Mechanical Circulatory Support & Cardiac Transplantation

The Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship is an advanced one-year fellowship offered through the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. The fellowship develops proficiency in surgical implantation and medical management of mechanical circulatory devices and heart transplants.

This one-year fellowship is offered to those who have completed a fellowship PGY 7 level or greater and seeking advanced training in the subspecialty of heart failure, cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support leading to cardiac transplantation.

The fellow will be responsible for the preoperative evaluation and optimization of patients, the implantation, and heart transplantation, and postoperative care and management of patients. Additionally, the fellow participates in the evaluation of donor hearts and travel for donor organ procurement.  The fellow ill participate in biopsies, long term management of immunosuppression, pathology rounds, and the procurement of organs.

The fellowship is for a one-year period for individuals who have completed the ABS or ABTS requirements or their equivalent. The applicant must hold citizenship or appropriate visa status.

Positions

There is one position available on a competitive basis each year in the Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship.