University of Virginia Health System

About the UVA Medical Center

The UVA Medical Center is part of the Health System that provides state-of-the-art facilities for clinical care, education, and research.

The UVA Children's Hospital incorporates the UVA Children's Heart Center, the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center and Research Institute, and all the inpatient and outpatient services provided to children and their families.

Fast Facts

Facilities and Resources for Cardiology Training 

Outpatient Clinics
Approximately 2,500 outpatient evaluations are performed yearly at UVA and its outlying clinics. In addition to a weekly outpatient clinic, fellows attend field clinics throughout Virginia.

Echocardiography Laboratory
Approximately 4,000 transthoracic and transesophageal M-mode, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiograms are performed in the Pediatric Noninvasive Laboratory, as well as the intensive care units and operating rooms. Facilities are available for exercise testing, 24-hour continuous ambulatory studies, electrocardiographic monitoring, and nuclear cardiology studies. Telemedicine resources are utilized regularly by our community physicians, and provide additional opportunity to review echocardiograms.

MRI
New facilities for cardiac MRI and MR angiograms are available.

Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac catheterizations are performed in a digital laboratory with biplane, C-arm angiographic equipment. Interventional techniques include blade and balloon atrial septostomy, balloon angioplasty, coiling of PDAs, stenting of pulmonary arteries and coarctations, balloon valvuloplasty, and device closure of septal defects. Over 300 pediatric procedures are performed annually in addition to the 50-100 pediatric EP studies that are performed each year.

EP Program
The pediatric electrophysiology program performs all aspects of pediatric arrhythmia management including invasive and noninvasive EP studies and ablations utilizing state of the art equipment, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation and follow-up, laser lead extraction, cardiac resynchronization therapy, tilt tests, and ambulatory monitoring.

Cardiovascular Surgery
Approximately 200-250 cardiovascular procedures are performed each year. All types of surgical therapies are offered, with close collaboration between surgical and cardiac teams.

Our Fellows & Graduates

The UVA Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program has six fellows currently in training. Positions held by graduates of the program include:

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego CA
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado, Aurora CO
• Pediatric Cardiologist, Nemours Cardiac Center/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington DE
• Pediatric Cardiologist, Director Cardiac MRI Program, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg FL
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiologist, Wright State University, Dayton OH
• Private Practice, Charlotte NC
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Brown University/Pediatric Heart Center, Providence RI
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiologist, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX
• Adjunct Faculty, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville VA; Private Practice, Richmond VA
• Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiologist, Director of Telemedicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiologist, Vice Chair Department of Pediatrics, Medical Director Children's Hospital, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted in paper form available from the Fellowship Coordinator.

Applications require:

1. Completed universal application form
2. Current curriculum vitae
3. At least three (3) original letters of reference, including a letter from the applicant's residency program director
4. Personal statement
5. Original USMLE board scores
6. Original medical school transcript and Dean's letter
7. NRMP number
8. Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent vis status is a requirement for consideration by this program

E-mail in a PDF to KLA4Q@virginia.edu or mail to University of Virginia, Pediatric Cardiology ATTN: Kim Anderson, P.O. Box 800386, Charlottesville VA, 22908.

Following receipt of the completed application and letters of reference, on-site interviews are arranged. Interviews are generally begun in January and continue until May.

For information on housestaff benefits, credentialing requirements, and other important information, please visit the UVA Graduate Medical Education web site.

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If you have an interest in our program, please contact us to discuss opportunities:

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Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the University of Virginia Health System embodies the leadership and inventiveness personified by its founder, Thomas Jefferson. Two centuries ago, Jefferson established the University of Virginia and the nation's 10th medical school which has since grown into a nationally renowned academic medical center committed to providing outstanding patient care, educating tomorrow's health care leaders and discovering better ways to treat disease.
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