Why Choose Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health consists of five hospitals covering a 14-county area in Western New York, with seamlessly integrated health care and the highest level of cardiovascular care through the nationally-renowned Sands-Constellation Heart Institute. As a Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, you will primarily care for patients at Rochester General Hospital, our flagship hospital, and Unity Hospital.

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About the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Areas of Study

As Fellows of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program, you will gain experience in the following specialty areas:

• Advanced Cardiac Imaging
• Advanced Heart Failure and Circulatory Support
• Ambulatory Cardiology
• Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiovascular Clinical Research
• Echocardiography
• General Cardiology
• Nuclear Cardiology Imaging

Curriculum

The Rotation Schedule for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship is:

PGY 4 Rotation

• Echo ­– 8 weeks
• Nuclear Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Cath Lab ­– 8 weeks 
• RGH General Consults ­– 6 weeks
• CCU ­– 8 weeks
• Unity Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Unity Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Unity General Consults ­– 4 weeks
• Congestive Heart Failure ­– 4 weeks
• EP Lab ­– 4 weeks
• Night Float ­– 6 weeks

PGY 5 Rotation

• Echo ­– 4 weeks
• Nuclear Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Cath Lab ­– 8 weeks
• RGH General Consults ­– 4 weeks
• CCU ­– 4 weeks
• EP Lab ­– 4 weeks
• CT Surgery ­– 2 weeks
• Unity Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Unity General Consults ­– 4 weeks
  Elective ­– 8 weeks
• Congestive Heart Failure ­– 4 weeks
• Advance Imaging ­– 2 weeks 
• Night Float ­– 4 weeks

PGY 6 Rotation

• Echo ­– 8 weeks 
• Nuclear Imaging ­– 4 weeks
• Cath Lab ­– 4 weeks
• RGH General Consults ­– 2 weeks
• CCU ­– 4 weeks
• EP Lab ­– 4 weeks
• Unity General Consults ­– 4 weeks
• Elective ­– 18 weeks
• Congestive Heart Failure ­– 4 weeks
• Optional Cath COCATS II ­– 4 weeks
• Night Float ­– 2 weeks 

We also offer a rural cardiology elective in Batavia, NY and Clifton, NY.

Benefits & Compensation

The following is a list of benefits granted to all fellows.