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For more information about our program, please call (913) 498-7038 or email Amy Yegge, program coordinator.
Welcome from our Program Director
The Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at HCA Healthcare Kansas City is part of the HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education network. HCA Healthcare is the nation's leading provider of quality, patient-centered care. We are also the leader in graduate medical education, all brought together by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
Program overview
Fellows within the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship program will be trained on various cardiac diagnostic imaging and testing that include but is not limited to electrophysiology studies, electrocardiograms (EKG), electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, cardiac stress test, Holter monitoring, and nuclear imaging testing. Fellows will also have the opportunity to train within one of the busiest electrophysiology labs within the region. The lab offers advanced treatment options for heart arrhythmia conditions, including cardiac ablation, left atrial appendage closure (LACC) implant, and pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) insertion.
Program Director
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, FAHA, FACC, FHRS, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cardiologist specializing in clinical cardiac electrophysiology with Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health in Kansas City and Clinton, MO. He currently serves as Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories at Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute as well as Electrophysiology Medical Director at Research Medical Center
Program Details
Our program will prepare fellows to evaluate and manage patients with but not limited to arrhythmias, palpitations, syncope, anticoagulation maintenance, and risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Procedural competence is a critical portion of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program both inside and outside of the electrophysiology laboratory. Fellows will be trained to perform tilt testing, activation sequence mapping recordings, ECGs, and stress test ECG recordings among other testing modalities.
Salary
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| PGY 7 | $78,534 |