Fellowships
LHMC’s fellowship programs provide education and experience in evidence-based medicine, patient care and research.
The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is organized into six clinical sections and includes 42 staff cardiologists, 14 advanced practitioners and more than 150 support staff. Yearly volume figures for the institution exceed 1,700 cardiology inpatient discharges, 15,000 cardiology outpatient visits, 10,000 echocardiograms, 4,000 diagnostic and interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratories, and more than 1,000 electrophysiology procedures.
We take pride in the high degree of supervision and individual attention given to our trainees because of our favorable faculty-to-trainee ratio. The high volume of clinical material per trainee encountered in the clinical and laboratory rotations guarantees exposure to an extremely broad range of common and uncommon disease entities. Our exceptional procedural volume allows for the opportunity to develop a high degree of technical proficiency. At the same time, the presence of advanced practitioners ensures that service obligations per trainee are not excessive despite high volume.
There is a robust didactic lecture schedule with over 200 conferences annually, including visiting faculty for weekly cardiology grand rounds that comprise many thought leaders in the field. Annual endowed visiting professorship provides an opportunity for the fellows to interact closely with carefully selected internationally renowned faculty.
The bulk of the training occurs at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA. There are month-long mandatory rotations in adult congenital heart disease at Massachusetts General Hospital and cardiac transplant at Tufts Medical Center. The rotation schedule during the first two years is structured to ensure balanced exposure to the various disciplines in cardiovascular medicine and follows the nationally recommended guidelines outlined by the Core Cardiovascular Training Statement (COCATS). The third year of the fellowship has ample time for electives to be tailored toward an individual fellow’s career goals.
The aims and objectives of the Cardiology Fellowship Program at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center include:
Please note that for trainees who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center supports J-1 visa only. We do not sponsor H-1 visas.
2. Postdoctoral Education and Training:
To be eligible for training in cardiology at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center as a fellow in cardiovascular diseases, successful completion of at least three years of residency training in internal medicine at an ACGME-accredited program is mandatory.
Selection: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center receives applications for cardiology fellowship through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The deadline for the receipt of completed applications along with all supporting documents is July 15 each year. Candidates selected for an interview are notified by September 15 by email. Interviews take place in September and October.
For questions, please contact:
Donna M. Rizzo
Fellowship Coordinator
Division of Cardiology
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Phone: 781-744-8245
Email
OR
Sourba S. Dani, MD, MSc
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
UMass Chan Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Phone: 781-744-8460
LHMC’s fellowship programs provide education and experience in evidence-based medicine, patient care and research.