Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Fellowship

Educational opportunities will include an involved didactic series with topics dedicated to management strategies, pathology, and coronary vasculopathy, as well as teamwork and communication. In addition, there are weekly cardiovascular surgery care conferences, visiting professorships and opportunities to attend national meetings.

• Lurie Children’s Medical Education and Training
• Lurie Children’s Office of Pediatric Fellowship Programs

Participation in clinical research will be expected and supported. Faculty are active in basic, translational and clinical research related to heart failure and transplantation.

• Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Video
• Trainee Stories: Kyle MacQuarrie, MD, PhD Video

Our cardiomyopathy/heart failure clinics occur four days a week and follow over 400 patients annually.  Our transplant clinics occur on 2 dedicated days per week and are fully supported by transplant pharmacy, social work, and psychology.  We also have a Families with Cardiomyopathy program in conjunction with the Northwestern Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, a Single Ventricle Clinic of Excellence dedicated to the care of patients with single ventricle physiology, an MDA-accredited Neuromuscular Program, and a Cardio-Oncology Program. The advanced fellow will see patients in all of these clinics. In addition, we have the flexibility to support additional training with the adult VAD team at Northwestern Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute as needed.  An important component of advanced heart failure and transplant training is an independent research project, as well as education of trainees, including categorical fellows and residents. Trainees participate in conferences and teaching on a regular basis.

Applicants must be board certified in pediatrics through the American Board of Pediatrics and must be board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology. 

International medical graduates are welcome to apply but must meet specific criteria, including a valid ECFMG certificate and documentation of U.S. citizenship or a valid green card or visa as per the requirements set forth by Northwestern McGaw Medical Center.

Applications are accepting during the summer months with interviews typically held in August and September. A formal offer for the position will be extended on Oct. 1.

Interested individuals should forward the following materials to the program director:

• Letter of intent
• Personal statement
• Current CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• McGaw application

Discover the many ways our faculty are impacting children's health beyond the hospital.

Each year, as many as 20 third-year pediatric residents travel to Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania, to participate in an educational initiative that provides exposure to the management of complex pediatric diseases in a low-resource setting. Learn more about this extraordinary opportunity.

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