The fellowship program offers a two-year comprehensive educational curriculum. The
dates and topics for 2002-2004 are listed below. Topics in italics are
presented as part of the Junior Fellow Summer Orientation series.
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Basic Science |
Speaker |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Principles of Molecular
Biology |
Phil Tsao |
x |
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Molecular Biology
of Cardiovascular Disease |
Tom Quertermous |
x |
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Cardiovascular Genetics |
Tom Quertermous |
x |
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Vascular Endothelium |
John Cooke |
x |
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
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Introduction to Epidemiology:
Study Design, Bias, Confounding |
Tracey McLaughlin |
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28-Jul |
Introduction to Biostastistics |
Tracey McLaughlin |
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4-Aug |
Biostatistical Computer
Analysis |
Tracey McLaughlin |
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18-Aug |
Prospective studies:
design and interpretation |
Mark Hlatky |
x |
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Retrospective studies:
design and interpretation |
Mark Hlatky |
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1-Apr |
Evaluation of a diagnostic
test |
Mark Hlatky |
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3-Jun |
Economic analysis
(Paul Heidenreich) |
Paul Heidenreich |
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18-Sep |
Issues in Clinical
Trial design and interpretation |
El Alderman |
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11-Mar |
Survival analysis |
Kristin Cobb |
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13-May |
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Cardiac Rehabilitation |
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Principles of Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Bob DeBusk |
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29-Jan |
Practical Aspects
of Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Nancy Miller |
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16-Nov |
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Preventive Cardiology |
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Hyperlipidemia and
lipid lowering agents |
John Giacomini |
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19-Sep |
Treatment of hypertension |
John Giacomini |
x |
25-Jul |
Cardiac risk stratification |
Steve Fortmann |
x |
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Acute Coronary Syndromes |
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Acute Coronary Syndromes |
David Lee |
x |
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Diagnosis and management
of AMI |
David Lee |
x |
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Thrombolytic trials
in AMI |
Bill Fearon |
x |
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Medical versus surgical
revascularization for CAD |
Alan Yeung |
x |
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Complications of
AMI |
Randy Vagelos |
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24-Jul |
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Cardiac Catherization and Percutaneous Interventions |
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Introduction to cardiac catherization |
Bill Fearon |
x |
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Invasive hemodynamic
monitoring: basic principles |
Randy Vagelos |
x |
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Invasive hemodynamic
monitoring: waveforms |
Bill Fearon |
x |
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Angiography: Basics
and anomalies |
Ed Alderman |
x |
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Essentials of Interventional
Cardiology |
Alan Yeung |
x |
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Beyond angiography:
IVUS, CFR, and FFR |
Bill Fearon |
x |
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Device development |
Paul Yock |
x |
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Arrhythmias and Clinical Electrophysiology |
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EP emergencies and urgent problems |
Paul Wang |
x |
5-Aug |
AICD Indications |
Sung Chun |
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Pacemaker indications,
implant and function, troubleshooting |
Sung Chun |
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9-Oct |
BiV indications,
implant and function, troubleshooting |
Paul Wang |
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23-Nov |
Antiarrhythmic drugs,
SVT/VT/ACLS refresher |
Karen Friday |
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8-Jan |
Management of Atrial
fibrillation and SVT |
Paul Wang |
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5-Feb |
Syncope |
Karen Friday |
x |
25-Mar |
AV block and EP tracings |
Amin Al-Ahmad |
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22-Apr |
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Electrocardiography |
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Ischemia and infarction |
Amin Al-Ahmad |
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21-Aug |
Ventricular hypertrophy |
Sung Chun |
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25-Sep |
ECG Boardsmanship |
Bill Hancock |
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25-Sep |
Atrial abnormalities |
Paul Wang |
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23-Oct |
Bundle branch blocks |
Amin Al-Ahmad |
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13-Nov |
AV block and bradycardia |
Sung Chun |
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18-Dec |
Supraventricular
tachycardias |
Amin Al-Ahmad |
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15-Jan |
Electrolytes, SAECG,
TWA, and miscellaneous topics |
Karen Friday |
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12-Feb |
Congenital variants
and abnormalities |
Amin Al-Ahmad |
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15-Apr |
Ventricular arrhythmias |
Karen Friday |
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18-Mar |
ECG Unknowns |
Bill Clusin |
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20-May |
Pacemaker rhythms |
Paul Wang |
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17-Jun |
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Valvular Heart Disease |
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Diseases of the aortic
valve and aorta |
David Liang |
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4-Mar |
Diseases of the mitral
valve |
Phil Yang |
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22-Jan |
Mitral Valve Repair
and Replacement (Craig Miller) |
Craig Miller |
x |
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Cardiac Imaging and Non-invasive Stress Testing |
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Principles of Exercise
Treadmill Testing (Vic Froelicher) |
Vic Froelicher |
x |
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Nuclear Cardiology:
Principles (George Segal) |
George Segal |
x |
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Nuclear Cardiology:
Practical applications (George Segal) |
George Segal |
x |
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Introduction
to echocardiography (David Liang) |
David Liang |
x |
21-Jul |
Evaluation of Pericardial
Diseases / Stress Echocardiography |
Mike McConnell |
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29-Apr |
Echocardiography
for the boards |
Paul Heidenreich |
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19-Feb |
Trans-esophageal
echocardiography |
Ingela Schnittger |
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4-Sep |
Basic MR Principles
I |
Yang/McConnell |
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4-Dec |
Basic MR Principles
II |
Yang/McConnell |
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6-May |
Myocardial Viability |
Eli Botvinick |
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23-Jan |
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease |
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Pulmonary hypertension |
John Faul |
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25-Mar |
Pulmonary thromboembolic
disease |
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TBS |
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Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases |
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Myocarditis and Pericarditis
(Randy Vagelos) |
Randy Vagelos |
x |
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Cardiac Amyloidosis |
Todd Brinton |
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1-Aug |
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Congestive Heart Failure |
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Chronic heart failure:
diagnosis, etiologies, and treatment (Randy Vagelos) |
Randy Vagelos |
x |
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Treatment of decompensated
heart failure (Randy Vagelos) |
Randy Vagelos |
x |
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Pre-transplant evaluation
(Michael Fowler) |
Michael Fowler |
x |
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Intra-aortic balloon
pumps (Jim Fan) |
Jim Fan |
x |
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Periperal Vascular Disease |
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Peripheral Arterial
Disease (Stan Rockson) |
Stan Rockson |
x |
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Lymphedema (Stan
Rockson) |
Stan Rockson |
x |
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Congenital Heart Disease |
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Overview (Lynette
Lissin) |
Lynette Lissin |
x |
11-Sep |
Issues in Congenital
Heart Disease for the Adult Cardiologist |
Dan Murphy |
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TBS |
Surgical Therapies
for Congenital Heart Disease |
Tim Assimes |
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15-Aug |
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Cardiac Surgery |
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Valvular sugery (see
Valvular Heart Disease) |
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LVAD therapy (Bobby
Robbins) |
|
x |
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Surgical options
for heart failure (Bobby Robbins) |
|
x |
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Cardiac Transplantation |
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Introduction
to Cardiac Transplantation (Sharon Hunt) |
Sharon Hnt |
x |
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Pre-transplant Evaluation
(Michael Fowler) |
Michael Fowler |
x |
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Post Transplant Care
(Sharon Hunt) |
Sharon Hnt |
x |
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Immunosuppresive
Management (Valentine) |
Hannah Valentine |
x |
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Consultative Cardiology |
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Introduction
to consultative cardiology (Stan Rockson) |
Stan Rockson |
x |
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Care of the post-cardiac
surgery patient |
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TBS |
Pre-operative cardiac
evaluation |
Stan Rockson |
x |
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Special Topics |
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The cardiovascular physical examination |
Mark Perlroth |
x |
8-Jul |
Cardiac Auscultory
Skills Workshop |
Vic Froelicher |
|
7-Aug |
Cardiovascular Paliative
and End-of-Life Care |
Susan Quaglietti |
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TBS |
Cardiovascular Pharmacology |
Kelly Matsuda |
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16-Oct |
Cardiovascular Disease
in Pregnancy |
Lynette Lissin |
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TBS |
Cardiovascular Trauma |
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TBS |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
David Tong |
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10-Oct |
