical School: Johns Hopkins Career Goals: still undecided, but likely something in the procedural or critical care realm Why You Chose CCF: it was an incredible fellowship program with a strong focus on clinical training and volume, with emphasis on fellow education and autonomy
	Ashkon Rahbari, MD Hometown: Moorpark, California Residency: New York Presbyterian - Columbia Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Career Goals: To be on the frontier of the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, treat patients with expertise and compassion, and be an excellent educator and mentor Why You Chose CCF: Cleveland Clinic, at the apex of cardiology, will enable me to experience the full breadth and depth of what this field can offer, and will provide me the  strongest foundation for my career
	Dave Raile, MD Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Residency: Penn Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School Career Goals: ??Interventional?? ??Critical Care?? Who knows, so much to learn Why You Chose CCF: Collegiality amongst fellows, Clinical excellence and volumes, ICU experience (J31)
	Andrew "Drew" Vista, MD Hometown: Cary, NC Residency: Duke University Medical School: Duke University Career Goals: My goal is to pursue a career in cardiac electrophysiology and practice in an academic setting where I can engage in patient care, research, and teaching Why You Chose CCF: I chose CCF because of the opportunities for rigorous clinical training in a collaborative, encouraging work environment with exposure to the latest advances in cardiology
	Eric Warner, MD Hometown: Orlando, Florida Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Medical School: Jefferson Medical College Career goals: Interventional/Critical Care Why I chose CCF: Extremely hands-on, high-volume clinical training by leaders in every subspecialty. Also, a very nice place to live as a fellow with a great cost of living and lots of outdoor activities

Alumni

2024 Graduating Fellows:

Abbasi, Mohammad – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship
Das, Thomas – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
Derakhshan, Arsalan – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship
Dugan, Eunice – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
Dunn, Robert – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship
Harmon, Evan – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
Katzianer, David  - Cleveland Clinic Advnaced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship
Kaur, Simrat – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship
Massad, Christopher – Faculty Staff Member at Piedmont Heart, Atlanta, GA
Mehra, Nandini – Cleveland Clinic Adult Congenital Fellowship
Simkowski, Julia – Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship
Singh, Abhayjit – Faculty Staff Member at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Wei, Trent – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
Zmaili, Mohammad – Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Cardiology Fellowship

2023 Graduating Fellows:

Abadie, Bryan – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship
Ali, Ambreen – Staff Faculty Member at Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ
Bakhtadze, Beka – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
Brooksbank, Jeremy – Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Centennial Heart, Nashville, TN
Dong, Tiffany – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship
Goff, Zackary – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship
Kamp, Nicholas – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship
LaCombe, Andrew – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship
Ogunnowo, Gregory – Yale Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Parizher, Gary – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship
Prasada, Sameer – Duke Interventional Cardiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Vajapey, Ramya – Stanford Electrophysiology Fellowship
Zheng, Weili – Northwestern Interventional Cardiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Zinoviev, Radi – UCLA Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

2022 Graduating Fellows

Aguilera, Jose – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, MO
Alencherry, Ben – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Brophy, Todd – Faculty Staff Member at Mercer Health, Mercer County, OH
Cohen, Joshua – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Sentara Health, Virginia Beach, VA
Howard, Travis – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at NCH Healthcare System, Naples, FL
Hutt, Erika – Cleveland Clinic Imaging Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, MO
Kiang, Alan – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA
Laczay, Balint – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Parikh, Parth – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Sentara Health, Virginia Beach, VA
Parker, Joshua – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cone Health, Greensboro, NC
Prestera, Nicole – University of Washington Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Duke, Durham, NC
Sabbak, Nabil – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Wellstar Health System, Marietta, GA
Sheng, Calvin – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, IN

 2021 Graduating Fellows

Abdur Rehman, Karim – Cleveland Clinic, Staff South Point Hospital
Alkarabsheh, Saqer – Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Premier Health, Dayton, OH
Denby, Kara - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, Boise, ID
Goyal, Amit - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Il’Giovine, Zachary - Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Centennial Heart, Nashville, TN
Kochar, Arshneel - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Martyn, Tre - Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Montgomery, Robert - Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at
Riggs, Jennifer – Massachusetts General Hospital, Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Midwest Heart & Vascular Specialists in Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Saef, Joshua – University of Pennsylvania, Adult Congenital Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Memorial Helathcare System, Hollywood, FL
Spilias, Nikolaos - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at University of Miami, Miami, FL
Szpakowski, Natalie – University of Ottawa, Imaging Fellowship
Wilner, Bryan - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Baptist Health, Kendall, FL
Zorach, Benjamin - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Southcoast Health, Fall River, MA

2020 Graduating Fellows

Donnellan, Eoin - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), Lafayette, LA
Hedley, Jeffrey - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship Followed by Faculty Staff Member at Sentara Health, Virginia Beach, VA
Henderson, Grant - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Intermountain Health, Grand Junction, CO
Hu, Peter – Staff Physician - Intermountain Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kumar, Anirudh – Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
Nemer, David - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at OhioHealth Physician Group, Columbus, OH
Patel, Divyang - Cleveland Clinic Electrophysiology Fellowship followed by Faculty Staff Member at Sentara Health, Virginia Beach, VA
Riaz, Haris – Interventional Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA followed Faculty Staff Member at Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO                       
Sharalaya, Zarina - Cleveland Clinic Interventional Fellowship followed by Staff Member at North Texas Heart Center, Frisco, TX
Telukuntla, Kartik – Faculty Staff Member, North Texas Heart Center, Dallas, TX (Heart Failure & Transplantation)
Young, Laura – Staff Member Cleveland Clinic Interventional Cardiology  

2019 Graduating Fellows

Bhat, Pavan – Faculty Staff Member - Cleveland Clinic (Heart Failure & Transplantation)
Bock, Ashley – Practice, Centennial Heart & Vascular Center, Nashville, TN
Borges, Nyal – Faculty Staff Member, Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, NC (Interventional Cardiology)
Grimaldi, Adam – Faculty, St Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, ID (Electrophysiology)
Hansen, Jonathan – Practice, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA
Higgins, Andrew – Faculty Staff Member – Cleveland Clinic (Heart Failure & Transplantation & Critical Care)
Koeth, Robert – Faculty Staff Member - Cleveland Clinic (Electrophysiology)
Lambert, Cameron – Faculty Member, Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC (Electrophysiology)
Mani, Preethi – Faculty Staff Member – University Texas Southwestern (Advanced Imaging)
Meredith, Dane – Practice, Asheville Cardiology Associates, Asheville, NC (Advanced Imaging)
Nakhla, Shady – Faculty Staff Member - Cleveland Clinic (Electrophysiology)
Noll, Andrew – Practice, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH (Electrophysiology)
Schenone, Aldo- Faculty Staff Member, Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY (Advanced Imaging)
Shah, Nishant – Faculty Staff Member, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (Preventative Cardiology)

Rotations

Conferences and Education

Our program strives to provide the best educational opportunities for fellows training in cardiovascular medicine. As such, we have outlined the following specific educational goals of the program:

1. Provide outstanding training in all aspects of current clinical cardiology.
2. Teach evidence based approaches to diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.
3. Provide an environment of continuous life long learning.
4. Ensure a commitment to scholarship either in the basic or clinical sciences for fellows and faculty.
5. Allow for a caring and compassionate environment for patients, fellows, faculty, and their families.
6. Sponsor excellence in delivery of care, educational methodology, and mentored research.
7. Attract and nurture the future leadership of cardiovascular medicine.

Our noon conference schedule for general fellows is an 18-month rotating curriculum that covers a wide range of topics within cardiovascular medicine. This allows for our fellows to be well prepared for clinical practice and sit for national board exams.

• Cardiology Conference Series Curriculum
• Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Educational Programs
• HVTI Live Events - Continuing Education.
• Tall Rounds® - Enduring Online Education.
• Cardiac Consult Podcast

Research and Outcomes

Each of our fellows completes a scholarly project during their time in the fellowship. Funding for conference attendance and travel is provided for those accepted as a first author presenter. Each spring, a guest speaker is invited to judge the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Research Day, where our third year fellows present their work.

Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research is Cleveland Clinic's academic coordinating center providing an academic focus to the design, planning and management of clinical trials.

Clinical Research Trials help us create the medicine of tomorrow. They provide hope through offering testing of new drugs, new surgical techniques or other treatments before they are widely available.

Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Outcomes and Statistics, a comprehensive overview of outcomes from across the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute: cardiovascular and thoracic procedure volumes and outcomes,

Fellowship Accomplishments

• View Fellows Publications
• View Fellows Awards
• View Past Fellows and "Where Are They Now"

Application Process

We participate in the NRMP match. All applicants must apply through the ERAS website. We do not accept any applicants not participating in the match. All applicants must have completed an internal medicine residency program within the United States.

Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Contact Information

Core Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Georgann Yonkers
Cardiology Education Coordinator
216.444.3925

Venu Menon, MD
Program Director Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
216.445.5390

Subspecialty Programs

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Grant Reed, MD, MSc
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology
Millie Cuevas
216.636.6932

Heart Failure Transplantation
Miriam Jacob, MD
Program Director Heart Failure Transplantation
Millie Cuevas
216.636.6932

Electrophysiology and Pacing
Bryan Baranowski
Program Director, Electrophysiology and Pacing
Millie Cuevas
216.636.6932

Cardiac Imaging
Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
Program Director, Cardiac Imaging
Millie Cuevas
216.636.6932

Vascular Medicine
Deborah Hornacek
Program Director, Vascular Medicine
Millie Cuevas
216.636.6932

For a Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship application, contact

• ERAS® — the Electronic Residency Application Service

Deadline for application is August 1.

For All Subspecialty applications contact the appropriate Program Directors.

Fellowship Wellness

Mentorship

In the second year of fellowship, you will choose one faculty member who will become your ‘clinic mentor’. Throughout the next two years you will attend clinic weekly with your mentor for learning, continuity of care with their patient cohort, and mentorship. Many fellows have enduring relationships with their clinic mentor, in addition to mentor-mentee relationships formed through research and other clinical activities.

Wellness and Professional Development

Our fellows are supported by wellness initiatives both within the department, the GME office, and the Cleveland Clinic Employee Wellness office. As a trainee at the Cleveland Clinic, you will have free access to the on campus gym (Walker | employeewellness (ccemployeewellness.com), and the House staff work out room. Hospital wide programming under the office of Caregiver Well-Being offers classes, meditation, and financial counseling, in addition to the Caring for Caregivers program which offers mental health resources and quickly available counseling. The GME office has developed an app (internally available) for quick access to Wellness resources.

• View highlights of some of the available programming.

Life in Cleveland

Our fellows get together at a variety of social events, both program sponsored and in the greater Cleveland community. Our program features an annual golf outing and family day at the Cleveland Zoo. Our fellows participate in Velosano, a Cleveland Clinic sponsored bicycle race for cancer fundraising and awareness.

Women in Cardiology

We have a large and supportive community of female cardiologists with Dr Christine Jellis (Imaging staff) and Dr Tiffany Dong (cardiology fellow) serving as group spokeswomen. Our group has quarterly events including casual events to get to know our female faculty better, and more formal events like the recent Women in Cardiology recruiting event sponsored by the local Ohio chapter of the ACC that was attended by medical students, trainees, and attendings from across Northeast Ohio.