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Basic Endovascular Training for Cardiovascular Surgeons

Endovascular Mini-Fellowship for Cardiovascular Surgeons

 

 

Basic Endovascular Training for Cardiovascular Surgeons

Course Description: This course provides didactic content on interpretation of non-invasive vascular diagnostic tests. The student will also experience hands on training for the use of wires, sheath, catheters, stents, balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, and thrombolysis to develop basic skills in non-coronary vascular beds. Satisfactory completion results in a certificate of cases to be applied toward the 100 diagnostic and 50 therapeutic endovascular procedures as required by the ACC/ACP/SCAI/ SVMB/ SVS.

Course Length: Four day course

Enrollment: 3 student maximum per course

Faculty: D. Christopher Metzger, MD, FACC, D. Tyler Greenfield, MD, FACS

Target Audience: Cardiovascular surgeons seeking basic endovascular skill acquisition which will apply toward joint society competency standards for angiography and procedures.

Location: Holston Valley Medical Center

Tuition: $7,500


Endovascular Mini-Fellowship for Cardiovascular Surgeons

Course Description: Comprehensive didactic and hands on endovascular fellowship training for cardiovascular surgeons. Hands on training for the use of wires, sheath, catheters, stents, balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, and thrombolysis to develop skills in non-coronary vascular beds. Upon completion, fellows will have acquired approximately 100 angiograms and approximately 50 therapeutic endovascular interventions as required by the ACC/ACP/SCAI/ SVMB/ SVS.
Option to add Level 2 diagnostic coronary CTA and/or Level 2 peripheral CTA as continuation of endovascular fellowship.

Course Length: Four week mini-fellowship (optional diagnostic CTA courses are 1 week each)

Enrollment: 1 fellow per course

Faculty: D. Christopher Metzger, MD, FACC, D. Tyler Greenfield, MD, FACS

Target Audience: Cardiovascular surgeons seeking diagnostic and interventional endovascular skill acquisition.

Location: Holston Valley Medical Center & Cardiovascular Associates

Tuition: $60,000 (Level 2 diagnostic CT courses additional $8,000/per course)