Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Program Director: Kevin Rogers, MD
Interventional Cardiology AIMS
The Program’s AIMS are as follows: 1. Recruit the highest quality trainee with interests in coronary, peripheral and structural heart disease 2. Train the next generation of academic interventional cardiologist with a focus on clinical research 3. Train clinically competent interventional cardiologic.
Activities in the cardiac catheterization laboratory at University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) headed by Dr. John Messenger include a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic coronary, peripheral, and structural heart disease procedure performed in state-of-the-art laboratories with extensive computer assisted cardiac analysis systems. In addition, there is an active program in the pharmacologic therapy of patients with significant pulmonary hypertension, transplant cardiology, and adult congenital heart disease. Dr. John Messenger, the director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at UCH, and Dr. John Carroll, Director of Interventional Cardiology at UCH, head the clinical programs in diagnostic and interventional cardiology. Peripheral interventional procedures are directed by Dr. Kevin Rogers. The general day-to-day activities include Pre-operative evaluation and preparation of the patients, screening, and enrollment of patients in research protocols (assist research staff). Fellows are involved in all aspects of patient management in the cath lab including evaluation of patient data, performance of catheterization procedures, and post-procedure care and documentation. UCH sponsors an ACGME-accredited training program in Interventional Cardiology that offers two positions per year. This program is a joint program at UCH and the Denver VA Medical Center.
To apply:
- This Fellowship is a 1 year ACGME-accredited program with a complement of 1 annually.
- Applications for fellowship should be submitted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) - December Cycle.
- Application Requirements: ERAS application, 3 Letters of Recommendation, USMLE scores, publications
- This program does not currently participate in the NRMP Match.
All visa applications are welcomed and reviewed on a case by case basis.