Inova's Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Welcome to the Inova Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Our Fellowship program provides a supportive environment to acquire best-in-class knowledge, procedural skills, and the clinical experience necessary to become excellent independent practitioners and lifetime learners. Inova Fellows have ample opportunity to be involved in clinical research uniquely positioning them for the next phase of their careers.

Dr. Flanagan — Michael C. Flanagan, MD, Associate Program Director

Dr. Kennedy — Jamie L. W. Kennedy, MD, FACC, Program Director

Thank you for your interest in our cardiovascular disease fellowship program here at Inova. Our Heart and Vascular Institute has grown dramatically over the last decade from all perspectives – patient care, research, and medical education.

Fellows training here have the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population with high acuity and complexity, under the mentorship of dynamic nationally recognized faculty. Graduates have excellent clinical and research skills, preparing them for a wide variety of career paths. We look forward to sharing our program with you!

Thank you,

Jamie L. W. Kennedy, MD, FACC
Director, Inova Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Michael C. Flanagan, MD
Associate Program Director, Inova Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Welcome from Dr. Chris O'Connor

Virtual Tour - Long Version

Highlights of Inova Fairfax Cardiovascular Facilities

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC), where cardiology trainees will engage in their inpatient rotations, is the flagship hospital for the dominant medical system in Northern Virginia. Within IFMC there is the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, a 156 bed hospital with 48 cardiac intensive care units, 48 step-down and 60 telemetry beds. Inova Heart & Vascular Institute also has:

7 Cardiac and Vascular Surgery ORs/Hybrid ORs
23 Catheterization EP/IR Labs
219,477 Patient Visits
209 Dedicated Cardiac Beds
41 Inova Cardiology, Arrhythmia, Vascular and Cardiac Surgery outpatient practice locations providing more than 125,194 appointments
26 Noninvasive Cardiac and Vascular Imaging and Diagnostic Service Locations
4,028 Diagnostic catheterizations in 2020 with:
- 1,875 PCI
- 419 TAVR
- 56 heart transplants
- 375 coronary bypass surgeries
- 72 Impellas
- 83 Minimally Invasive PFO Closures
- 50 MitraClip

Reputation as a regional center of excellence in the management of cardiogenic shock with the placement of temporary left ventricular assist or ECMO devices.
Training site for Impella placement; and we hold our own shock symposium.
One of the largest simulation centers in the Mid-Atlantic offering opportunities for procedural simulation training in a number of invasive and semi-invasive cardiovascular modalities.

Academic Activity at Inova

Academic activity is also a high priority for the IHVI faculty with 320 peer-reviewed publications in 2021 along with presentations and invited talks at nearly every major cardiovascular meeting.

As a new and rapidly ascending program committed to clinical and academic excellence we hope to train cardiovascular disease fellows with the same mindset.