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Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship
Program Director : Parag Kale , MD , FACC , FHFSA Associate Program Director Farah Al-Saffar , MD
Fellows :
Melina de Oliveira Valdo Giugni , MD
Srikant Patlolla , MD
Incoming fellows July 2024 : Rashonda Carlisle , MD Amarat Kongsompong , MD
The program accepts two fellows every year for one year of clinical training on the management and evaluation of patients with heart failure , heart transplant , durable and temporary mechanical circulatory support , ECMO , pulmonary hypertension as well as end-of-life issues . The program provides exposure to many multi-center research trials and investigatorinitiated trials . Additionally , the fellows may obtain hands on experience in the cardiac catheterization lab with aggressive percutaneous mechanical circulatory support including Impella , Protek Duo , left heart catheterization , IVUS , and ECMO . This would be in addition to the standard requirements of right heart caths , endomyocardial biopsy and Cardiomems .
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Program Director : Ravi Vallabhan , MD , FACC , FSCAI
Fellow : Mauro Taveras Alcantara , MD
Incoming fellow July 2024 : Muhammad Junaid Ahsan , MD
This one-year ACGME-accredited training program accepts one fellow annually . The program offers a broadbased learning experience in all aspects of interventional cardiology with clinical training in coronary interventional procedures , peripheral interventions , valvular heart interventions , and structural heart procedures . Experience and training in a longitudinal ambulatory clinic are also included as part of the fellowship . Advanced percutaneous interventions include balloon angioplasty , coronary stenting , CTO interventions , intravascular ultrasound , rotational atherectomy , thrombectomy , distal protection devices , IVUS , and pressure wire evaluation . In addition to peripheral interventions , valvular heart interventions include TAVR , percutaneous mitral valve repair and mitral balloon valvuloplasty . Structural heart interventions consist of ASD , PFO , PDA , and LAA closures .
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Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Program Director : Stephen Hohmann , MD , FACS
Fellows : Franklin Farid , MD John Kanitra , MD Anne Rhudy , MD
Incoming fellows July 2024 : William Hopper , MD Nicholas Piening , MD Jessica Suchanek , MD
More than 58 years ago , pre-eminent vascular surgeon , Jesse Thompson , MD , launched only the second Vascular Surgery Fellowship in the country at Baylor University Medical Center . Dr . Thompson trained surgeons and advanced the new and burgeoning surgical subspecialty . Since coming under the Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas banner , the fellowship has grown in prestige alongside the entire hospital ’ s vascular services offerings and volumes . Nearly 130 fellows have now graduated from the program and continued on to provide vascular surgical care to patients over the world . Quality and service excellence have always been hallmarks of the vascular specialists on the hospital medical staff , in addition to a commitment to offering advanced treatment options in vascular surgery that are not always widely available . Involvement in clinical research is encouraged .
Cardiothoracic Surgery and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
Program Director : Dan Meyer , MD
Fellow : Sanjay Chaubey , MD , PhD
Each year since 2012 , Baylor University Medical Center accepts one to two candidates who have completed a cardiac surgery residency . During this time , a fellow will obtain experience and competence in donor operations , heart and lung transplants and mechanical circulatory assist devices , including ECMO . Upon completion of the fellowship , the surgical fellow will be trained in the areas of pre-operative evaluation of transplant recipients , surgical techniques for heart and lung transplantation , post-operative management in the intensive care unit , acute care management , posttransplant complications treatment , as well as proficient in research in the field of transplantation . Baylor University Medical Center has a high volume mechanical circulatory support program and there have been more than 1,220 heart transplants and more than 700 lung transplants since inception .