About the Organization
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Program Director: Azam Hadi, MD
Email: Azam.Hadi@@ahn.org
Accreditation: ACGME
Program length: 1 year (PGY7)
Fellows per year: 2
Contact us: Program Coordinator, 412-359-6270, Option 6, Patricia.Keenan@ahn.org
Our program goals are that the trainee should meet all of the requirements for certification as a UNOS-approved cardiac transplant physician, including knowledge of heart failure, natural history of this syndrome, currently accepted treatment strategies for both acute and chronic heart failure, and device-based therapies for the treatment of heart failure. In addition, the trainee should develop a good understanding of both the indications and contraindications for cardiac transplantation, selection criteria for transplantation, and the management of UNOS status I candidates awaiting transplantation. The trainee should develop knowledge of the selection criteria for left ventricular and right ventricular assist device insertion, selection of device, and management of patients on device support. Also, the trainee should obtain experience in care after cardiac transplantation, including knowledge of various immunosuppressive regimens, early and late complications after cardiac transplantation, and their management. Finally, the trainee should develop an understanding of the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension, including diagnosis and treatment options in this syndrome.
Our faculty care for a large volume of patients with varying severity of heart failure. The trainee will participate in our outpatient and inpatient services as well as the Catheterization Laboratory. During the fellowship year, the trainee will not perform any procedures independently without faculty supervision.