Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Fellowship
Thank you for your interest in the Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiology Fellowship program at the U-M Medical School Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
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Message from the Program Director
The University of Michigan’s heart failure program has extensive expertise serving a diverse patient population living with heart failure conditions and cardiomyopathies.
Fellows that train in our program will get a comprehensive education on the management of acute and chronic heart failure, cardiogenic shock, temporary mechanical circulatory support devices, durable left ventricular assist devices, heart transplantation, cardiac sarcoidosis, cardiac amyloidosis, inherited cardiomyopathies, and pulmonary hypertension.
Fellows will interact with national and international leaders in the field through clinical and research opportunities, and will contribute to our dedicated team of physicians and surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, exercise physiologists, pharmacists, pathologists, and support staff. The education of our fellows is paramount and we work to ensure an experience that is comprehensive and tailored to individual needs.
Marty Tam, MD
Program Director, Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Fellowship Program
Supriya Shore, MD
Associate Program Director, Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Fellowship Program
Contact Us
2396A CVC, SPC 5853
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5853
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Our training program is a 1 year ACGME accredited program. Potential trainees must complete three years of general cardiology training in the United States to be considered.
We will be interviewing for two fellows in the fall of 2025 for a July 1, 2026 start date. Applications will only be accepted via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All interviews will be virtual.
Curriculum
Our program has two fellows per year that rotate through a variety of clinical experiences. The following are typical experiences during training.
- Heart failure/post-transplant service
- Ventricular assist device service
- Heart failure and cardiomyopathy clinic
- Transplant clinic
- Ventricular assist device clinic
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction clinic
- Inherited cardiomyopathy clinic
- Pulmonary hypertension clinic
- Right heart catheterization lab
- Research
In addition to our clinical experiences, we have a formal education academic half day which includes:
- Clinical quality meetings
- Research conference
- Journal clubs
- Biopsy and pathology conference
- Core didactic series
- Transplant and VAD listing meeting
Salary & Benefits
The University of Michigan offers highly competitive salaries and generous benefits to our fellows and advanced trainees. Trainee salary will be commensurate with that of a House Officer at an equivalent level of training based on the HOA contract.
Current Fellows
We are committed to equipping each fellow with the necessary tools they need to excel as experts and leaders, and empowering them to advance patient care, research, and education in cardiovascular medicine.
Program Faculty
Keith D Aaronson
Legacy Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Kareem Ballut
Abbas Bitar, MD
Medical School
Thomas Cascino
Monica M Colvin, MD, MS
Cardiology Transplant
Medical School
David B. Dyke
Jessica Golbus, MD, MS
Medical School
Reema Hasan
Todd Koelling
Scott L Hummel, MD, MS
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Matthew Konerman, MD, MS, FACC
Clinical Chief and Medical Director, UMMG, Medical School
Taylor Lebeis, MD
Medical School
John Nicklas
Maryse Palardy, MD
Medical School
Supriya Shore, MD
Medical School
Robert Solomon
Marty C Tam
Program Associate, Internal Medicine
Associate Fellowship Director - Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School
Audrey H Wu, MD, MPH, MS
Medical School
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