Congenital Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Nationwide Children's Hospital offers an advanced fellowship in pediatric and congenital interventional cardiac catheterization for board certified or board eligible pediatric cardiologists pursuing additional training in the technical aspects of cardiac catheterization.
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital is a one to two year training program focused on the technical aspects of cardiac catheterization. Within this advanced training program, a fellow will perform procedures of increasing complexity under the supervision of our highly skilled attending interventional cardiologists. Trainees are expected to gain a greater experience and increasing level of independence within the core competencies, become highly skilled in the technical aspects of cardiac catheterization, and participate in research as they treat a wide variety of patients with complex diagnoses. Trainees from our program go onto full attending and faculty positions as pediatric/congenital interventional cardiologists. Multiple research opportunities exist for our fellows, as they are exposed to a wide variety of patient populations and have faculty support and mentoring throughout the research process.
What You Need to Know
Curriculum
With two busy state of the art biplane labs, the training program provides a multitude of learning opportunities on a daily basis. Our interventional program typically performs 500-550 cases per year with over 67% of cases having at least one intervention performed. The interventional fellow will have hands-on involvement throughout every step of each case, gradually increasing the complexity of their responsibilities as their skills develop. The fellow will have direct exposure to the vast array of procedures and devices that a congenital cardiac catheterization lab has to offer from premature neonatal PDA device closure to transcatheter valve replacement including self-expanding pulmonary valve systems.
Along with pediatric cases, the fellow will treat adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients with 20-25% of our cases involving the ACHD population. The training program also includes exposure to 3-D rotational angiography, extended reality virtual procedural simulation, and 3-D intracardiac echocardiography. There are also opportunities for learning outpatient management through the interventional cardiology clinics throughout each month.
An important component of this advanced fellowship is an independent research or QI project, as well as the education of other trainees. Trainees participate in case conferences, didactics, and teaching on a regular basis.
Faculty & Fellows
Salary & Benefits
Our Fellows are hospital employees, and as such, they are eligible for the same benefits other full-time staff receive (with the exception of paid time off, which is outlined.) Click here to learn more about Fellowship benefits.
Research
Research education and training are vital to the mission of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. As a top-ten free-standing pediatric research center and an academic affiliate of The Ohio State University, The Research Institute has an outstanding faculty, dedicated to training and mentoring the next generation of scientists in pediatric research.
Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Advocacy
Advocacy training fosters and encourages interest in child advocacy by early involvement and exposure to its many aspects such as addressing social determinants of health, community collaboration, health finance, health policy and legislative advocacy.
Eligibility & Application
Applicants must be board certified in pediatrics through the American Board of Pediatrics and must be board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology. Preference is given to internal applicants, and fellowship offering is based on funding and in collaboration with other Heart Center advanced fellowship offerings. Applications are accepted during the academic year, with interviews held in the fall prior to the academic year of fellowship.
To apply, you must submit the following materials:
- Current CV
- Cover letter
- Personal statement
Please send the materials in a single email to both the program director and program coordinator.
Please Note: We are not accepting applicants for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Contact
Aimee Armstrong
Program Director
Aimee.Armstrong@NationwideChildrens.org
Jennifer Denny, MEd
Program Coordinator
Jennifer.Denny@NationwideChildrens.org
(614) 722-3108
