Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship
The Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship offers physicians the opportunity to master complex, non-invasive imaging techniques across three high-volume echocardiography labs: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Clements University Hospital, and the Dallas VA Medical Center.
This one-year clinical program is designed to help fellows achieve Level III certification as defined by COCATS, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American College of Cardiology. Graduates are eligible to sit for the Examination of Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography.
- Application Process
As part of the application process, you must submit the following in PDF format via Email:
- An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- A personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications including one from your general cardiology program director
If you have further questions, please feel free to email us at any time.
- Clinical Experience
Clinical Experience
This 12-month fellowship includes robust training in:
- Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography performance and interpretation,
- Contrast echocardiography
- 3D processing
- Mechanical support imaging
- Speckle-tracking strain techniques
Structural interventional echocardiography is a prominent part of the clinical year:
- Mitral edge-to-edge repair
- Transcatheter mitral valve replacement,
- Paravalvular leak closure, patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure,
- Watchman device placement and tricuspid valve interventions.
- Opportunities in adult congenital heart imaging
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- Scholarly Experience
Sclolarly Experience
Ample time is reserved for fellows to pursue academic interests, including imaging-associated research and medical education. Many current research projects are ongoing for fellows to engage in. The advanced echocardiography fellows also champion our echocardiography simulation lab for our first-year fellows. They also organize and participate in our weekly non-invasive cardiac imaging conference, in close collaboration with the Department of Radiology.
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