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Welcome from our Program Director
Thank you for your interest in our Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship!
Program overview
The Cardiology Fellowship at Northside Hospital is designed to provide the trainee with high-quality instruction and experience in all aspects of general and selected specialty cardiovascular areas.
The program is three years in duration. Residents may be accepted into the program only after successfully completing three years of general Internal Medicine Residency training.
The base training Institution is Northside Hospital. Continuity outpatient clinic training is provided at the base teaching site as well.
Curriculum and rotation schedule
Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide resident and fellow physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.
Program details
What to expect
The program provides extensive participation in clinical cardiac patient care services.
Fellows will be exposed to a variety of cardiac clinical settings including both diagnostic and interventional catheterization. These include:
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Electrophysiology
- Pacemaker /ICF/Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fib Ablations/Arrhythmia management
- Tilt table procedures
- Cardiac Stress Testing
- Coronary Artery Bypass and Cardiac valve surgery
- TAVR and the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion procedure
Conference schedule
The curriculum includes a core of didactics, which are molded after the core competencies in the COCATS document.
These didactics will be delivered through the cardiology lecture series presented by Faculty and Cardiology Fellows, which includes weekly cardiac catheterization conferences, cardiovascular conferences, journal club, EP lecture series, Braunwald’s and daily academic rounds on all rotations.
Get to know the team
Robert Sanchez
Program director
| Year | Salary | Cafeteria Credit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-4 | $68,973 | $300 | $69,273 |
| PGY-5 | $72,072 | $300 | $72,372 |
| PGY-6 | $75,317 | $300 | $75,617 |
Mission statement
The HCA Florida Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders.
As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents’ perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.