Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program is directed by Jane Chen, MD, Professor of Medicine. The program's core goal is to produce the next generation of physician-scientists and innovators. We are committed to providing our fellows with the best clinical and research training in cardiology.
Our three-year ACGME approved training program offers outstanding educational opportunities in general and subspecialty cardiology designed to develop careers in clinical practice, academic medicine, and industry.
- Years 1 and 2 will concentrate on core clinical rotations where each fellow will obtain the basic knowledge and technical skills needed to proceed to more advanced training in a subspecialty area.
- Year 3 provides the flexibility for clinical electives in a focused subspecialty area, training in interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure and cardiac transplantation, cardiac imaging and prevention.
We offer several clinical subspecialty areas which include:
Our goal for the training program is to provide a creative clinical environment for the fellow to develop skills and experience in the comprehensive care of heart patients. On a monthly basis, each fellow will rotate and receive their clinical training at four teaching hospitals:
- University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview (UMMC)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS)
- Regions Hospital
- Methodist Hospital
All applicants interested in training at University of Minnesota's Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Fellowship Training Program accepts applications only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Our program requires all of the following support documents:
- Current curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
- Medical school transcripts (copies)
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
- Medical School Dean's letter (copy)
- A valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from a medical school outside the United States or Canada). Graduates who are not United States Citizens or permanent residents must obtain a J-1 Visa from the Education Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to qualify for a fellowship at the University of Minnesota
- Results of Part I and II (and III if completed) of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE)
- A recent photo
CURRENT FELLOWS
FIRST YEAR FELLOWS
Laith Alhuneafat, MD Medical School: The Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine |
Michael Blotner, MD Medical School: New York Medical College |
Milos Brankovic, MD Medical School: University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine |
Gaspar Del Rio Pertuz, MD Medical School: Universidad del Norte Programa de Medicina |
Adam Devine, MD Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science |
Sneha Nandy, MD Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College |
Mark Svet, MD Medical School: Northwestern University the Feinberg School of Medicine |
Pratik Velangi, MD Medical School: People’s Friendship University of Russia Faculty of Medicine |
Effimia Zacharia, MD Medical School: University of Athens School of Health Sciences |
SECOND YEAR FELLOWS
Caleb Chiang, MD Medical School: Rush University |
Abra Guo, MD Medical School: University of Virginia |
Adinan Kanda, MD Medical School: University of Minnesota |
Evan Manning, MD Medical School: University of Colorado |
Joel Money, MD Medical School: University of Minnesota |
Sneha Nandy, MD Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College |
THIRD YEAR FELLOWS
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine |
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School |
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School |
Medical School: Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Ecuador) |
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal |
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University |
INTERVENTIONAL FELLOWS
Hussain Basrawala, MD Medical School: |
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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FELLOWS
Medical School: University of Minnesota |
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Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin |
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAM FELLOW
Michael Zhang, MD
Med School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School
STRUCTURAL HEART FELLOW
Adam Tsangaris, MD
Medical School: University of Athens School of Health Sciences, Greece
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Jane Chen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Medicine
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Andrea Elliott, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
FELLOWSHIP COORDINATORS
Mitchell Jungman
cvfellow@umn.edu
Marit Larson
cvfellow@umn.edu