FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Interventional Cardiology

Program Director: Sergey Gurevich, MD, Assistant Professor

ACGME-accredited, 1 year advanced fellowship

The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program has a two-part mission: to train physicians in interventional cardiology and to improve patient outcomes through innovation. By combining experiences at three different sites, we achieve the three goals of training: scholarship, innovation, and clinical experience.

Each fellow's clinical training will be equally divided between the University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Minnesota Physicians Heart Care (Southdale Hospital), and the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. Each fellow will become proficient in coronary intervention, including balloon dilation, atherectomy, and stent placement. In addition, fellows will gain proficiency in coronary physiology, intravascular ultrasound, coronary bloodflow measurement, ASD closure, and percutaneous wound closure. A smaller experience in valve dilation is available.

Educational and research programs are essential to the training program. Fellows are given the option to conduct and participate in research studies to work towards publication. Additionally, fellows have opportunities to present at conferences throughout the year. 

The Interventional cardiology fellowship is a one year, ACGME-accredited program. Each year, three positions are available on a competitive basis. A limited number of additional positions are available for research training prior to starting the interventional cardiology subspecialty fellowship. To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed a three year ACGME-accredited Cardiovascular Disease fellowship.