Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program

The Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program at Lankenau Medical Center began more than 25 years ago. Fellowships are available in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology. All three fellowships are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and offer systematic training to meet the necessary background requirements for certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases. In addition, the program has sufficient flexibility to meet the individual interests of the fellows in developing expertise in one or more specific areas of cardiology.

Our program offers a comprehensive cardiovascular disease training experience combining outstanding academic teaching in didactic, small group and bedside settings with direct patient care. The program offers electives and outpatient rotations. The three-year program emphasizes training to develop a fellow into a well-rounded clinical cardiology consultant.

Our curriculum is unique in several ways.  A structure lecture series is given by the faculty on core curriculum topics.  The lecture series including catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and electrophysiology are totally integrated by topic.  We use an audience response system lecture series to re-enforce the core curriculum lecture points.  Our audience response teaching method was awarded one of ten oral presentations at the national Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education meetings in March, 2009.

The Fellowship Program is supervised by board-certified physician specialists from Lankenau Medical Center's Cardiovascular Division who are also faculty members of the Jefferson Medical College. Fellows also have access to the 70+ cardiac specialists and resources of the nationally-recognized Main Line Health Heart Center.

Research is a core component of the program. Our physicians and fellows understand the importance of investigating the latest therapies in the battle against heart disease. Today's research is tomorrow's treatments. The Main Line Health Heart Center conducts and participates in numerous investigative clinical trials. And through our affiliation with the renowned Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, fellows have access to one of the nation's leading heart disease research facilities.

Lankenau Medical Center is currently approved for these National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) positions:

• 4 positions in Cardiovascular Disease for the fourth, fifth and sixth post-doctoral years
• 2 positions each in Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

From the Director

Learn more about the mission of the program from Program Director, James F. Burke, M.D. View Message 

Faculty

Our instructors are all part of the cardiovascular staff at Lankenau Medical Center and the Main Line Health Heart Center and recognized as leaders in their field. Meet the Faculty 

Curriculum

A year-by-year description of the schedule you will follow as a fellow in the program. View Curriculum 

Rotations

Our three-year program emphasizes training to develop a fellow into a well-rounded clinical cardiology consultant. Each year features different components, giving the fellow exposure to a variety of sub-specialties and clinical experiences. More Info 

Conferences

Fellows in the Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program at Lankenau Medical Center will attend and take part in several conferences during the course of the fellowship. More About Conferences 

Grand Rounds

Cardiology Grand Rounds are one-hour lectures presented by the Main Line Health Heart Center and featuring leading experts in cardiology speaking on a variety of current and clinically important topics. More About Grand Rounds 

Compensation

An explanation of salary and benefits for cardiovascular fellows. More Info 

Download an Application

Get the printable form you will need to apply to the Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program at Lankenau Medical Center. (Note: This is a PDF document. Adobe Acrobat is required to view and print). Get Application