Comprehensive Clinical Training
The CAMC Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship is based at a 960-bed quaternary care academic medical center in Charleston, West Virginia's state capital, situated between the mountains and the Kanawha River. CAMC has a long-standing commitment to graduate medical education and was the nation’s first university-affiliated hospital system (West Virginia University) in the 1970s.
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CAMC is nationally recognized for its cardiovascular services. Vandalia Health CAMC Memorial Hospital is home to one of the highest-volume heart programs in the United States, with approximately 8,000 cardiac catheterization procedures and more than 1,600 open-heart bypass surgeries performed annually.
Fellows train within a comprehensive cardiovascular program that includes:
- A multidisciplinary team of medical and interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac electrophysiologists, vascular surgeons and dedicated advanced practice providers and nurses
- A robust structural heart program offering innovative, life-saving therapies
- Open, minimally invasive and robotic surgery supported by the most advanced technology available
- Multiple cardiac catheterization laboratories accredited by the American College of Cardiology (Cath Lab v1 with PCI and Chest Pain with PCI)
- Advanced electrophysiology laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and specialized staff
- Comprehensive cardiac imaging and diagnostic services
- Outpatient Congestive Heart Failure and COPD clinics focused on risk reduction and longitudinal care
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and supportive services
Faculty have advanced training in cardiovascular computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, structural heart disease and 3D echocardiography.
CAMC is a vibrant academic environment, with up to 1,000 learners engaged in research and patient care on any given day, including more than 150 medical students from West Virginia University and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Research Opportunities
CAMC has dedicated significant resources to align the advanced imaging and heart failure programs with our interventional centers of excellence as we embark on a new strategic focus of teaching and research. The program has a very active cardiovascular simulation program.
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Life at CAMC
We offer the perfect balance between a close-knit community and an advanced academic medical center.
CAMC’s collaborative environment gives you a place to learn, practice and lead while caring for a diverse patient population. Since 1972, we’ve been committed to a mission of education — training thousands of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other advanced practice professionals.
Salary and Benefits
CAMC offers a comprehensive salary and benefit package for residents and fellows.
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