Boston Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship Program |概述
The advanced fellowship program in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and pulmonary hypertension is a two-year multi-institutional program at Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. The program accepts 2 fellows each year. This program places candidates on a career pathway that gives them a solid foundation and accomplishment for program building and leadership in the field of ACHD. The ACGME approved ACHD fellowship is designed as a two-year curriculum and meets the requirements set forth by the ABIM and ABMS to allow fellows to be Board-eligible for ACHD specialty certification. The goal of the fellowship is to train leaders in the field of adult congenital heart disease, with an emphasis on clinical excellence, innovative research, and education. The clinical program includes training in outpatient and inpatient care with collaboration of multidisciplinary programs including pulmonary vascular disease, advanced heart failure, aortic conditions and connective tissue disorders, electrophysiology, exercise physiology, cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, quality initiatives and pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. Fellows actively participate in dedicated conferences to discuss management issues in ACHD patients. All fellowship application materials must be submitted through theElectronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) website
Timeline for application and selection:
- Deadline for completed application: October 1 (for fellowships beginning July 1 of the following year)
- Interviews: November
- 最终选择：十二月
Contact:
Claudia Lywood
Program Administration Manager
Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Cardiology, BACH
300 Longwood Avenue, Bader 202 Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-355-6508; Fax: 617-730-7540
Claudia.lywood@cardio.chboston.org
梅利莎·盖尔（Melissa Gayle）
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
75弗朗西斯街波士顿，马萨诸塞州02120
电话：617-732-7144;传真：617-732-7134
magayle@bhw.harvard.edu
Anne Marie Valente, MD
ACHD Senior Fellowship Director
杨百翰和妇女医院
Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Cardiology
300 Longwood Avenue, Bader 202 Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-355-6508; Fax: 617-730-7540
anne.valente@cardio.chboston.org
Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD
Local Director, ACHD Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street波士顿，马萨诸塞州02114
Tel: 617-643-7024; Fax: 617-643-3963
DDEFARIAYEH@mgh.harvard.edu
Dr. Michelle Gurvitz, MD
Local Director, ACHD Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
Tel: 617-355-6508; Fax: 617-730-7540
michelle.gurvitz@cardio.chboston.org