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Didactic Lectures

Educational Program in Pediatric Cardiology

Fellows receive formal didactic instruction throughout the three years of training. A core-curriculum has been developed, focusing on topics essential to pediatric cardiology. A weekly fellows’ conference is dedicated to instruction. All fellows are expected and required to attend.

Topics covered include (but are not limited to):

Cardiovascular physiology
Cardiac anatomy
Congenital cardiac lesions and their medical/surgical management
Electrophysiology
Echocardiography
Preventative cardiology
Transplantation

Further instruction is provided by:

Weekly cath conference in which the week’s cases are reviewed and discussed
Dedicated, bi-weekly fellows’ surgical symposium that is directed by the cardiothoracic surgeons
Bi-weekly pathology conference, in which pathological specimens are reviewed.

Additional conferences and resources include:

Twice weekly echo conference
Weekly surgical conference, prepared and presented by the fellows on a rotating basis
Weekly cardiopulmonary transplant conference
Monthly combined adult/pediatric cardiology conference in which cases of interest to both audiences are presented and discussed.
Monthly cardiology/CT surgery morbidity and mortality conference
A world-renowned Heart Museum which contains over 2,300 specimens representing a wide spectrum of congenital and acquired disease. Pathology conferences are held throughout the year with hands-on opportunity to examine the heart specimens.

Last Update
April 17, 2008

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