Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital combine
efforts for accredited medical education programs. The accreditation is by the ACGME (Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education) and the programs are nationally recognized as quality fellowship programs for
Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Transplant and Mechanical
Circulatory Support, and Vascular Surgery.
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP Program Director:
This ACGME accredited program participates in the
National Residency Match Program. Three positions
are offered annually for a 3-year position in the
clinical fellowship program. Training is broad-based
and includes experience in the coronary care unit,
cardiac surgical intensive care, cardiac catheterization
laboratory, cardiac electrophysiology laboratory, cardiac
noninvasive laboratory, and peripheral vascular labs.
Fellows gain extensive experience in electrocardiography,
echocardiography, rhythm monitoring, stress testing,
including exercise and pharmacologic stress testing,
nuclear imaging, peripheral vascular imaging, cardiac
computed coronary angiography, magnetic resonance
imaging, pacemaker and cardio defibrillator implantation
and programming. Coordinating with the busy Baylor
University Medical Center Emergency Department
medical staff, fellows gain experience in emergency
cardiovascular care. Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH,
FACC, FACP, FAHA, FCCP, FNKF,
FNLA, FCRSA
Active participation in research projects, exposure to
clinical trials, and authorship on original scientific
publications assist the cardiovascular disease fellows with
developing critical thinking to be applied for innovative
cardiovascular treatment and care in the future. Baylor
Dallas fellows are challenged to integrate data into well-
communicated, evidence-based patient consultations;
remaining mindful of the unique features of each and
every patient. Fellows also have exposure to the Baylor
Tom Landry Health and Wellness Center and the
Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital Cardiac
Rehabilitation and Return to Work® programs.
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Associate Director:
Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD, FACC,
FSCAI, FSCCT, FACP
Faculty:
Manish D. Assar, MD
Ari Cedars, MD
Jay Franklin, MD
Georges A. Feghali, MD
Paul Grayburn, MD
Shelley Hall, MD
Parag Kale, MD
Stuart Lander, MD
William C. Roberts, MD
John Schumacher, MD
Robert C. Stoler, MD
Anumeha Tandon, MD
Kristen Tecson, PhD
Ravi Vallabhan, MD
Anu Vasudevan, PhD
Carlos Velasco, MD
Anthony Yoon, MD
Kevin Wheelan, MD
Cardiovascular
Diseases Fellows:
1st Year:
Robin Chalkley, MD
Anas Hamadeh, MD
Nishi Patel, MD
2nd Year:
Clay Barbin, MD
Andy Lee, MD
Zach Rosol, MD
3rd Year:
Aasim Afzal, MD
Fayez Raza, MD
Note: Applicants may apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
If selected, a candidate receives an invitation from the program to interview at Baylor
University Medical Center.
Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FCCP, FNKF, FNLA, FCRSA
Program Director for Clinical Cardiology Fellowship
The Clinical Cardiology Fellowship is one of the nation’s best balanced clinical and academic training programs
in the United States. Our fellows complete the program with outstanding clinical and procedural competencies
in complex cardiovascular patients. They also benefit from training with preeminent experts in their fields who
are among the most published and academically accomplished in the world. Baylor Dallas has a rich tradition
of scholarship that emanates from its roots in medicine and surgery and is carried forward in the modern
practice of academic cardiovascular medicine.
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