Our three-year ACGME accredited cardiology fellowship, the oldest and largest in Indiana, has seventeen positions. It utilizes the facilities and resources of Methodist Hospital (750 beds), Indiana University Hospital (270 beds), Wishard Memorial Hospital (400 beds), and the Roudebush Veterans Administration Hospital. These hospitals share common house staff and faculty attending staffs, and all are within walking distance or connected by an elevated monorail. All cardiology rotations are under the direct supervision of full-time cardiology division faculty. We offer fourth year programs in interventional cardiology, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and in heart failure/transplantation.

One of the most important developments in the practice of cardiology in the past century has been the use of ultrasound to examine the heart or echocardiography. The first practical and wide spread use of this technique was developed in 1963 by investigators at the Krannert Institute headed by Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum. With the numerous worldwide contributions to the field including papers, trainees, courses, lectures, books, and organizations by Dr. Feigenbaum and his coworkers, echocardiography has become by far the most frequently used cardiac imaging tool in the world. This group is still at the forefront in advances in this field. An example is the use of echocardiography with stress testing which again was developed at the Krannert Institute and continues to be advanced under the leadership of Dr. Stephen Sawada.

This fellowship offers a rare opportunity to train at one of the world's leading echocardiography centers, work with the "Father of Echocardiography" and gain from the knowledge and perspective accumulated from 50 years of developing and advancing this essential cardiology imaging modality. One unique feature of this fellowship is that it offers the option of helping the IU echocardiographic program promote strain echocardiography. This investigational effort is aimed at making strain echocardiography become an indispensible component of the routine, everyday echocardiographic examination. Strain studies are now being performed in three of the IU campus institutions. Orders have been placed for more instruments with strain capabilities. A modified, more practical approach to speckle strain has been developed. So far nearly 3,000 strain studies have been done. Convincing the world of the importance of strain echocardiography will require numerous investigations assessing the essential clinical information that strain data provides. Studies to gain this information will be ongoing for years to come. A Feigenbaum fellow has the opportunity to be a vital part of this effort.

Feigenbaum Fellowship application for 2012-2013

For more information please contact:

Andrea Elliott
Fellowship Coordinator
acelliot@iupui.edu
Phone: (317) 962-0095
Fax: (317) 962-0113