Cardio-Oncology Fellowship

Cardio-Oncology Fellowship

The BIDMC Cardio-Oncology Program brings together cardiologists and oncologists to minimize cardiovascular toxicity from traditional and novel cancer therapies. Our team sees patients in the outpatient and inpatient setting. Our faculty are also leaders in basic, translational, and clinical research in cardio-oncology.

The Cardio-Oncology Fellowship provides an opportunity for clinical and research training in cardiovascular care of the cancer patient. The fellowship is designed to address the acute and chronic needs of the growing population of patients diagnosed and treated for cancer, many of whom have underlying cardiovascular comorbidities.

Traditional chemotherapies, novel targeted cancer therapies, and immunotherapies have all been associated with severe and often fatal cardiovascular toxicities. Fellows learn to optimize high-risk patients before and during cancer therapy, diagnose and treat cardiovascular toxicities arising from cancer treatment, and follow patients for long-term cardiovascular complications, such as those arising from chest radiation and chemotherapy.

Fellows also rotate with faculty in the BIDMC Cardiac Imaging program to gain expertise in the use of routine (echocardiography, nuclear medicine) and advanced (cardiovascular MRI) imaging modalities and methods (e.g., strain, CMR native Tl, extracellular volume fraction) to specifically evaluate cardiovascular toxicity from cancer therapies. Finally, fellows are expected to pursue a discrete scholarly project within cardio-oncology.

Leadership

Aarti Asnani, MD
Director of the Cardio-Oncology
Fellowship Program

How to Apply

Deadline

Applications are considered year-round for appointments when available.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants who have completed a general Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship will be considered. Please submit an introductory letter which includes the following information:

  1. Rationale for pursuing clinical training in cardio-oncology
  2. Prior work and qualifications
  3. Funding status
  4. Visa status if you are a foreign national

Submission

Please email your correspondence to:

Aarti Asnani, MD
c/o Jacquelynn White