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Fellowships in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Dr. Doyle with student
Dr. Doyle with student

Through its fellowships and basic science training opportunities the VMWC offers advanced training for physicians and scientists in pulmonary vascular diseases. Both fellowships are advertised nationally and recipients selected following a competitive application and interview process.

eBay Clinical Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

eBay Fellowship Application

The eBay Clinical Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease is a post-doctoral fellowship devoted exclusively to clinical training in pulmonary vascular disease. It offers in-depth experience and access to the exceptional clinical, research and teaching activities of the Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University. Applicants must be committed to managing a fast-paced, busy clinical service and to dedicating additional time to scholarly activities.

The fellowship is for physicians who have completed an accredited fellowship in either pediatric or adult cardiology, pulmonary or intensive care medicine and wish to acquire additional expertise in the area of pulmonary vascular disease. Equivalent experience in related areas may also be given consideration. It is designed to prepare trainees for academic careers in a subspecialty with a focus on pulmonary vascular disease. Direct supervision and teaching is provided by faculty from the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology.

The duration of the fellowship is one to two years. Clinical fellows participate in a year long program and are fully funded. Fellows pursuing a combined clinical and research program are expected to complete two years of training. Full funding is provided for the first year and the faculty will assist fellows in obtaining grant funding for salary and project support for the second year of training.

The Wall Center Team

The clinical program of the Vera Moulton Wall Center is a unique collaboration between the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, the Lung/Heart-Lung Transplantation Program, the Children's Heart Center, the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and other designated services and programs at Stanford Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

The Wall Center team functions as a close alliance between attending physicians, affiliated services, and the adult and pediatric nurse practitioners. The nurse practitioners are the "front line" for outpatient referrals, follow-up, education, and administrative and financial issues. They organize the clinics, orchestrate the initiation of drug therapies, and coordinate referrals for transplant evaluation. The clinical social workers provide psychosocial assessment and support of all patients and participate actively in patient education.

Clinical Responsibilities

The pulmonary hypertension service cares for a sizable and rapidly growing population of patients with pulmonary vascular disease. Care is provided in a team approach with the fellow performing a significant role in the practice. Participation on the clinical services includes:

1. Participation in a weekly pulmonary hypertension clinics. The clinics provide evaluation, education and continuing treatment for patients with pulmonary vascular disease. Patients are also evaluated for inclusion in new and ongoing clinical trials.

2. Inpatient and outpatient management and long term follow-up of pulmonary hypertension patients. Key components of this include the initiation and maintenance of drug therapies, monitoring disease progression, and the management of patients with advanced disease and/or those awaiting transplant. Specific activities include:

Teaching Responsibilities

Fellows encounter teaching opportunities with residents and fellows in a number of disciplines, including Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hematology, Rheumatology, Radiology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. The fellow is responsible for the coordination of all clinical case conferences in pulmonary hypertension and is frequently asked to make presentations to housestaff and faculty. Fellows are expected to display superior communication skills in the care of patients as well as in formal and informal presentations and in their written work. They are expected to participate in the educational activities of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, selected educational activities of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and other conferences and teaching rounds associated with their patients and the PH service.

Research

Opportunities for both bench and clinical research are ample. The research component of the fellowship largely depends on the trainee’s interests and level of experience. Each fellow is expected to pursue and complete at least one research project during his/her fellowship with the expectation that the completed project will be submitted for publication or presentation. Fellows pursuing a combined clinical and research program will be expected to complete two years of training. Funding will be provided for the first year and fellows will then be expected to apply for grant funding for salary and project support for the second year of training. There are established research collaborations between the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, the Division of Biomechanical Engineering, and the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and research which builds on these collaborations is strongly encouraged.

Our research programs are closely linked in terms of exchange of information, data, and knowledge and include four primary areas of focus: cell biology, experimental models of hypertensive pulmonary vascular disease, clinical investigation of pulmonary vascular disease, and the development of biomechanical models to simulate pulmonary vasculature and flow. Research opportunities, however, are not limited to this list. Individuals with advanced research training are particularly encouraged to pursue their own work in addressing questions relevant to pulmonary vascular disease. Additional grant funding may be available to support meritorious research projects initiated by the fellow.

The primary mission of our research program is:

For additional information please contact:

Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
770 Welch Road, Suite 400
Palo Alto, CA 94304-5715
Tele: (650)723-5168
Fax: (650)723-3780
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The Benchmark Capital Fellowship in Congenital Cardiovascular Bioengineering

The Benchmark Capital Fellowship in Congenital Cardiovascular Bioengineering is for fellows at both the pre-doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The Benchmark Fellow is part of the research program in cardiovascular biomechanics which focuses on congenital cardiovascular abnormalities with specific attention paid to vascular modeling. Fellows participate in clinical and medical research conferences in addition to formal coursework in the School of Engineering and School of Medicine at Stanford University.

The engineering fellows participate in clinical and medical research conferences in addition to formal coursework in the School of Engineering and School of Medicine at Stanford University. Research supervision will be provided jointly by Engineering and Medical School faculty. Applicants will have, in general, a background in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or a closely related field. Pre-doctoral fellows will receive support for the duration of the doctoral training, contingent on sufficient academic progress. They will be required to apply for, but not be required to obtain grant support. Post-doctoral fellows will be funded for one-two years and will then be expected to obtain grant funding for salary and project support.

For additional information please contact us at 800-640-WALL (9255) or Email .

 

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