FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging

Program Director: Chetan Shenoy, MBBS, Associate Professor

Non-ACGME-accredited, 1 year advanced fellowship

The mission of the Imaging Fellowship program is to provide academically and clinically rigorous training for physicians in advanced cardiovascular imaging. We provide physicians with the clinical knowledge, procedural skills, clinical judgment, professionalism, and interpersonal skills necessary to succeed as an imaging specialist in cardiovascular diseases. Training in the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship Program will be aligned with the recommendations of the American College of Cardiology 2015 Core Cardiovascular Training Statement (COCATS 4).

Our system-wide imaging facilities at M Health Fairview occupy 22,000 square feet and offer access to state-of-the-art MRI, CT and PET scanners. The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow will train at the Cardiovascular MRI (CMR) and Cardiovascular CT (CCT) Programs at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. These programs are collaborative efforts between the Department of Radiology and the Cardiovascular Division of the Department of Medicine with leadership and administration by the Cardiovascular Division. The CMR Program includes a state-of-the-art Siemens 1.5T Aera MRI scanner dedicated solely to cardiovascular imaging and the CCT Program includes a dual-source Flash CT scanner. 

The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow will be responsible for supervising, reviewing, interpreting, and reporting all CMR and CCT studies on a daily basis under the close supervision of faculty members. We have among the highest volume CMR and CCT programs in the United States, with studies spanning the entire spectrum of clinical indications. Fellows in this program will interpret over 1000 studies each in CMR and CCT by the end of their training.

Mentored research training opportunities are available. The CMR and CCT Programs participate in National Institutes of Health-funded and industry-sponsored studies. The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow is expected to participate in research and scholarly activity during their training. Travel to conferences and meetings for presenting research will be supported. 

The Advanced Imaging Fellowship is a one year, non-ACGME accredited position. To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed three years of training in an ACGME-accredited Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the fellowship administrator at advancedcvd@umn.edu.