The Burke Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Heart Disease at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School—invites applications for an advanced fellowship in pulmonary heart disease starting July 1, 2025. This training program is sponsored by the Center for Pulmonary Heart Disease at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Academic Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Program Name: Burke Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Heart Disease at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Program website: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/heart-and-vascular-center/pulmonary-heart-disease-fellowship

Fellowship Director: Aaron B Waxman MD PhD

Program Description: The Burke Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Heart Disease at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School—invites applications for an advanced fellowship in pulmonary heart disease starting July 1, 2025. This training program is sponsored by the Center for Pulmonary Heart Disease at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The position offers intensive clinical experience including evaluation and management of both inpatients and outpatients with pulmonary vascular disease and right heart dysfunction or failure. In addition, applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in a translational or clinical research program.

Applications are invited from physicians who have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship in either pulmonary and critical care medicine or cardiovascular medicine. It is designed to prepare trainees for academic careers with a focus on pulmonary heart and vascular disease. Supervision and teaching are provided by faculty from the Divisions of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, and Cardiology from both the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital.

The duration of the fellowship is one to two years. Clinical fellows participate in a yearlong 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 during the first and second years. Faculty will assist fellows in applying for grant funding for salary and project support during the second year of training.

Term: July  – June

Eligibility requirements: Applications are invited from physicians who have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship in either pulmonary and critical care medicine or cardiovascular medicine.

We require the following documents to be submitted for a complete application to be reviewed:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation
• Our deadline for receipt of your fellowship application and all supporting documents is September 1st. Interviews are granted on a rolling basis by receipt date.

How to apply: For additional information or to apply, please contact:
Somer Kouzbari
Education Program Manager
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
E-mail: skouzbari@bwh.harvard.edu
Telephone: 617-732-5025

Interview period: August 1 – October 1

Contact information:
Somer Kouzbari
Education Program Manager
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
E-mail: skouzbari@bwh.harvard.edu
Telephone: 617-732-5025

The eBay Clinical Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease is a postdoctoral program focused exclusively on clinical training. The fellowship offers hands-on experience and access to the clinical, research and educational resources of Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University.

Academic Institution: Stanford University

Program Name: eBay Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Program website: https://med.stanford.edu/wallcenter/education/clinical-fellowship.html

Fellowship Director: Kristina Kudelko, MD

Program Description: Established in 2001, 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 educational 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.

Term: 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 during the first year and the faculty will assist fellows in obtaining grant funding for salary and project support during the second year of training.

Application deadline: July 31

Eligibility requirements: The fellowship is open to physicians who have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship in either pediatric or adult cardiology or pulmonary and intensive care medicine and who wish to acquire additional expertise in 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 are provided by faculty from the Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology. Additionally, Our PVD Fellows are appointed through our Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA). OPA requires that our medical postdoctoral scholars have completed their medical degree within the last 6 years.

Additional eligibility requirements can be found on our Application Process webpage.

How to apply: Please visit the following link for directions on how to apply. 

Contact information: Elizabeth Pena

Located in the Washington, D.C., area, the Inova ALD Program includes a CMS-accredited lung transplant program, a PHA-accredited Comprehensive PH Care Center with a growing CTEPH program, a CFF-accredited CF/Bronchiectasis program, a PFF-accredited Interstitial Lung Disease Referral Center and a WASOG Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence.

Academic Institution: Inova Fairfax Hospital

Fellowship Program Name: Advanced Lung Disease/Lung Transplant Fellowship program.

Program website: https://www.inova.org/education/gme/advanced-lung-disease-and-transplant-fellowship

Fellowship Director: Oksana Shlobin, MD

Program Description: Based in the Washington DC area, Inova ALD Program encompasses CMS-accredited lung transplant program, PHA-accredited Comprehensive Care Pulmonary Hypertension Center including a growing CTEPH program, CFF-accredited CF/Bronchiectasis program, PFF-accredited Interstitial Lung Disease Referral Center and WASOG Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence. The fellowship program welcomed its first fellow in 2016.

A board certified/board eligible PGY-7 pulmonary/critical care physician will have unique and expert training in a variety of advanced lung diseases including a spectrum of ILD, all forms of PH including CTEPH, sarcoidosis, CF/bronchiectasis, and lung transplantation. Fellows will receive training in the evaluation and management of advanced lung diseases, lung donors, transplant candidates and lung transplant recipients. Clinical responsibilities include inpatient rounding on dedicated lung transplantation and ALD services (including ICU management and ECMO), outpatient clinical rotations, bronchoscopies, and electives based on individual career goals. In addition to clinical responsibilities, there are multiple opportunities for translational clinical research, scholarly activities including presentations at various monthly conferences as well as teaching of UVA medical students, internal medicine residents and pulmonary/critical care fellows from the Greater Washington DC and VA academic institutions.

Term: July – June

Application deadline: August

Eligibility requirements: Applications are invited from physicians who have completed an accredited fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

How to apply: Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three references to Ms. Julieth Munoz at Astrid.Munoz@inova.org and/or Dr. Oksana Shlobin at Oksana.Shlobin@inova.org .

Interview period: October

Contact information: Astrid Munoz

This one-year, non-ACGME accredited fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, provides training and mentorship in the physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vascular disease.

Academic Institution: Mayo Clinic

Fellowship Program Name: Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship

Program website: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/pulmonary-hypertension-fellowship-minnesota/

Fellowship Director: Hilary DuBrock

Program Description: The Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) fellowship is a 1-year non-ACGME accredited fellowship opportunity at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The goal of the Mayo Clinic PH fellowship is to provide education, training and mentorship so that fellows can acquire knowledge and expertise in physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vascular disease. The fellowship will include dedicated time for scholarly activities as well as training in the interpretation of pulmonary hemodynamics, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and echocardiography with optional electives in subspecialty areas, such as rheumatology and liver-lung disorders.

Additional information can also be found on our website.

Term: July to July

Application deadline: August 15

Eligibility requirements: The fellowship is open to physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care or Cardiology.

How to apply: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/pulmonary-hypertension-fellowship-minnesota/application-process/

Interview period: Interviews August – September.

Contact information: Wendy Bach

Offered at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, this one-year, non-ACGME accredited fellowship draws from more than 40 years of program history. The PH/PVD Program is a PHA-accredited Center of Comprehensive Care under the Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care and Cardiovascular Medicine divisions.

Academic Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Program website: Penn Pulmonary Hypertension/PVD Fellowship

Fellowship Director: Steven Kawut, MD, MS

Program Description: This fellowship is a 1-year non-ACGME accredited fellowship opportunity at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Our PH/PVD Program has existed for more than forty years and is a PHA-accredited Center of Comprehensive Care under the auspices of the Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care and Cardiovascular Medicine Divisions.

In this fellowship, trainees will gain extensive experience in the diagnosis, assessment and management of PH/PVD. Fellows will become proficient in the interpretation of diagnostic data including imaging modalities (CT, echo, VQ and SPECT CT scans, cardiac MRI), pulmonary function testing, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and measurement and interpretation of cardiopulmonary hemodynamics. Fellows will become proficient in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and other forms of PVD in acute and chronic settings, as well as participate in rotations across relevant subspecialties including rheumatology, adult congenital heart disease, advanced heart failure, advanced lung disease, and advanced liver disease, among others. Fellows will be involved in scholarly activities including case-conferences and journal clubs and will have dedicated mentorship in the execution of PH/PVD-related research.

Term: July – June

Application deadline: August

Eligibility requirements: Physicians who have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship in Cardiology or Pulmonary/Critical Care are eligible.

How to apply: Interested applicants should submit their CV, a cover letter explaining their career goals and interest in the program and 3 letters of recommendation to our education coordinator, Denice Susini (Denice.Susini@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

Interview period: August 1– September 30

Contact information: Steven M. Kawut, MD, MS

This one-year fellowship provides focused training in all forms of PH. Based in Temple Cardiology’s internationally recognized PHA Comprehensive Care Center, the program is led by Drs. Anjali Vaidya and Paul Forfia.

Academic Institution: Temple University Hospital & School of Medicine

Fellowship Program Name: Pulmonary Hypertension / Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fellowship

Program website: https://medicine.temple.edu/departments-centers/clinical-departments/medicine/department-medicine-sections/cardiology/fellowship-programs/pulmonary-hypertension-pulmonary-vascular-disease-fellowship

Fellowship Director: Anjali Vaidya MD FACC FASE FACP

Program Description: 1-year dedicated fellowship training in ALL forms of PH. Based out of Temple Cardiology’s internationally renowned PHA Comprehensive Care Center under the leadership of Drs. Anjali Vaidya and Paul Forfia. Goal is to train and create the next leaders in the field of PH.

Our graduates are leading and working at major PH centers across the USA (Pulmonary & Cardiology). The training program includes extensive experience in Rest/Exercise RHC with invasive CPET, Lung disease PH, PAH, Left heart disease PH, pregnancy in PAH, large referral CTEPH program with PTE and BPA, VA and VV ECMO, Transplant, and more. Along with abundant scholarly and academic opportunities in Medical Education and Research.

Term: July  – June

Application deadline: July 31

Eligibility requirements: Must have completed ACGME-accredited fellowship in Cardiology, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant, non-accredited fellowship in Lung Transplant.

How to apply: Email: PHFellowship@TempleHealth.org with CV, Personal Statement of Interest, and 3 Letters of Recommendation sent directly from Letter Writers.

Interview period: August 8 – August 31

Contact information: Anjali Vaidya MD

This one-year, non-ACGME accredited fellowship offers comprehensive training in diagnosing and managing all forms of PVD, including pulmonary arterial hypertension and acute and chronic thromboembolic disease.

Academic Institution: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Fellowship Program Name: UCLA Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fellowship

Program website: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/pulmonary/pvd/pulmonary-vascular-disease-fellowship

Fellowship Director: Richard Channick, MD

Program Description: The UCLA Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program would like to welcome applications for an advanced fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease. This 1-year non-ACGME fellowship, at one of the largest programs in the country, provides comprehensive training in the diagnosis and management of all forms of pulmonary vascular disease, including pulmonary arterial hypertension and acute and chronic thromboembolic disease.

All board-eligible or board-certified cardiologists and pulmonologists are eligible to apply.

Overall fellowship details are included below, but the UCLA PVD fellowship emphasizes an individualized and flexible program (in addition to core training) which will be tailored to suit the clinical and research interests of the trainee.

At UCLA, the advanced PVD fellow will benefit from exposure to:

• Nationally and internationally renowned experts in PH, PE, CTEPH, interventional radiology, pulmonology, physiology, and cardiology
• A very large population of patients with all forms of PH and PAH with very busy research program (17 open clinical trials for PVD or PE)
• A busy inpatient service (averaging 15-20 patients) of patients with PVD.
• Active, mature CTEPH program with multidisciplinary conferences for patient selection for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy or balloon pulmonary angioplasty
• Robust pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) directed by the PVD group, including AI-driven imaging and comprehensive follow up through a formal post-PE clinic.
• Invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
• High-volume transplant center with >600 liver transplants, >300 lung transplants, and >250 heart transplants since 2020.
• Advanced mechanical support strategies for patients with end-stage PH peri-transplant.
• Large population of patients with rare and advanced lung diseases including LAM, PVOD, PCH, and PAP
• Very large population of patients with silicosis
• Growing population of patients with sickle cell disease with the recent opening of UCLA’s SCD clinic
• Transitions of care for adolescents with PVD
• Congenital heart disease patients (often co-managed with our adult congenital heart disease experts)

At the end of the 1-year fellowship, fellows are expected to:

• Participate in PVD and post-PE clinic at our primary site (requirements flexible).
• Serve on the inpatient PVD service at our primary and secondary site (UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital), acting as PVD attending in the latter part of the year (requirements flexible).
• Become independent managing complex PH patients including initiation and titration of parenteral therapies and referral for transplant evaluation.
• Attain complete independence performing and interpreting right heart catheterizations for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (Minimum 100 RHCs required for graduation, current fellow is on track for >200).
• Gain experience in performing and interpreting pulmonary angiography.
• Obtain exposure to catheter-directed interventions for pulmonary embolism.
• Attain necessary expertise to interpret imaging in PVD, including V/Q, CT and echocardiographic imaging in patients with PH and PE.
• Participate in monthly CPET conferences to discuss interesting or complex invasive CPET results.
• Participate in regional and national conferences.
• Complete at least one research project and present results at a national meeting.

This fellowship is funded at the PGY-7/8 level with additional funds available for conference travel and book/educational monies. Fellows will be hired as Clinical Instructors in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Although not required, the opportunity exists for salary augmentation by covering ICU shifts.

Term: July to June

Application deadline: December 28

Eligibility requirements: All board-eligible or board-certified cardiologists and pulmonologists are eligible to apply.

How to apply:
Applications are due on December 28 and should include:

• A copy of the applicant’s CV.
• Three letters of recommendation, including one from fellowship program director.
• A personal statement indicating why the applicant is interested in a career in pulmonary vascular disease.

Please email application packets (CV and personal statement) to: LLLiang@mednet.ucla.edu

Please have letter writers email their letter of recommendations directly to: LLLiang@mednet.ucla.edu

Interview period: January 1 through January 31

Contact information: Lloyd Liang

The Yale Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease is a one-year clinical fellowship with the goal to prepare fellows to practice as experts in the care of the complex interactions between the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems that result in right heart dysfunction and failure.

Academic Institution: Yale University

Fellowship Program Name: Yale Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Program website: https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/pulmonary/education/fellowship-pulmonary-vascular-disease/

Fellowship Director: Inderjit Singh

Program Description:
Overview: The Yale Advanced Fellowship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease is a one-year clinical fellowship with the goal to prepare fellows to practice as experts in the care of the complex interactions between the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems that result in right heart dysfunction and failure. Our training program focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with diseases of the right heart system including pulmonary vascular disease, congenital heart disease, and end stage lung disease. Our overall program provides trainees with several unique clinical opportunities that are not readily available in most centers across the country and provides a more in-depth and focused training experience than what is provided in general pulmonary and critical care and cardiology training programs.

Objective and Curriculum: Our curriculum is structured to maximize a trainee’s responsibilities while gaining competency in evaluating and treated pulmonary vascular disease and right heart failure. This includes:

• Inpatient Rotations
  • Pulmonary Vascular Disease Consult Service
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Anesthesia (including Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy)
• Ambulatory Medicine
  • Longitudinal clinic focused on pulmonary vascular disease, post-pulmonary embolism care, and unexplained dyspnea.
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Adult Congenital Heart Disease sub-specialty clinics
  • Electives available to rotate in the Benign Hematology and Scleroderma Programs
• Imaging
  • Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram
  • Nuclear cardiology (SPECT/PET)
  • Cardiac MRI
• Right Heart Catheterization
  • Vasodilator Testing
  • Pulmonary angiograms
  • Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA)
• Invasive Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test

Research opportunities: After completing the one-year clinical fellowship, fellows have an option of completing a second year with a focus on research. Faculty will assist in support for additional research training and career development. Potential research opportunities span basic science, translational research, and clinical research within cardiopulmonary physiology and pulmonary vascular disease.

Term:

Application deadline:

Eligibility requirements: Applications are invited from physicians who have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship in either pulmonary and critical care medicine or cardiovascular medicine.

How to apply: For additional information or to submit an application, please contact: Sue Porto,, Fellowship Program Coordinator and Inderjit Singh MD, Fellowship Program Director.

Applications should include:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation

Interview period: Interviews are typically held throughout the month of August.

Contact information: Sue Porto, Fellowship Program Coordinator or Inderjit Singh MD, Fellowship Program Director.