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Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship

The Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship is based in the Division of Cardiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, an academic affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. This one-year fellowship has openings for one trainee each year. The ideal candidates will be board certified in pediatrics and board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology.

The cardiomyopathy, heart failure and transplant service at Lurie Children’s is a busy service, comprised of 6 transplant cardiologists, 3 transplant surgeons, 11 APNs (4 outpatient and 7 inpatient), 3 outpatient nurses, a dedicated VAD coordinator, and various additional dedicated services, including psychology, pharmacy, and social work. We perform 20-30 heart transplants annually on average and directly manage patients with primary cardiomyopathy, heart failure secondary to congenital heart disease, and pediatric and ACHD patients post-transplant on a dedicated inpatient service. We have a well-established ECMO/ECPR and ventricular assist device program to support infants, children, adolescents and young adults of all sizes and diagnoses with acute and chronic low cardiac output. 

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Philip T. Thrush, MD

Philip T. Thrush, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship

Cardiology

pthrush@luriechildrens.org

Defne Magnetta, MD

Defne Magnetta, MD

Program Director, Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship

Cardiology

dmagnetta@luriechildrens.org

Brittany Dixon, C-TAGME

Brittany Dixon, C-TAGME

Manager, Medical Education and Academic Services, Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Interventional Fellowship
Manager, Medical Education and Academic Services, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Manager, Medical Education and Academic Services, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Fellowship
Manager, Medical Education and Academic Services, Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship
Manager, Medical Education and Academic Services, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship

Cardiology

bdixon@luriechildrens.org
312.227.5329

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Watch the videos below to learn more about our program and meet some of the people on our team.

More Information

Further program details, including the housestaff manual and a sample training contract, are available on the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University site.

Physician-Scientist Training & Resources

We offer a wide range of resources, mentorship opportunities and formal training programs to help our residents and fellows excel as physician-scientists. Explore all of the resources and hear from housestaff who are making research a major part of their career development plans.

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