Description

Program Overview

The UC San Diego Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Fellowship Program is a 2-year, ACGME-accredited training program that provides comprehensive education in the care of adults with congenital heart disease.

This fellowship is designed to train future leaders in ACHD through hands-on clinical experience, multidisciplinary collaboration, advanced imaging training, and active participation in research and quality improvement initiatives.

 
Program Highlights

Multidisciplinary ACHD care including complex congenital heart disease
Advanced imaging: echocardiography, cardiac MRI, CT angiography
Interventional and diagnostic procedures including:
Catheter-based interventions
Electrophysiology studies
Interventional echocardiography
Participation in ACHD continuity clinics, surgical and ICU services
Pediatric and adult cardiology rotations as per ACGME requirements for trainees of various backgrounds
Cardio-Pregnancy Multidisciplinary Care
Genetic Aortopathy Clinic
Dedicated pathways for candidates interested in advanced training in research, advanced imaging, interventional ACHD, heart failure and transplantation, interventional echocardiography, or electrophysiology
 
Didactic Curriculum

Weekly ACHD Multidisciplinary Conference
Rady Children’s Hospital Pediatric Multidisciplinary Care Conference
ACHD Core Didactic Curriculum
Multidisciplinary Cardio-Pregnancy Conference
 
Research & Scholarly Activity

Each fellow is assigned a research project with ACHD faculty mentorship
Dedicated pathway for a physician-scientist or clinical outcomes research pathway leveraging the Longitudinal ACHD Surveillance Study
Opportunities to participate in:
Clinical trials
Quality improvement initiatives
Process improvement projects
Eligibility Criteria
 
How to Apply

Applications are accepted through ERAS:
Search for University of California San Diego ACHD Program.

J1 Visas accepted.

 
For more information, please contact our fellowship coordinator, Ashley Appel asappel@health.ucsd.edu. 

Requirements

Applicants must have completed:

ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine, or Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, or Pediatrics residency, and
ACGME General Adult or Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship