In addition to clinical fellowships, appropriate candidates are invited to apply for full-time research fellowships in noninvasive cardiology. A goal of this grant is to promote vascular medicine and to train and develop physicians with expertise in this area. Cardiovascular fellows will have an opportunity to spend at least 12 months concentrating in vascular medicine. This will include additional training in patient evaluation and management. Vascular medicine comprises arterial, venous, and lymphatic disease as well as those systemic disorders that predispose to vascular disease.
Emphasis is placed on preventive care, including management of hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Both inpatient and outpatient consultative experiences are available. Fellows will also have an opportunity to spend several months in the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory to develop expertise in performing and interpreting noninvasive vascular tests such as segmental pressure in performing and interpreting noninvasive vascular tests such as segmental pressure measurements, pulse volume recordings, and duplex ultrasonography. Fellows will gain an appreciation for peripheral angiography and the nonsurgical interventions used to manage patients with a variety of vascular disorders. In addition, there are opportunities to develop expertise in related subspecialties, including thrombosis and hemostasis, as well as vascular pathology. Basic and clinical research opportunities in vascular biology and disease also will be available for fellows electing to concentrate in vascular medicine.