Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program
From the Division Director
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the University of Virginia Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program. Our fellowship is uniquely designed to ensure that trainees receive thorough exposure to every facet of pediatric cardiac care. Fellows actively engage in the care of children and adults with acquired and congenital heart disease, receiving hands-on experience in areas such as cardiac intensive care, cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, cardiomyopathy, heart failure (including medical management, mechanical circulatory support, and transplantation), pulmonary hypertension, and electrophysiologic disturbances. Throughout the program, fellows progressively gain ability-based independence, allowing them to assume increasing responsibility in patient care as their skills and clinical judgment develop.
For highly motivated fellows identifying an early interest in either non-invasive imaging or heart failure/heart transplant, we also offer the opportunity to combine these fourth-year training subspecialties within a three-year fellowship.
In addition to clinical training, fellows actively participate in the division’s educational initiatives, teaching medical students, residents, and staff. Research training is also integral to the fellowship, with a strong emphasis on study design, data analysis, scientific writing, and the presentation of findings at national conferences. Each fellow also undertakes a quality improvement project, contributing to a culture of continuous advancement in patient care.
Graduates of our program emerge with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in all areas of pediatric cardiology, whether they choose to pursue further subspecialty training, academic medicine, or clinical practice.
From the Program Director
Peter Dean, MD Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Director
Thank you for your interest in the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program at the University of Virginia. Our program has a long-standing history of training outstanding pediatric cardiologists who are currently practicing in a wide variety of venues across the country. The foundations of the fellowship program are steeped in providing excellent, high volume clinical training as well as formalized research mentorship in academic investigation. Strong departmental and faculty support has ensured that our graduates have demonstrated excellence in clinical cardiology skills as well as presenting original research at the national level.
We welcome you to explore the details of our program further and do not hesitate to contact any of us with further questions.