Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
About the Program
Quick Facts
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training Program was formed in 1995
- The training program is a two year program
- Busy with 3 dedicated EP labs and 1 procedure room for Loops and Cardioversions
- 8 faculty, 6 of them board certified electrophysiologists
- Weekly Continuity Clinic
- Weekly case discussions and improvement conferences
- University of Iowa Health Care has a tradition of medical excellence with facilities for clinical and research training
- Minimum procedure numbers established by the ABIM are easily met the duration of the training program
- We are accredited for four fellows
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Fellows as Clinician Educators Program (FACE)
For future clinician-educators.
Internal Medicine Fellows' Conference
Common curriculum for fellows in all divisions of the Department.
Patient Care
Rotations
UI Main Campus
- Fellows will spend about 9 months at the main campus, in their weekly clinics and scrubbing in the lab with our 7-core teaching faculty.
- Fellows will rotate through an advanced EP consult service; this service is paired with a CVD fellow and an EP faculty as a way to continue to advance your skills in consultative EP.
VA Hospital
- Fellows will spend 3 months over the duration of the year at the VA hospital. During this rotation you will perform procedures, attend a weekly clinic and perform research.
Call
- Between the 4 fellows (if applicable, the AIRE 2+2 Fellow) the call will be divided into a 4 (or 5) week rotation.
Niche Procedures
Alcohol ablation- VOM, summit PVCs, VT substrate modification
Advanced tools for lead extraction- penumbra, angiovac, lithotripsy
EVICD
Leadless pacemakers
Phrenic nerve stimulators
Cardio-neural ablation
Convergent atrial fibrillation ablation
Education
Weekly Teaching Conference Schedule
Mondays
- General Cardiology Grand Rounds - 12:00-1:00pm
- Multidisciplinary Transplant Selection Conference - 3:00pm
Wednesdays
- Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension Research Conference - 7:00am
Thursays
- Morbidity and Mortality Conference - 7:00am
- Internal Medicine Grand Rounds - 12:00-1:00pm
Fridays
- Endomyocardial Biopsy Review - 9:40am
- Post-transplant Patient Management Conference - 10:30am
Research
Research
Publications: 23 peer-reviewed articles
Manuscripts Under Review: 4 currently submitted for publication
Ongoing Research: 5 active projects in collaboration with residents and fellows
Departmental Studies: Involved in 7 ongoing departmental research initiatives
Follow-Up Studies: 2 projects currently in the follow-up and data analysis phase