Boston Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Senior Fellowship Program
The advanced senior fellowship program in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and pulmonary hypertension is a two-year, multi-institutional program at Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. The program accepts two fellows each year. The program places candidates on a career pathway that gives them a solid foundation and accomplishment for program building and leadership in the field of ACHD. The ACGME-approved fellowship is designed as a two-year curriculum and meets the requirements set forth by the ABIM and ABMS to allow fellows to be board-eligible for ACHD specialty certification. The goal of the fellowship is to train leaders in the field of adult congenital heart disease, with an emphasis on clinical excellence, innovative research, and education. The clinical program includes training in outpatient and inpatient care with collaboration of multidisciplinary programs including pulmonary vascular disease, advanced heart failure, aortic conditions and connective tissue disorders, electrophysiology, exercise physiology, cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, quality initiatives, and pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. Fellows actively participate in dedicated conferences to discuss management issues in ACHD patients. All fellowship application materials must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) website.
Timeline
- Deadline for completed application: Oct. 1 (for fellowships beginning July 1 of the following year)
- Interviews: October
- Final selection: December
Contacts
Melissa Gayle
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
75 Francis St.
Boston, MA 02120
Tel: 617-732-7144; Fax: 617-732-7134
Magayle@bhw.harvard.edu
Michelle Gurvitz, MD MS
ACHD Senior Fellowship Director
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Cardiology
300 Longwood Ave., Bader 202
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-355-6508; Fax: 617-730-7540
michelle.gurvitz@cardio.chboston.org
Chris Learn, MD
Local Director, ACHD Senior Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 617-643-7024; Fax: 617-643-3963
CLEARN@mgh.harvard.edu
Fernando Baraona Reyes, MD
Local Director, ACHD Senior Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital
Tel: 617-355-6508; Fax: 617-730-7540
fernando.baraonareyes@cardio.chboston.org
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellows
Charmaine Lam
- Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Undergraduate school: University of British Columbia
- Medical school: University of British Columbia
- Post-graduate training: University of British Columbia (internal medicine, adult cardiology)
- Academic interests: Adult congenital heart disease, transition from pediatric to adult cardiology care
- Hobbies: Muay Thai, badminton, hip-hop dance
Michelle Moore-Padilla
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Undergraduate school: Barry University
- Medical school: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University
- Post-graduate training: The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital (internal medicine-pediatrics residency), Emory University (pediatric cardiology fellowship)
- Academic interests: ACHD, cross-sectional imaging, ACT
- Hobbies: Cooking, foodie, Pilates, hiking
Maram Sati
- Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Medical school: Medical school in Khartoum, Sudan
- Post-graduate training: Doha, Qatar; Texas Tech University (residency); University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children in Cleveland, Ohio (pediatric cardiology)
- Academic interests: Advanced cardiac imaging in preprocedural planning, identifying social barriers, ACHD
- Hobbies: Charcoal portrait artist, active lifestyle, working out and traveling
Christopher Valle
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Undergraduate school: Williams College
- Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Post-graduate training: Massachusetts General Hospital (med-peds Residency), Boston Children’s Hospital (pediatric cardiology)
- Academic interests: ACHD, CICU
- Hobbies: Cooking, nature walks with my dog, golf
Charmaine Lam
- Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Undergraduate school: University of British Columbia
- Medical school: University of British Columbia
- Post-graduate training: University of British Columbia (internal medicine, adult cardiology)
- Academic interests: Adult congenital heart disease, transition from pediatric to adult cardiology care
- Hobbies: Muay Thai, badminton, hip-hop dance
Michelle Moore-Padilla
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Undergraduate school: Barry University
- Medical school: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University
- Post-graduate training: The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital (internal medicine-pediatrics residency), Emory University (pediatric cardiology fellowship)
- Academic interests: ACHD, cross-sectional imaging, ACT
- Hobbies: Cooking, foodie, Pilates, hiking
Maram Sati
- Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Medical school: Medical school in Khartoum, Sudan
- Post-graduate training: Doha, Qatar; Texas Tech University (residency); University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children in Cleveland, Ohio (pediatric cardiology)
- Academic interests: Advanced cardiac imaging in preprocedural planning, identifying social barriers, ACHD
- Hobbies: Charcoal portrait artist, active lifestyle, working out and traveling
Christopher Valle
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Undergraduate school: Williams College
- Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Post-graduate training: Massachusetts General Hospital (med-peds Residency), Boston Children’s Hospital (pediatric cardiology)
- Academic interests: ACHD, CICU
- Hobbies: Cooking, nature walks with my dog, golf