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Interventional Cardiovascular Training Program

Overview | Research Activity | Application

 

Overview

The primary goal of the Interventional Cardiovascular Training Program at the University of Maryland is to prepare fellows for a career in academic cardiology.

The emphasis is placed on research productivity and the acquisition of technical skills.

The majority of the training occurs at the University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition, the Baltimore VA Medical Center, physically connected to the Medical Center, has a state-of-the-art Catheterization Laboratory. Coronary interventional procedures are performed at both facilities. These services are performed by full-time members of the cardiac catheterization laboratory faculty of the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Currently, we perform 600-800 interventional procedures each year in the catheterization laboratory.

The University of Maryland Catheterization Laboratory has access to state-of-the-art devices. Balloon angioplasty, stenting rotational atherectomy, and brachytherapy are performed routinely. Being a tertiary care medical center, complex cases are often referred for intervention. Many procedures are performed in the setting of acute myocardial infarction and hemodynamic instability. The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory is also the site of many clinical research projects in which the interventional fellows are expected to participate.


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