Message from the Program Director
We provide comprehensive and cutting-edge education in interventional cardiology to three applicants during a year of dedicated interventional training (after completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine), which provides experience in over 350 percutaneous coronary interventions per fellow, including coronary, peripheral, and structural heart procedures, angioplasty and stenting, intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, pressure wire and other adjunctive devices such as rotational atherectomy, orbital atherectomy, laser atherectomy, cutting balloon angioplasty, coronary lithotripsy, embolic protection, mechanical circulatory support devices (such as intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, tandem heart, ECMO) and the use of investigational agents and technology for the performance of intravascular revascularization. In addition to excellence in the procedural aspects of interventions, our fellows gain significant experience in the pre and post-procedural care of interventional patients, and will be expected to perfect their skills in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization at the completion of the year of training.
Peripheral interventional training is integral to the training year with each fellow working between 50–100 cardiovascular procedures. Non-coronary cardiac interventional procedures include alcohol septal ablations, patent foramen ovale (PFO) & atrial septal defect (ASD) closure procedures, mitral and aortic valvuloplasty, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve repair, and percutaneous aortic and mitral valve implantations.
Research
Our program is committed to academic excellence and thrives with opportunities for our trainees. Our fellows have exposure to a multitude of clinical and translational research trials, including studies in novel pharmacological strategies, drug-eluting stents and other device technologies. Interested fellows will have the opportunity to get involved in an active clinical research program.
More Information
- ACGME Accreditation: Fully accredited since 2002
- Duration: One year
- Number of Positions: Three per year
Contact
Dr. Subhi Al’Aref
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Email: sjalaref@uams.edu
Phone: 501-686-5637