Our one-year program provides one fellow with 12 months of clinical training in coronary and peripheral interventional procedures with exposure to a wide variety of structural heart procedures
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine – Baylor Scott & White (BSW) Interventional Cardiology Fellowship in Round Rock – Austin Region is part of Baylor Scott and White Health and includes clinical rotations in both Round Rock and Lakeway Hospitals.
As part of the training, fellows also attend a longitudinal Interventional Cardiology Clinic. Our program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Our focus is to ensure fellows are fully prepared to enter Interventional Cardiology Practice and pass the examination by the American Board of Cardiology.
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 our program
Our one-year fellowship training program is structured to provide the fellow with a broad clinical experience necessary to practice in the field of Interventional Cardiology with the expertise to perform interventional procedures in the coronary system and the peripheral vascular arena. 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.
Depending on the fellow's goals, training in the performance of a number of structural heart procedures including TAVR, TEER of the Mitral and Tricuspid valve, left atrial appendage occlusion and ASD/PFO closure is also available.
Procedures
The Round Rock and Lakeway hospital combined perform more than 1300 diagnostic coronary angiograms, over 600 coronary interventions, more than 100 STEMIs, 150 peripheral interventions, more than 100 TAVRs, 30 mitral and tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repairs and over 80 left atrial appendage occlusion devices per year.
Some of the modalities of advanced percutaneous interventions we use include:
- Balloon angioplasty
- Coronary stenting
- Intravascular ultrasound + OCT
- Rotational atherectomy
- Intravascular lithotripsy
- Thrombectomy
- Distal protection devices
- Invasive myocardial ischemia assessment via iFR and FFR
Other interventions include:
- Carotid interventions
- Peripheral interventions
- Valvular heart interventions
- TAVR
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve replacement (ViV)
- Percutaneous mitral and tricuspid valve repair
- 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 include:
- Cardiac Catheterization Conference
- Interventional Cardiology Journal Club
- Quality Improvement strategies derived from Chest Pain Committee and TAVR collaborative
- Interventional Cardiology M&M
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.
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 Greater Austin
As one of America’s fastest growing cities, Round Rock in the Greater Austin area offers an array of cultural, culinary and outdoor experiences. The metropolitan also consistently ranks as one of the best places to live.
Contáctanos
Melanie Roussel, MPH
Program Administrator
Phone: 512-509-3750
Email: Melanie.Roussel@BSWHealth.org
302 University Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78665