Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship 

Program Director: Matthew Zipse, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology AIMS

1. Education and training of the best electrophysiology fellows in all aspects of electrophysiology.

2. The trainees we recruit have an interest in academic electrophysiology, research, and teaching.

3. We train fellows who will excel in and lead their fields, whether it be in academics, research, or clinical medicine.  Regardless, the foundation for whatever eventual career they embark upon is a strong clinical training.

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has an active invasive cardiac electrophysiology laboratory staffed by Drs. Wendy Tzou (Director, EP Section), Matthew Zipse, Michael Rosenberg, Alexis Tumolo, Lohit Garg, Rafay Sabzwari, and Joseph Adewumi. In addition to UCH, training sites include the Rocky Mountain Regional VA (staffed by Drs. Paul Varosy and Amneet Sandhu) and Denver Health (staffed by Drs. Chris Barrett and Benjamin Steinberg). EP fellows are exposed to the clinical and educational endeavors of the EP service to perform as competent, independent clinical electrophysiologists. They become familiar with all aspects of the evaluation of patients with a wide range of situations related to arrhythmias. Fellows attend a daily patient work rounds meeting including EP faculty, nursing staff, and the rotating cardiology fellow on service to discuss upcoming cases and patients. During the diagnostic portions of the study, all fellows are present to learn the techniques and decision-making tactics needed before proceeding with the appropriate intervention. Fellows have continuous outpatient experience including new outpatient consultations, patient follow-ups, and all types of defibrillator and pacemaker follow-ups. 

To apply:

• ​This fellowship is a 2-year ACGME-accredited program with a complement of 2 annually.
  • Internal candidates from the Cardiovascular Disease fellowship may apply for the Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) pilot at the beginning of their second year of general cardiology. This track includes: 2 years of general cardiology, 1 hybrid year, and 1 year of clinical EP.
• Applications for fellowship should be submitted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) - July Cycle.
• Application Requirements: ERAS application, 3 Letters of Recommendation, USMLE scores, publications
• We participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). ​​​

All visa applications are welcomed and reviewed on a case-by-case basis.