Advanced Structural Heart Disease Fellowship

Structural Heart Disease Fellowship

The Structural Heart Disease Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a one-year non-ACGME accredited program designed to provide training in structural heart disease procedures for fellows with prior cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology experience. Candidates for the Structural Heart Disease Fellowship program should be highly qualified physicians with a minimum of 12 months’ experience in cardiac catheterization and coronary interventional procedures.

The training program will enable fellows to independently evaluate and manage simple and complex structural heart disease conditions. This includes clinical evaluation, advanced image analysis, understanding treatment alternatives, and acquiring all the skills needed for therapeutic intervention in a truly multidisciplinary approach. By the end of their training, Structural fellows will be proficient in all non-coronary cardiac interventional procedures including:

  • Transeptal left heart catheterization
  • Percutaneous PFO, ASD, VSD, and PDA closures
  • Percutaneous aortic, mitral, and pulmonic balloon valvuloplasty
  • Alcohol septal ablation and vein of Marshall ablation
  • Balloon pericardiotomy
  • Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks
  • Balloon atrial septostomy
  • Intracardiac echocardiography imaging
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Percutaneous repair (TEER) and replacement for mitral regurgitation
  • Percutaneous tricuspid repair and replacement
  • Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure
  • Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support
  • Foreign body retrieval

The fellowship program includes formal didactic sessions, a weekly structural case review and planning conference, a combined Cardiology-Surgery Multidisciplinary clinic, a weekly imaging conference and catheterization conference. The fellows are given ample opportunity to become meaningful participants in clinical research and trials on new devices and techniques and are encouraged to have a longitudinal research project throughout their training. The structural fellows review all available clinical data and imaging including advanced image analysis for aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and left atrial appendage interventions.

Leadership

Roger Laham, MD
Director of the Structural Heart Disease
Fellowship Program

How to Apply

Deadline: August 15

Any materials or applications received after August 15 will not be considered.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants fully trained in Interventional Cardiology will be considered for the Structural Heart Interventional Fellowship.

  • Cover letter with personal statement
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation, including a letter from the Interventional Cardiology Program Director
  • Photo

Submission

Please email your application packet to:
Roger Laham, MD
c/o Jacquelynn White