Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
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Program Overview
We have multiple imaging modality tracks: Echocardiography (1 yr), Cardiac MRI (1 yr), Nuclear Cardiology & CT Angiography (1 yr), CT/PET (1 yr), or a two-year Multi-Modality program that is flexible. Research participation is required for the two-year program.
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING TRACKS
Training Options:
Echocardiography
Program Description: One-year program comprised of 100% echocardiography. Fellows will have wide exposure to complex cardiac cases, in addition to hands-on experience during structural heart interventions (mitral clips, paravalvular leak closures, Valve in valve, etc.).
Cardiac MRI
Program Description: One or two-year program comprised of 100% cardiac MRI and vascular MRA.
Nuclear Cardiology & CT Angiography
Program Description: One-year program comprised of combined training in Nuclear Cardiology and CT Angiography.
Multi-Modality Clinical/Research
Program Description: Two-year program that is 100% flexible. Training is offered in echocardiography, cardiac SPECT, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI. Dedicated time for research is also possible.
Eligibility and Application
Selection Process
Thank you for your interest in Houston Methodist’s Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship program. Our program does not participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) or the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Our application process is detailed below. Please note, all applicants, including those local to the Greater Houston Area, will be interviewed virtually.
Training period: 1 or 2 years
Training dates: July 1 – June 30
Teaching faculty include expert cardiologists dedicated to cardiovascular imaging.
All training takes place within the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital.
Eligibility and Application Process
- Graduate of a U.S. or Canadian Medical School accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or a medical school outside the United States and Canada with a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
- Must have completed 3 years of Cardiology Fellowship in ACGME or RCPSC (Canadian) accredited program; OR
- Candidates who have completed cardiology fellowship outside the country may be considered if they meet the “exceptional candidate” requirements set by the ACGME.
- Our program sponsors J-1 visas. If you are a J1 visa holder, you must be eligible for at least 1 year of training at beginning of fellowship.
- Be of good professional character with at least three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications
- Applicants must be eligible for licensure (Physician-in-Training or Full License) by the Texas Medical Board.
- All applicants must have taken and passed all three steps of USMLE exams. DO graduates must have taken and passed all three steps of COMLEX USA.
This is currently a Texas Medical Board (TMB) approved training program. Fellows can train on a Physician-in-Training (PIT) license for at least 1 year.
To APPLY: Download the Fillable Application. There is a list of required documents on the last page which the GME office will need at a later date for offer of a position. However, for initial review, we will only need the completed application, your current CV, 3 letters of recommendation (one should be from your current program director) and USMLE scores document.
All documents must be sent to the program directly via email (do not send to GME office as noted on the last page of the application). Your reference letters can also be sent directly by the physician offices.
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Responsibility
- Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
- Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.
Selection Process
On average, four (4) fellows are selected from a highly competitive field of applicants for the training program each year. Fellows are selected from among eligible applicants on the basis of their ability, academic credentials, aptitude, communication skills, intellectual and humanistic qualities, personal attributes (such as motivation and integrity), preparedness, and their ability to benefit from the program. These qualities may be accessed through the review of academic records, letters of recommendation, standardized test scores and other means, including interviews. The department does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation or veteran status. Interviewing is typically conducted during the month of April.
Our Team
About the Program Director
Dipan J. Shah, MD is the program director for the Advanced Cardiovascular (CV) Imaging Fellowship Program and Director of the CV Imaging Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital. The institute is one of only a few in the country that brings together all aspect of CV imaging from echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, vascular ultrasound, cardiovascular CT, and cardiovascular MRI.
Dr. Shah founded the Cardiovascular MRI (CMR) Laboratory at Houston Methodist Hospital in 2008. Since its inception in 2008, the laboratory has grown to become one of the largest CMR laboratories in the United States, performing nearly 4,000 studies annually. Dr. Shah also holds an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. His clinical interests are in advanced cardiac and vascular imaging. His research interests focus on establishing the role of cardiovascular MRI in the evaluation and management of heart failure, valvular heart disease, and vascular diseases.
Dr. Shah received his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing a general cardiology fellowship at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, he pursued additional specialty training in cardiac imaging through an advanced fellowship in echocardiography at Northwestern University and another advanced fellowship in cardiovascular MRI at Duke University.
Dr. Shah is the recipient of research grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry partnerships. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He has given more than 100 presentations at national and international cardiology and radiology scientific meetings and is a frequent invited speaker at the scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association, and the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR). He has served on numerous committees for the ACC and SCMR, and was a member of the guidelines writing group of the American Society of Echocardiography on “Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation.”
Houston Methodist's Department of Cardiology is made up of prominent physicians who are internationally recognized for their contributions to patient care. Through education and training they have been able to develop new treatments improve heart health for patients around the world.
The Cardiovascular Imaging faculty at Houston Methodist provide multidisciplinary imaging techniques including, echocardiogram, intravascular ultrasound, nuclear tomography, cardiac PET scan, cardiac CT scan and cardiac MRI. Learn more >
Program Director
Dipan Shah, MD
Associate Program Director
Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha
Faculty
William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD
SuMin Chang, MD, FACC
Lakshmi Chebrolu, MD
Valeria Duarte, MD
Carlos El-Tallawi, MD
Nadeen Faza, MD
Karla Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC, FASE
Stephen H. Little, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE
John J. Mahmarian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FSCCT
Maan Malahfji, MD
Faisal Nabi, MD, FACC
Sherif Nagueh, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE
Miguel Quinones, MD, FASE, MACC
Case Western Reserve Univ.- Metro Health (IM)
Tulane Univ. Sch of Med. (CARD)
*CVI Chief Fellow*
Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital (IM & CARD)
Mount Sinai St. Luke's & Mount Sinai West (IM)
St. Luke's University Health Network (CARD)
Texas Tech University (IM)
(UAMS) College of Medicine (CARD)
Cleveland Clinic (IM)
Houston Methodist Hospital (CARD)
Henry Ford Health System (IM & CARD)
*Last Day 9/30/24*
Stony Brook Med. University (IM)
St. Luke's University Health Network (CARD)
Yale-New Haven Hospital (IM)
UT San Antonio (CARD)
Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital
(IM + CARD)
University Of Toronto
(IM + CARD)
Our Alumni
We are extremely proud of our Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging fellowship program graduates. Each year the Houston Methodist Department of Cardiology hosts an alumni reception at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting.
Class of 2024
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2022 Rowa Attar, MBBS King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia David Lewandowski, MD Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Nadeem Nimri, MD Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX Payam Pournazari, MD Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver, BC Bhupendar Tayal, MBBS, PhD Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Class of 2021 Talal Alnabelsi, MD University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Ameer Fawzi, MD Monument Health, Rapid City, SD George Dibu, MD Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Jacksonville, FL Carlos El-Tallawi, MD Cardiology Faculty, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Alison Spangler, DO Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Fellowship-Stanford University, Memphis, TN |
Class of 2020 Basil Al-Sabeq, MD Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN Shaden Khalaf, MD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Maan Malahfji, MD Cardiology Faculty, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX Roosha Parikh, MBBS St. Francis Heart Center, Long Island, NY Alpana Senapati, DO Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT Pimprapa Vejpongsa, MD Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates, Baytown, TX |
Class of 2019 Nadeen Faza, MD Cardiology Faculty, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX Yang Zhan, MD Cardiology Faculty, Regina General Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Class of 2018 Mohammad Chamsi-Pasha, MD Cardiology Faculty, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX Gary Huang, MD Cardiology Faculty, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Jessen Jacob, MD Cardiology Faculty, University of Florida-Springhill, Gainesville, FL |
Get In Touch
Program Coordinator
6550 Fannin St, Smith Tower 18
Houston, TX 77030
Tel. 346.238.5039
Email: CardioFellowship@houstonmethodist.org
Program Director
Department of Cardiology
6550 Fannin St., Smith Tower 1901
Houston, TX 77030
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