Advanced Imaging Fellowship Program

The objective of the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship Program is to provide a research-focused training experience in advanced cardiac imaging to equip trainees for a successful academic career. This program offers high-volume comprehensive training in variety of imaging modalities including echocardiography, cardiac MRI, nuclear cardiology/PET imaging and cardiac CT. In addition, we offer training in advanced techniques including transesophageal echocardiography to support percutaneous structural heart interventions, strain imaging, and 3D echocardiography. Trainees may also gain experience in MRI sequence development and/or small animal imaging in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science, which is located adjacent to the medical center.

The training program lasts 2 years and is approved by Vanderbilt’s Office of Graduate Medical Education. One year training experiences will be considered depending on the circumstances. Training will be tailored to the imaging modalities that best align with the fellow’s research interests. Trainees will also participate in teaching through a monthly Multimodality Imaging Conference.

Trainees are expected to develop skills in research methodology including hypothesis development, data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. Multi-modality research projects are encouraged. Formal training in research is available through Vanderbilt’s Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation or Masters of Public Health programs. Trainees will meet requirements for the Responsible Conduct of Research as described by the NIH.

Studies performed during the 2017-2018 academic year by modality:

Transthoracic Echocardiography: 27,855

Transesophageal Echocardiography/Cardioversions: 1,459

Structural TEE Cases (e.g. TAVR, Mitraclip): 200

Nuclear SPECT: 2,380

Cardiac MRI: 2,304

Faculty

Michael Baker

Michael T. Baker, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Benjamin Byrd III, MD

Benjamin F. Byrd, III, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Julie Damp MD

Julie B. Damp, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Shawn Gregory MD

Shawn A. Gregory, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Deepak Gupta MD, MSCI

Deepak K. Gupta, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Sean Hughes

Sean G. Hughes, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Waleed Irani MD

Waleed N. Irani, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Marvin Kronenberg MD

Marvin W. Kronenberg, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Brian Lindman MD, MSCI

Brian R. Lindman, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Lisa Mendes MD

Lisa A. Mendes, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Ken Monahan MD, MS

Ken J. Monahan, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Suzanne Sacks MD, MS

Suzanne Brown Sacks, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Raphael See MD

Raphael See, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine

Fellowship Program Director

Evan Brittain

Evan L. Brittain, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine