Cardiothoracic Radiology Division Fellowships
The cardiothoracic radiology fellowship program is a 1 year training program. We offer both a dedicated fellowship solely at National Jewish Health and a joint fellowship with the ACGME-accredited University of Colorado Denver (UCD). National Jewish Health consistently ranks as the top respiratory hospital in the country. UCD is the main academic and teaching institution for the Rocky Mountain Region. This fellowship offers extraordinary opportunities for continued learning, research and clinical interactions, designed to develop broad-based expertise in all forms of non-invasive cardiothoracic imaging and image processing.
At National Jewish Health there is a diverse population of outpatients with respiratory and cardiac disease, while at UCD there is a general population of patients requiring chest imaging studies, with particular emphasis on thoracic oncology, and cardiothoracic surgical issues. Upon completion of the program, fellows will be able to image all forms of chest and cardiovascular disease with appropriate tools and to answer clinical questions with confidence, a great degree of expertise and freedom.
Faculty and Interests
The thoracic radiology section is internationally recognized for its expertise, and enjoys an equally high local reputation. The position offers daily interaction with a world-renowned cadre of radiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, thoracic oncologists, and thoracic surgeons. The faculty radiologists include Drs. David Lynch(Program Director), John Armstrong, Debra Dyer, Kavita Garg, Valerie Hale, John Newell, Joyce Schroeder and Hakan Sahin. The faculty cardiologists include Howard Weinberger, Kern Buckner, Brett Fenster, Andrew Freeman and Robert Quaife. We have leadership roles in several multicenter studies, including NLST, COPDGene and IPFNet. Areas of interest of our group include interstitial lung disease, airways disease, asthma, emphysema, quantitative lung imaging, cardiology and screening for lung cancer. We have funded research projects in all of these areas. There is an image analysis laboratory and access to patient databases at National Jewish Health for research purposes.
Conferences and Mentorship
The fellow will participate actively in multi-disciplinary conferences dealing with pulmonary medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, interstitial lung disease, mycobacterial disease, occupational medicine and radiologic-pathologic correlation. Mentorship will be provided for completion of a research project.
Library Facilities
Library services and facilities are available through both institutions. Fellows have privileges at the Health Sciences Library at University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus and the Tucker Medical Library at National Jewish Health. Between the two libraries, fellows have online access to all major radiology journals, some electronic books, medical databases, and STATdx Radiology. Both facilities are conducive to quiet study and research, including WiFi connections for laptops. Librarians are available to consult on computerized MEDLINE searching and other publications issues. Article linking and full document delivery services are available. The National Jewish Health Imaging Department's own library complements these services with a comprehensive selection of imaging books, journals and teaching files.
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Training Prerequisite
Potential candidates must have completed diagnostic residency in radiology and should have a valid Colorado Medical License. The foreign medical graduate, in addition should have ECFMG certificate and an appropriate visa.
Salary stipend and benefits package are at the appropriate PGY level.
Come join us for an educationally fulfilling and professionally rewarding year.
Please contact Tanya Mann at mannt@njhealth.org for additional information.
