Fellowship Title: | Cardio-Oncology |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | July 1st to February 1st of year prior |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1, 20XX |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 |
Description: | The fellowship is focused on the novel cross-disciplinary field of Cardio-Oncology. This fellowship will allow the trainee to learn the shared risk factors for cancer and cardiovascular disease, the potential complications associated with cancer therapeutics, methods of prevention, early detection, and treatment. There will be a significant focus on clinical research. The fellowship will predominately focus on outpatient care. Fellows do have the option of a 1) 2 year fellowship which could include first year focused more on clinical cardiooncology and second year focused on research, 2) 2 year fellowship with 1 year in cardiooncology and 1 year in advanced heart failure (requires separate application process to HF program as well), 3) 2 year fellowship with 1 year cardio-oncology and 1 year echocardiography (requires separate application to the echocardiography fellowship) and 4) 1 year fellowship focused on clinical cardio-oncology only but also with engagement in some research. Interested applications should forward their CV to Dr. Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan (Director of the Ted Rogers Program in Cardiotoxicity Prevention). |
Contact Name: | Dr. Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan |
Role: | Program lead |
Telephone: | 416-340-4800 ext. 5326 |
E-mail: | dinesh.thavendiranathan@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Interventional Echocardiography - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Geraldine Ong |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | July to April |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | Duration 1 year. Opportunities for a more dedicated research fellowship with ample opportunity to participate in clinical research studies. Multidisciplinary work environment as a member of the Structural Heart Team. To acquire specialized knowledge and advanced imaging acquisition and interpretive skills for patients with structural heart disease. To perform echocardiographic intraprocedural and guidance for various structural heart interventions (transcatheter mitral and tricuspid edge-to-edge repair, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid replacement, transcatheter left appendage closure, TAVI, TAVI valve-in-valve/valve-in-ring, alcohol septal ablation and more). |
Contact Name: | Dr. Geraldine Ong |
Role: | Fellowship Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-864-5201 |
E-mail: | geraldine.ong@unityhealth.to |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Cardiac Electrophysiology - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Paul Angaran |
Duration: | 2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Always open, closed 9 months prior to start date |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 3 positions over a 2 year period |
Description: | 2yr training for consultation and procedures in adult cardiac electrophysiology including catheter ablation of arrhythmias, and cardiac device implantation. Opportunities for research are also available. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Paul Angaran |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-864-5104 |
E-mail: | paul.angaran@unityhealth.to |
Mailing Address: | St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8 |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Congenital Heart Disease - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Rafa Alonso |
Duration: | 2-years |
Application Open and Close Date: | For July start date: For January start date: |
Number of position(s) per year: | 6 to 7 positions |
Description: | The University Health Network (UHN)’s Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults (TCCCA), one of the oldest and largest centres of its kind in the world, has trained more Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) physicians than any other centre in the world (more than 60 physicians since 1993). The TCCCA offers a 2-year fellowship with a broad education in the clinical management of patients with ACHD. There are special clinics for pulmonary hypertension, pregnancy, heart failure and coronary artery anomalies and Marfan clinics. As part of the clinical duties, ACHD Fellows will be involved with inpatient and outpatient care, case conferences, and teaching rounds. ACHD Fellows will also conduct supervised, independent clinical research with a goal of one to two research publications in peer-reviewed journals by the end of the fellowship. |
Contact Name: | Krysten Miller |
Role: | ACHD Program Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-340-4871 |
E-mail: | TorontoACHD@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Peter Munk Cardiac Centre |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Congenital Heart Disease / Structural Heart Interventions - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Eric Horlick |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | For July start date: For January start date: |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2-3 positions |
Description: | The University Health Network (UHN)’s Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults (TCCCA), one of the oldest and largest centres of its kind in the world, has trained more Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) physicians than any other centre in the world (more than 60 physicians since 1993). The TCCCA offers a 2-year fellowship with a broad education in the clinical management of patients with ACHD. The structural / interventional fellow will be expected to attend structural/interventional clinics, review imaging studies for the structural heart disease patient referrals in preparation for their outpatient consultation, attend and be primary operator for congenital, structural, TAVI and Mitral Valve procedures , responsible for the acute care needs of the structural heart disease service including taking inpatient call from home and telephone consultations with outpatients. As part of the clinical duties, fellows will be involved in on-call (in-patient general cardiology ward and ACHD on-call), echo reading, MRI/ cardiac CT, case conference, and teaching rounds. Besides, ACHD Fellows will attend and participate in case conferences, academic teaching rounds, and inpatient review rounds. Furthermore, ACHD Fellows will also conduct supervised, independent clinical research and collaborate in the research activities of the ACHD with a goal of one to two research publications in respected peer-reviewed journals by the end of the fellowship. |
Contact Name: | Krysten Miller |
Role: | ACHD Program Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-340-4871 |
E-mail: | TorontoACHD@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults University Health Network 585 University Ave., 5N – 519 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2 |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Echocardiography |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Anna Woo |
Duration: | 1-2 years (depending on prior experience) |
Application Open and Close Date: | August 1 (of the year prior to start date) |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2 |
Description: | The Adult Echocardiography fellowship provides formal training in advanced echocardiography (transesophageal, stress (exercise/dobutamine), three-dimensional echocardiography, strain imaging, intraprocedural echocardiography). The Echocardiography Laboratory at the University Health Network is a high-volume center (>25000 cases per year) and a quartenary care facility with expertise in complex cardiac conditions (eg. advanced heart failure and cardiomyopathies, valvular heart lesions, adult congenital heart disease). Research opportunities during the fellowship period include investigations involving novel echocardiographic techniques, the role of echocardiography in the management of cardiomyopathies and valvular lesions, and assessment of educational and quality methods in echocardiography. The Echocardiography fellowship is the only fellowship at UHN that meets level 3 standards for training in Echocardiography, as outlined by current guidelines issued by the Canadian and American Societies of Echocardiography. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Anna Woo |
Role: | Director, Echocardiography Laboratory; Fellowship Director, Echocardiography, University Health Network |
Telephone: | 416-340-5270 |
E-mail: | anna.woo@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth Street 4N-506 Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Echocardiography - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Chi-Ming Chow |
Duration: | 1-2 Years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Open, closed 9 months prior to start date |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 |
Description: | Duration 1-2 years. Opportunities for a more dedicated research fellowship. Basic and clinical echocardiographic research opportunities, including small animal echo, contrast echocardiography, clinical echo projects. Total 7 echocardiographers 10 sonographers 7 echo rooms, one dedicated stress echo room, and one echo research room, 11,000-12,000 transthorascic (TEE) studies, 350-500 transesophageal (TEE) studies, and 1,000 stress echoes per year. No formal intraoperative TEE program (CV anesthesia). Clinical training will encompass all aspects of echocardiography to include contrast echo, ASD and PFO closures, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, mitral clips, echocardiographic guidance of electrophysiology procedures, 3D echo, non-complex adult congenital heart disease, as well as opportunity to participate in intraoperative echocardiography. Ample opportunity will also be available to participate in basic science and clinical research studies. Collaboration with other imaging modalities, such as cardiac MRI are also available, Upon completion of the Fellowship training program, the candidate will be Level III certified. |
Contact Name: | Alyssa Quizeo |
Role: | Administrative Assistant |
E-mail: | Alyssa.Quizeo@unityhealth.to |
Mailing Address: | Cardiology, 6th floor Donnelly Wing, 30 Bond St. Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8 |
Fellowship Title: | Advanced Cardiac Electrophysiology - Southlake |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Mouhannad Sadek |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | December 1 - January 15 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | This is an advanced 1 year fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology focused on complex ablation of advanced arrhythmias (AF and VT) and also on clinical research. Candidates are expected to have at least one year of clinical electrophysiology training prior to entering this program. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Mouhannad Sadek |
Role: | Program Director |
Telephone: | 905-953-7917 |
E-mail: | M.Sadek@utoronto.ca |
Mailing Address: | 602-581 Davis Drive |
Fellowship Title: | Advanced Heart Failure / Transplantation - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Juan Duero Posada |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | File review and interviews: 12-18 months before expected fellowship start date. Commitments finalized 12 months before expected fellowship start date. |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | Variable |
Description: | The Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation fellowship is an intensive training program for clinical fellows who plan to have a major career focus on caring for patients with advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. There is a mix of outpatient subspecialty clinics, cath lab exposure for hemodynamic assessment, as well as an active inpatient service that includes consultations for advanced therapies, and management of admitted heart failure, transplant and long term left ventricular assist device patients. The program is supported by an academic faculty that provides a formalized educational structure and many opportunities for research/academic productivity. Interested applicants should submit the following documents prior to the application close date (see above) to the email below:
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Contact Name: | Dr. Juan Duero Posada |
Role: | Program Director |
Telephone: | (416) 603-5386 |
E-mail: | juan.dueroposada@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Toronto Western Hospital |
Fellowship Title: | Ambulatory Cardiology |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Duration: | 1 Year (Extension possible) |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The Department of Medicine at Women’s College Hospital invites applications for our Fellowship in Ambulatory Cardiology. This Fellowship is open to applicants with completed specialty training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. The program is intended to provide individuals trained in the fields of cardiology with an opportunity to acquire advanced skills and expertise in the field of ambulatory cardiology including non-invasive imaging modalities with a view to improving the quality of care and education in the ambulatory setting. The training will be supervised by a qualified member of the WCH Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology faculty. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) STREAM: The fellow will be expected to complete advanced-level training in QI (e.g. Master’s degree at the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation or Veterans Affairs Scholars Program at U of T). Completion of a project suitable for peer-review publication is strongly recommended. RESEARCH STREAM: The fellow will be expected to complete advanced-level training (e.g. Master’s degree with potential for PhD level training or post-doctoral training) in clinical or educational research, with a view to assuming an academic faculty position at a teaching hospital as a Clinician Scientist/Investigator or Clinician Educator, respectively. Fellowship applications to the Quality and Research Streams for longer than one year will be considered. Successful candidates would be required to apply for external funding. Attendance at cardiology rounds will be expected, as will participation in cardiology clinical coverage after hours. Applications for this position should include:
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Contact Name: | Soohun Chun |
E-mail: | Soohun.Chun@wchospital.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Cardiac Electrophysiology - SHSC |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Eugene Crystal |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 3 |
Description: | 
Fellows will be expected to be involved in all aspects of arrhythmia-related procedures.
It is not expected that fellows will perform all the above tasks for every patient. However, some cases should be followed through in all aspects from start to finish, while involvement with other cases will only be partial. The clinical care of arrhythmia patients will be shared between the EP fellow and staff physicians, but it is important for fellows to be aware that arrhythmia training extends outside the EP lab or OR. Fellows will be expected to scrub in 150-200 ICD/Pacing/EP cases per year. In accordance with the University of Toronto Division of Cardiology policy, EP fellow (along with other sub-specialty fellowship trainees) may be asked to cover general cardiology in-house call for up to two nights per month. It is anticipated that clinical responsibilities will comprise about 50-60% of the fellows’ time.
RESEARCH The research experience in this combined clinical and research fellowship will be viewed as an essential component, with up to 40% of time allotted to research activities. Both expectations of, and support for, research productivity can be anticipated. Early in the fellowship (within the first four weeks), fellows should conceive (with input from staff) at least one independent research project which they will design and carry out over the year. Submission of one or more abstracts to CCS and AHA (in the spring) will be strongly encouraged.
In the interest of completing the project, the goals should be realistic, and the project should take advantage of existing expertise and infrastructure. Fellows must also be familiar with ongoing EP research protocols and should help in recruitment of patients to clinical trials. Depending on interest and career objectives, the fellow should also consider becoming involved as a collaborator or research assistant on an additional, established project. ROUNDS AND TEACHING Fellows will be responsible in presenting cases at Cardiology non-invasive and Grand Rounds. At least one presentation will be expected during the year at either the Research Rounds (0800 Thursday). On a very occasional basis, fellows may be asked to conduct teaching rounds with the housestaff in the CCU or on the cardiology ward. Didactic teaching will be provided to interventional fellows in accordance with 1999 guidelines of the American College of Cardiology. It is anticipated that these sessions will be run on a “city-wide” basis and include trainees from the other University of Toronto hospitals which have EP services. REMUNERATION There are no funds provided by the University, the hospital, or the Department of Medicine for fellows’ salaries. Prospective fellows are strongly urged to pursue independent sources of funding. However, the Division of Cardiology has agreed to support the specialized training of highly qualified candidates. The amount of support provided will be negotiated, and will depend on the amount of alternate funding available. Fellows will be provided with a pager, lab coats and scrub suits, a comfortable workspace (shared office), and access to a computer (with e-mail and internet access). Financial support to attend at least one major conference per year will also be provided. Vacation allowance consists of three weeks per year. EVALUATION Fellows will meet with the Medical Director of Arrhythmia Service every three months, with both parties providing oral feedback. A written evaluation (ITER) will be completed after 6 and 12 months. On completion of the fellowship program, a certificate will be issued by the Hospital and the University. In addition to scheduled evaluations, ongoing, informal, bi-directional evaluation is strongly encouraged. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Eugene Crystal |
Role: | Supervisor |
E-mail: | eugene.crystal@sunnybrook.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Cardiac Imaging - SHSC |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Idan Roifman |
Duration: | 1 -2 years |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2 |
Description: | The Schulich Heart Program is pleased to offer a one-year multi-modality clinical imaging fellowship. The major focus of fellow will be echocardiography, with the goal of achieving a high level of clinical expertise in all applications of this modality. Qualification for Level III certification in Echocardiography, and completion of the National Board of Echocardiography examination, which takes place in July each year, are worthy goals. In addition there will be exposure to cardiac MRI and CT. Primary supervision of the imaging fellow will be by Drs. Joyner, Ahmed, Hansen, Poon and Roifman (echocardiography) and Dr. Anna Zavodni- Medical Imaging (MRI and CT). Drs. Gilbert, Morgan, Poon and Lau will also contribute to supervision of echocardiography. Primary supervision of research will be by Dr. Graham Wright. Clinical Responsibilities: The fellow will be expected to be involved in all aspects of cardiac imaging-related procedures, including:
It is not expected that fellow be involved with every task for every patient. However, it is the joint responsibility of the attending staff, imaging technologists, and fellow to ensure that educational opportunities involving interesting, rare, or unusual cases not be missed. Fellows will be expected to be involved with interpretation and/or scanning of a large volume of echo studies daily, including all interesting/rare/unusual cases that pass through the lab. The fellow will be expected to take part regularly in supervision and interpretation of exercise stress echo. The fellow should be involved in most TEEs that pass through the lab. It is expected that the imaging fellow may be asked to help occasionally with clinical care of CCU or Cardiology ward patients. The fellow may be asked to participate in a TEE on call schedule shared with Anesthesia. No other call responsibility is mandated, although the option of after-hours involvement with interesting cases is encouraged if it is felt to be of genuine educational value, and not an onerous burden. Research: There is the option of being involved in a research project depending on the needs and interest of the fellow. The supervisor for this component of the fellowship is Dr. Graham Wright, research director for the Schulich Heart Program. There is the potential to spend one day per week on research. Teaching is a key mandate of the Sunnybrook non-invasive lab, and an important component of the cardiac MRI and CT programs. The fellow is expected both to benefit from, and contribute to, an excellent teaching environment. Cooperation with core cardiology trainees, elective trainees, and the other Imaging Fellow– especially in situations of limited educational resources – is essential in maintaining a productive atmosphere. Teaching of cardiology residents is an important mission of the non-invasive cardiac laboratories and the fellow is expected to assist in this process. “To teach is to learn” – and it is hoped that the fellow will contribute to this mission. In return, the fellow will receive regular, formal and informal teaching in all aspects of clinical imaging and in conjunction with research efforts. The fellow will be responsible for presenting and leading non-invasive imaging rounds on a regular basis. Presentation at cardiology grand rounds and cardiology research rounds is strongly encouraged. Presentation of educational and quality-assurance rounds within the Echocardiography Lab is also a key component of the fellowship. Fellows will be provided with a pager, lab coats and scrub suits, a comfortable workspace (shared office), and access to a computer with internet access. Funding support to attend at conferences be provided if the fellow is presenting original research. Vacation allowance consists of four weeks per year.
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Contact Name: | Dr. Idan Roifman |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416 480 6100 X6771 |
E-mail: | idan.roifman@sunnybrook.ca |
Mailing Address: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center E250-2075 Bayview Avenue Toronto, On M4N 3M5 |
Fellowship Title: | Cardiac Intensive Care |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Adriana Luk |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | Applications open March 1- April 30, 2024 for academic year July 1, 2025. Interviews offered May 2024. |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | Variable (generally 1) |
Description: | This 1-year Cardiac Intensive Care Fellowship Program is designed to enhance critical care knowledge and skills for Cardiologists wishing to work in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) environment. This fellowship will involve rotations in the Cardiac ICU (CICU), the Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU), the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU (CVICU), and elective rotations in Anesthesia, Heart Failure/Transplant, and tailored elective time. Diverse opportunities to become involved in research and scholarly projects related to cardiac critical care will be available. 1 cover letter, 1 CV, 3 references letter (sent in 1 PDF document), if able |
Contact Name: | Adriana Luk |
Role: | Fellowship Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-340-4800 |
E-mail: | Adriana.Luk@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Cardiac Prevention and Ambulatory Care - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Beth Abramson |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | January 1
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Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The Cardiac Prevention fellowship program at St. Michael's Hospital is a 12-24 month fellowship providing training in all the essential aspects of contemporary preventive cardiology with an emphasis on risk reduction strategies in the patient with coronary disease. Ambulatory care will be emphasised. As well, there is the opportunitiy to explore postmenopausal women's health and aspects of gender equtity. By the end of the training period, it is expected that trainees will have acquired the knowledge, experience, and clinical and technical skills required to be an expert in the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of cardiac prevention. GIM training is a prerequisite. The fellowship will be tailored to the trainees background (GIM vs Cardiology training) and needs. In addition to clinical expertise, trainees will also have the opportunity to pursue academic or scholarly activity in the area of cardiac prevention with appropriate supervision at a level required to further a career in academic cardiology, GIM, and/or cardiac prevention. |
Contact Name: | Beth Abramson |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416 864-5424 |
E-mail: | beth.abramson@unityhealth.to |
Mailing Address: | SMH 30 Bond St. 6th floor Donnelly Wing M5B 1W8 |
Fellowship Title: | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Krishnakumar Nair |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Open 3 years in advance of the fellowship start date; close date: 6 months prior to fellowship start date |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January or July |
Number of position(s) per year: | 4-6 |
Description: | We offer a comprehensive 2-year clinical fellowship covering:
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Contact Name: | Krishnakumar Nair |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 647 993 6247 |
E-mail: | Krishnakumar.nair@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Dr. Krishnakumar Nair Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth St. Cardiac Centre - 3rd Floor Gerrard Wing room 552, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 |
Fellowship Title: | Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Complex PCI Fellowship |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera |
Duration: | One year |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | One |
Description: | This fellowship will be offered to candidates who have already completed a coronary PCI fellowship with the goal of exposure to complex PCI in coronary chronic total occlusions. Goals are 1). Learn the full spectrum of contemporary complex PCI techniques for CTO including CTO wire escalation, retrograde PCI and antegrade dissection and rentry. 2). Exposure to the preprocedural patient work-up and evaluation 3). Research in health services research and device development as applicable to CTO PCI. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-480-6066 |
E-mail: | Harindra.wijeysundera@sunnybrook.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Echocardiography - MSH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Gillian Nesbitt |
Duration: | 1-year |
Application Open and Close Date: | January to March 1st |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | During the clinical echo fellowship year at the Mount Sinai Hospital, there will be a focus on both clinical education and research. The goal will be to achieve level three training in echocardiography. This will result in the ability to direct an echocardiographic Laboratory, train others, and conduct advanced research in echocardiography. This will involve exposure and advanced training in transthoracic echo, transesophageal echo, and 3D imaging, tissue doppler, stress echo both dobutamine and exercise, and strain imaging. With regards to stress echocardiography, the echo fellow’s role will involve patient selection, selection of the stress modality, supervision of the stress tests, as well as integration of the data obtained to prepare a comprehensive report. Competency in contrast echocardiography will involve both rest and stress imaging, as well as the advanced knowledge of administrative protocols, fiscal principals, and specific machine settings to optimize quality. The level 3 echo fellow will be involved in the study of myocardial mechanics and strain imaging, and this involves image acquisition as well as image processing. The fellows will also be aware of the appropriate use criteria in the utilization of echocardiography. The competencies in these various areas of echocardiography’s will be further developed from an educational standpoint. They will be involved in development of case logbooks, conference and case presentations, and training portfolios. They will also have an opportunity to participate in a longitudinal research project during their training year. |
Contact Name: | Anna Arruda |
Role: | Administrative Assistant |
E-mail: | Anna.Arruda@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | GIM Heart Failure - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Juan Duero Posada |
Duration: | 1-year |
Application Open and Close Date: | July 1 - December 31 of year prior |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The GIM Heart Failure Fellowship at UHN is a 1-year fellowship designed to enhance heart failure knowledge and skills for internal medicine specialists in the care of patients with heart failure syndrome. There will be a mix of outpatient clinics and inpatient heart failure consultations where fellows will:
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Contact Name: | Dr. Juan Duero Posada |
Role: | Program Director |
Telephone: | (416) 603-5386 |
E-mail: | juan.dueroposada@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Harry Rakowski |
Duration: | 2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | July 1-Dec 31 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2 |
Description: | This fellowship will combine skills in the evaluation and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The fellow will learn skills in genetics of cardiac disease and the use of multimodality imaging in patient diagnosis and management. There is the expectation of research productivity in high impact journals. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Harry Rakowski |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-340-4062 |
E-mail: | Dr.Harry.Rakowski@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | 200 Elizabeth St, 4North Rm 504, Toronto M5G2C4. |
Fellowship Title: | Integrative Cardiovascular Biology - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Research |
Duration: | 1, 2 or 3 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Applications will be reviewed on receipt |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January 1 or July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The Floras laboratory (Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory at Toronto General Hospital) is recognized internationally for discoveries arising from its investigation of circulatory and cardiac control mechanisms in human health and disease. Its,particular emphasis is the role of the autonomic nervous system in heart failure, hypertension, renal failure, and sleep-related breathing disorders. Human research methods include microneurographic recording of post-ganglionic sympathetic nerve activity, frequency domain analysis of cardiovascular signals, cardiac and brachial ultrasound imaging and functional magnetic resonance brain imaging, Research findings appear in over 200 original publications and also are summarized and contextualized within a range of invited reviews, editorial commentaries, and book chapters. All are accessible through PubMed or via the web sites of the Toronto General Research Institute or the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. Looking forward, there is latitude to develop innovative projects in collaboration with clinician scientists in the disciplines of respiratory and sleep medicine, nephrology, coagulation, diabetes, women’s cardiovascular health, pregnancy, and exercise science plus opportunity to lead new initiatives involving device-based strategies for restoration of autonomic balance in heart failure. |
Contact Name: | Dr. John S. Floras |
Role: | Canada Research Chair in Integrative Cardiovascular Biology |
Telephone: | 416 586 8704 |
E-mail: | john.floras@utoronto.ca |
Mailing Address: | Suite 1614, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 Canada |
Fellowship Title: | Interventional Cardiology |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Mark Osten |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 3-4 |
Description: | The Adult Interventional Cardiology program at the University Health Network is committed to offering fellows a comprehensive training program in the discipline of percutaneous coronary intervention and interventional cardiology. The program is based on a strong foundation of clinical, research and educational opportunities for our fellows throughout their training period. Our main goals are to train fellows to become technically expert with excellent clinical decision making skills while ensuring opportunity for academic growth in the field. The program fosters opportunities for personal growth and wellness while striving for the highest standards in clinical and academic practice. Ultimately, the faculty strive to train future academic and thought leaders in the field. The program meets all criteria outlined in there Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for advanced specialty training in Adult Interventional Cardiology
Fellows will spend the majority of their clinical experience assigned to the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Fellows will be expected to be involved in all aspects of percutaneous coronary procedures. Prior to a procedure, the fellow sees and examines the patient, explains the procedure to be performed and obtains informed consent. Fellows will be expected to scrub in on >500 cases per year of which >250 it will be expected that they serve as the primary operator of an interventional procedure. The case work will include conventional balloon angioplasty, a wide variety of stents, rotational atherectomy, possibly directional atherectomy, thrombectomy, as well as ancillary diagnostic and therapeutic tools such as intra-vascular ultrasound, and intra-coronary Doppler and/or pressure measurements and/or OCT. In addition, the fellow will gain experience and competency with insertion and management of ventricular assist devices. The research experience is viewed as an essential component of the fellowship training program. Up to 40% of fellowship time (over two year training program) may be allocated to research activities, provided reasonable expectations that clinical experience and portfolio competencies will concurrently be met.Nonetheless, both expectations of, and support for, research productivity should be anticipated. Early in the fellowship (within the first eight weeks), the site program directors will facilitate a connection between the interventional fellows and potential faculty research mentors; in this fashion, fellows can maximize their academic productivity during their two-year program. They should conceive of (with input from a staff mentor) at least one independent research project, which they will design and carry out the full scope of project involvement (enrollment of patients, data analysis, presentation or publication of results including in abstract form and complete manuscripts) over the course of their fellowship. The submission of at least one abstract to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress or another major Interventional meeting OR one journal article accepted or published will be expected over the duration of the two year fellowship program. In the interest of completing the project, the goals should be realistic, and the project should take advantage of existing expertise and infrastructure. Fellows must also be familiar with ongoing interventional research protocols and should help in recruitment of patients to clinical trials. Depending on interest and career objectives, the fellow can also consider becoming involved as a collaborator or research assistant on additional established projects In accordance with the University of Toronto Division of Cardiology policy, Fellows may be asked to cover in-patient general cardiology ward service up to 2 nights per month. Interventional Cardiology fellows are also expected to participate in the Interventional cardiology call schedule on a rotating basis, which is done as home call. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Mark Osten |
Role: | Program Director, Interventional Cardiology fellowships |
Telephone: | 416-340-4615 |
E-mail: | mark.osten@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Interventional Cardiology - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. John Graham |
Duration: | 1-2 Years |
Application Open and Close Date: | July to September, selection process is complete 18 months before the start date |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2 |
Description: | The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at St. Michael’s Hospital is committed to providing the best care in interventional cardiology for patients and strives to develop competencies by caring for a diverse patient population. The program promotes education, research and innovation in the basic science and clinical discipline of interventional cardiology by supporting a strong academic environment. Our graduates exercise intellectual curiosity, scholarship for advancement of knowledge and value cultural diversity in service to others for attaining greater personal growth and wellness. The main mission of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program is to train fellows for maintaining an up to date knowledge, superior technical skills and develop attitudes for becoming excellent interventional cardiologist by upholding the highest ethical and professional standards. We seek to train physicians for becoming leaders and agents of change. Program faculty are actively involved as educators, researchers, scholars and mentors to help trainees identify areas with the best potential for a successful and a rewarding career. The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program aims to provide trainees with the opportunity to master the technical skills of complex coronary interventions, understand the principles of patient selection, risk benefit assessment and decision making in cardiovascular patient care. The program meets all and exceeds many program criteria as outlined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, AHA statement on clinical competency and the ACC COCATS guidelines for advanced training interventional cardiology. |
Contact Name: | Dr. John Graham |
Role: | Supervisor, Fellowship Program |
Telephone: | 416-864-5918 |
E-mail: | john.graham@unityhealth.to |
Mailing Address: | 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8 |
Fellowship Title: | Interventional Cardiology - SHSC |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Sam Radhakrishnan |
Duration: | 2 years |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 3-4 |
Description: | CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
It is not expected that fellows will perform all the above tasks for every patient. However, some cases should be followed through in all aspects from start to finish, while involvement with other cases will only be partial. The clinical care of angioplasty patients will be shared between the interventional fellows and staff physicians, but it is important for fellows to be aware that angioplasty training extends outside the cath lab. Pre-assessment and follow-up clinics will be arranged in blocks so that fellows can see several patients during a half-day session. Approximately one such session per week will be scheduled. Fellows will be expected to scrub in on 300 to 400 cases per year. Based on experience and case complexity, they will progress from second to first operator to solo first operator (with staff physician in the control room). The case work will include conventional balloon angioplasty, a wide variety of stents, rotational atherectomy, possibly directional atherectomy, thrombectomy, as well as ancillary diagnostic tools such as intra-vascular ultrasound, and intra-coronary Doppler and/or pressure measurements. A good angioplasty operator must be capable of performing very high quality diagnostic angiography. Therefore, fellows will perform at least 50 diagnostic studies under the supervision of a staff physician, mostly concentrated in the early months of training. Subsequently, fellows may be asked on occasion to perform a limited number of diagnostic studies. In accordance with University of Toronto Division of Cardiology policy, interventional fellows (along with other sub-specialty fellowship trainees) may be asked to cover general cardiology in-house call up to two nights per month. It is anticipated that clinical responsibilities will comprise about 50-60% of the fellows’ time. RESEARCH ROUNDS AND TEACHING Interactive small group teaching will be provided to interventional fellows through the University of Toronto monthly ‘City-wide’ Interventional Cardiology Fellows Teaching series. This highly regarded longitudinal teaching series is unique amongst interventional training programs in Canada. It covers major topics in interventional cardiology and draws from the expertise of the teaching staff at all three University of Toronto interventional sites (SHSC, SMH, UHN). |
Contact Name: | Dr. Sam Radhakrishnan |
Role: | Director, Interventional Cardiology Training Program |
Telephone: | (416) 480-4668 |
E-mail: | sam.radhakrishnan@sunnybrook.ca |
Mailing Address: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre A-253 - 2075 Bayview Ave |
Fellowship Title: | Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac PET and Stress Echocardiography |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Mark Iwanochko |
Duration: | 6months – 2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Rolling application |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The fellowship combines both Nuclear and treadmill exercise testing, with stress echocardiography and cardiac PET. The Fellow will supervise and read all modalities under direct staff supervision. There is also ongoing exposure to general cardiology clinics. |
Contact Name: | Arzoo Ashraf |
Role: | Fellowship Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-603-5800 ext. 5236 |
E-mail: | Arzoo.ashraf@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Clinical Trials and Translation Unit |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Dr. Jacob Udell |
Duration: | 2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | We accept applications starting July 15 until the position is filled |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1st – October 1st (flexible) |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The program is intended to provide emerging cardiovascular physician leaders with an opportunity to acquire advanced research and clinical skills in the field of cardiometabolic disease. Cardiometabolic disease encompasses the diagnosis and ambulatory management of patients with or at risk of chronic cardiovascular disease (e.g., atherosclerosis, heart failure, cerebrovascular or peripheral vascular disease) including high-risk groups such as those with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hyperlipidemia, etc. Patients will be identified in both the acute-care and ambulatory setting with a goal towards a multidisciplinary approach to their longitudinal care. Research will involve the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in conducting Health Canada regulated randomized trials testing new therapies to improve clinical outcomes in these patients. The training will place a particular emphasis on the clinician-scientist role that enables potential synergy between developing an alignment between a clinical career and research focus. |
Contact Name: | Kawalpreet Singh |
Role: | Clinical Research Manager |
Telephone: | (416) 340-3141 |
E-mail: | Kawalpreet.Singh@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Pregnancy and Heart Disease - UHN |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr Candice Silversides |
Duration: | One or two years |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | To be negotiated |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The University of Toronto Pregnancy and Heart Disease program is a multidisciplinary program that provides clinical care for pregnant women with heart disease. The group has produced important research on the impact of pregnancy on women with heart disease. We offer 1- and 2-year fellowships. The focus of the fellowship is to gain clinical and research expertise in pregnancy and heart disease. Trainning includes understanding pregnancy risks in this population including an indepth knowledge on the impact of pregnancy on the diseased heart, risk stratification of the pregnant women with heart disease, assessment of the safety of medication use during pregnancy, management of complications during pregnancy, at labour and delivery, and postpartum. The candidate will receive clinical training in the outpatient clinics and on the inpatient consult service. The canidate will also be involved in research projects examining the impact of pregnancy on the diseased heart. |
Contact Name: | Dr Candice Silversides |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-586-4800 ext. 7732 |
E-mail: | Candice.silversides@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Mount Sinai Hospital, 700 University Avenue, Suite 3-913, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1Z5 |
Fellowship Title: | Structural Heart Intervention - SMH |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Neil Fam |
Duration: | 1 Year |
Application Open and Close Date: | N/A |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 or According to Agreement |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | Duration 1 year. To function as primary operator for structural heart procedures (eg TAVI, MitraClip, TEER, LAAC, TMVR, etc). Opportunities for a more dedicated research fellowship with ample opportunity to participate in clinical research studies. Multidisciplinary work environment as a member of the Structural Heart Team. To acquire specialized knowledge and advanced imaging acquisition and interpretive skills for patients with structural heart disease. Foster assessment and management of patients with structural heart disease. To develop advanced PCI skills. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Neil Fam |
Role: | Cardiologist |
Telephone: | 416-864-5939 |
E-mail: | neil.fam@unityhealth.to |
Fellowship Title: | Women's College Hospital Cardiometabolic Fellowship |
Division: | Cardiology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Jacob Udell |
Duration: | One year |
Application Open and Close Date: | July 23 to Aug 13 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | Sept. 7, 2021 |
Number of position(s) per year: | One |
Description: | The program is intended to provide emerging clinician investigators with an opportunity to acquire advanced research and clinical skills in the field of cardiometabolic disease. Cardiometabolic disease encompasses the diagnosis and ambulatory management of patients with or at risk of chronic cardiovascular disease (e.g., atherosclerosis, heart failure, cerebrovascular or peripheral vascular disease) including high-risk groups such as those with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia. Patients will be identified in both the acute-care and ambulatory setting with a goal towards a multidisciplinary approach to their longitudinal care. Research will involve the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in conducting Health Canada regulated randomized trials testing new therapies to improve clinical outcomes in these patients. The training will place a particular emphasis on the clinician-scientist role which enables potential synergy between developing an alignment between a clinical career and research focus. Fellows will participate in ambulatory clinics and the consultation service. Specific time for clinical versus educational activities will depend on an individual fellow’s needs. There is no on-call requirement and no weekend clinical service requirements. Fellows are expected to participate in teaching cardiology residents, internal medicine residents and medical students both while in clinic and also in formalized teaching roles (sub- specialty rounds and teaching sessions organized through the post-graduate medical education and undergraduate medical education programs at UofT). Fellows are expected to take an active role in the cardiovascular outcomes research program, a critical research initiative at WCH and UofT. The percent of protected time for research and educational activities will vary between applicants but is expected to be approximately 75%. Fellows will also have an opportunity to lead a secondary analysis of a completed trial or observational/registry study with the intent that the manuscript is submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal by the end of their term. |
Contact Name: | Michelle Filice |
Role: | Clinical Research Manager, Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Program, Women's College Hospital |
Telephone: | 416-351-3732 x2420 |
E-mail: | michelle.filice@wchospital.ca |