The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center provides a unique, contemporary training experience in a high-volume clinical environment supported by talented and highly specialized faculty.
Comprehensive Clinical Training
CAMC is a nonprofit, 1,138-bed regional referral center in Charleston, West Virginia's state capital, situated between the mountains and the Kanawha River.
It is the largest distinct health care provider in the state. With a primary and secondary service area encompassing more than 22 counties and serving more than 554,000 people, CAMC is the major tertiary care and referral center in southern West Virginia.
On any given day, you will find as many as 1,000 learners doing research or caring for patients within CAMC, including a regional medical school campus with 150+ medical students from West Virginia University and West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Fellows accepted to the program can expect a curriculum that includes extensive training in the operating rooms, performing cardiac catheterization angioplasties and other interventional procedures, as well as advanced clinical experience, participation in clinical trials and studying the latest research from around the world. CAMC’s status as a teaching hospital allows the institution to remain at the forefront of quality care and innovative research. Research includes clinical trials looking at new treatments, as well as studies using hospital data to learn how to improve patient care.
We have recruited faculty with advanced cardiac imaging training in cardiovascular computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, structural heart disease, and 3-D echocardiography.
Fellowship Highlights
- High-risk revascularization conference. Heart team approach with CVT surgery.
- PCI strategy for case-based learning in CCL, including physiologic assessment with IFR and US assessment with IVUS.
- Hemodynamic support IABP, Impella and ECMO.
- CCL strategies for AMI.
- Pharmacology in CCL.
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 and is in the process of building a standalone simulation center.
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.
Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Videos
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Explore Charleston and West Virginia
Charleston is a small city with a metropolitan culture, and is close to some of the best outdoor recreation in the country.
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