Goals and Objectives

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

The primary goal of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship Program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is to provide the fellow with the knowledge and skills required to care for patients with advanced heart failure, and those who have undergone or are awaiting cardiac transplantation or mechanical circulatory support placement. The fellowship will provide subspecialty training in advanced heart failure treatment and management (COCATS levels III) for an individual who has completed a 3 year cardiology fellowship program.

The 12 month clinical training program is designed to provide the trainee with in depth education of the entire spectrum of heart failure and comprehensive knowledge in the care and management of heart failure patients in both outpatient and inpatient/critical care settings . The fellowship program will provide a robust clinical and academic environment in the form of a core curriculum compromised of didactic lectures, journal clubs, and clinical case presentations. Attendance and presentations at national and international conferences in strongly recommended. Additionally, our fellows are also provided the opportunity to utilize and manage cutting edge technologies & devices in the management of heart failure patients (BiV, CCM, Barostim, CardioMEMS, and other devices).

The trainee of this program will be well prepared for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Board Certification and will meet the requirements for UNOS certification.

A detailed Goals & Objective document will be provided to all fellows prior to the start of the academic year.