Our one-year Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship is the only advanced cardiac imaging fellowship in Oregon. You will learn and work as part of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute (KCVI).

We offer a high degree of flexibility and tailor your experience to your needs. Our fellowship leaders will meet with you throughout the year to make sure you meet your goals and are well prepared for the next step of your career.

Fellowship objectives

The goal of the fellowship is to train outstanding clinicians in multimodality cardiac imaging.

Upon completion of the fellowship, you will have Level III proficiency in at least two modalities of cardiac imaging. Upon graduation, you’ll be able to independently interpret echocardiography, CT, MRI and PET/nuclear imaging and lead an imaging laboratory.

Fellowship curriculum

You’ll work with specialists in:

• Cardiology (including general, adult congenital and structural teams)
• Cardiothoracic radiology
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Vascular surgery and medicine

As a fellow, you’ll gain hands-on experience in the full spectrum of advanced cardiac imaging modalities, including:

• Echocardiography
• Computed tomography (CT)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Positron emission tomography (PET)/nuclear imaging

Echocardiography

The echocardiography experience goes beyond general cardiology training. You’ll acquire advanced skills in:

• 3-dimensional imaging
• Strain imaging
• Interventional echocardiography
• Adult congenital echocardiography
• Contrast echocardiography

You’ll also participate in structural echocardiography procedures such as: 

• TAVR
• MitraClip
• ASD closure
• Valve-in-valve
• Paravalvular leak closure
• Alcohol septal ablation

Cardiac CT

In cardiac CT, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team and present at structural heart and adult congenital heart disease conferences. Training in cardiac CT includes:

• Coronary imaging (CAC scoring and CTA)
• Pre- and post-procedural interventional imaging (TAVR, TMVR, TTVR, ASD, LAAO)
• Adult congenital heart disease imaging

Cardiac MRI

You’ll participate in protocoling, acquisition supervision and reporting. The cardiac MRI experience includes imaging of:

• Cardiomyopathies (hypertrophic, genetic, sarcoidosis)
• Myocarditis
• Cardiac tumors and masses
• Pericardial and valvular disease
• Adult congenital heart disease

Nuclear cardiology

In nuclear cardiology, training includes:

• SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging
• PET imaging of inflammatory cardiomyopathies
• Amyloid imaging, with exposure to a novel MRI/PET scanner

All KCVI fellows take part in regular multidisciplinary conferences, research conferences, didactic sessions and KCVI grand rounds.

Research

You will carry out a scholarly project under the direction of one of the imaging attendings, with the expectation that it will result in a presentation at a national meeting and/or a publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

You will also be required to carry out a quality improvement project related to echocardiography under the direction of the director of the Echocardiography Laboratory.

How to apply

To request an application packet, email our education manager, Ana Martin, at plesiaa@ohsu.edu. 

Application materials should include:

• Your CV
• USMLE/COMLEX scores
• MSPE
• Three letters of recommendation, including one from your most recent or current program director
• ECFMG certificate (for applicants trained outside the United States)

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship, you must have completed an ACGME-accredited cardiovascular disease fellowship. 

We may consider internal medicine residency program graduates. Visa sponsorship is not available for this program, except for H1-B visa transfers.

Important dates

The Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship begins July 1. We review applications upon receipt.

Current fellows

Meet our current Advanced Cardiac Imaging fellow.