UPMC Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program

Program Overview

For more than four decades, the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have trained leaders who shape the future of cardiovascular medicine. Our Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship offers a comprehensive and evolving experience that keeps pace with the rapid advances in the field, from state-of-the-art imaging and cutting-edge interventional procedures to the timeless fundamentals of careful history taking and physical diagnosis.

As a fellow, you’ll train alongside nationally recognized faculty who are as passionate about teaching as they are about patient care and discovery. Through an intensive blend of clinical rotations, didactic lectures, and interdisciplinary conferences, you’ll build a deep and nuanced understanding of cardiovascular disease in all its forms.

Research and innovation are integral to the program’s DNA. Fellows engage in diverse scholarly opportunities across clinical, basic, and translational research, supported by more than $11 million in active funding and access to prestigious NIH T32 training programs that provide up to three years of research support. Fellows also have the option to pursue advanced academic training leading to MPH or MS degrees in fields such as epidemiology, biostatistics, or clinical research design.

In addition to the program’s academic and clinical strengths, fellows benefit from Pittsburgh’s low cost of living, which enhances overall quality of life and financial well-being during training. Compensation follows the UPMC Graduate Medical Education PGY stipend scale, ensuring competitive support that reflects your level of training.

Central to the fellowship’s success is a strong culture of mentorship and individualization. Each fellow is paired with a dedicated faculty mentor who provides career guidance, research direction, and holistic professional support. While the program maintains a robust core curriculum, significant elective time allows you to tailor your experience to your specific interests and long-term goals, whether in patient care, education, or discovery.

Fellows benefit from:

• Outstanding clinical training, designed to develop master clinicians through exposure to a large and diverse patient population, multidisciplinary inpatient care, and longitudinal outpatient experiences at both the University and VA hospital systems.
• Guidance from experienced clinician educators, with a focus on personalized career development and leadership.
• Access to subspecialty fellowships in electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplant, adult congenital heart disease, and cardiovascular imaging.
• Engagement with nationally recognized research programs, spanning cardiovascular outcomes, imaging, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular biology, genetics, cardio-oncology, women’s heart health, and more.