Our fellows benefit from training at a major interventional trial center where they will gain exposure to ongoing clinical trials, investigational devices and adjunctive therapies.
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited one-year program that provides one fellow 12 months of clinical training in coronary interventional procedures, peripheral interventions and structural heart procedures as well as experience in a longitudinal ambulatory clinic.
Our program boasts a 100 percent pass rate on interventional cardiology boards, and we have a student-faculty ratio of 1:7.
We accept one fellow per year.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 52 hospitals, more than 1,200 access points, more than 7,100 active physicians, more than 52,000 team members and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Curriculum
About the program
Our fellows receive clinical training in coronary interventional procedures, peripheral interventions, structural heart procedures and experience in a longitudinal ambulatory clinic.
Within the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, fellows obtain detailed, extensive exposure to the essential components of adult invasive diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures. By the end of the training, the interventional cardiology fellow will have acquired the knowledge base, judgment and technical skills to become an independent operator in interventional cardiology. All fellows are required to maintain detailed documentation of the procedures they perform.
Procedures
The Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory performs more than 4,000 diagnostic cardiac procedures and more than 1,500 coronary interventions annually.
Some of the modalities of advanced percutaneous interventions we use include:
- Balloon angioplasty
- Coronary stenting
- CTO interventions,
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Rotational atherectomy
- Thrombectomy
- Distal protection devices
- IVUS
- Pressure wire evaluation
Some of the interventions we perform include:
- Carotid interventions
- Peripheral interventions
- Valvular heart interventions
- TAVR
- Percutaneous mitral valve repair
- Mitral balloon valvuloplasty
- Structural heart interventions
- ASD
- PFO
- PDA
- LAA closures
Conferences
Our program has a core curriculum that includes a series of lectures covering pertinent topics in interventional cardiology. Fellows are required to participate by presenting several of the topics throughout the year and are expected to complete a compendium of suggested readings provided to them.
The program will provide instruction on a weekly basis in the following areas:
- Patient selection
- Pharmacologic intervention
- Coronary intervention
- Big artery vascular interventions
- Intracardiac interventions
- Evaluation of interventional techniques
- Outcome effectiveness of interventional cardiology
- Pathology conference
Additionally, fellows are provided outpatient post-intervention care experience during a half-day-per-week continuity clinic.
Conferences included:
- Cardiac Catheterization Conference
- Cardiology Grand Rounds
- Cardiology Echocardiography Conference
- Heart Failure/Transplant Conference
- Cardiology M&M
Investigación
Training includes clinical research responsibilities, and fellows are expected to publish the findings of their research project during their training.
Recent clinical trials include:
- ECLIPSE Vascular Closure Device
- Ev3 Spider Distal Embolic Protection Device
- Cordis DESCOVER Registry
- ACRI Angiomax registry
- Medtronic Endeavor IV
- SYNTAX
- CORAL Renal Artery stenting
- Boston Scientific PERSEUS
- ABCD Trial: Same Day Discharge for PCI
- Cordis CYpher Elite Trial
- GRAVITAS Trial of Dual Aniplatelet therapy
- Abbot XIENCE registry
- Medtronic RESOLUTE trial
- Acuity
- Boston Scientific PLATUNUM
- Medtronic EDUCATE trial
- TAXUS DAPT trial
- Abbott Excell Trial
- Corevalue
- EVERST (E-valve)
How to apply
We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept fellowship applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.
Application requirements
Applicants must have completed at least three years of internal medicine residency and three years of cardiology fellowship training.
In order to be considered for the program, applicants must submit the following materials:
- Personal Statement
- CV
- Minimum of three letters of recommendation
- ECFMG Certificate (if applicable)
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and/or COMLEX scores
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Faculty and fellows
Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented fellows bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stipend and benefits
In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Well-being resources
This time in your professional career can be extremely challenging. As a Baylor Scott & White graduate medical trainee, there are a variety of resources available to you, ensuring you get the most out of your educational experience.
Life in Dallas
Dallas provides access to metropolitan entertainment and culture while maintaining the lowest cost of living among the top 10 largest U.S. cities.
Contáctanos
Abby Felty
Program Administrator
Email: abby.felty@bswhealth.org
Verification Requests: BUMCGMEVerifications@BSWHealth.org
Centro médico de la Universidad Baylor
Roberts Hospital
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246