Fellowship training
Duration - 1 year
The Sections of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery at the University of Calgary are pleased offer a 12-month clinical fellowship in Advanced Aortic Surgery. The collaborative initiative will provide focused training in both open surgical and endovascular management for complex aortic disease, with an emphasis on aortic arch, descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal pathologies.
The Calgary Aortic Program is an academically focused, high volume, interdisciplinary, multihospital aortic care model that will immerse the fellow in all aspects of aortic disease management (medical, endovascular, and surgical). Fellows will gain specialized training beyond that which is attained within Cardiac and Vascular Surgery residency, with the intention to cross-pollinate skillsets across the two specialties and create true Aortic Specialists for the future.
The University of Calgary’s Vascular Surgery division is responsible for the vascular care of 2.5 – 3 million people in southwestern Saskatchewan, southeastern British Columbia, and the entirety of Southern Alberta. Major vascular case volumes are approximately 1000 cases per year.
Interested applicants are welcome to apply if they have completed a 5 year Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited vascular surgery or cardiac surgery residency. Applicants should submit 3 letters of reference, curriculum vitae, and a letter outlining their expression of interest to the program director, Dr. Kenton Rommens and Dr. Scott McClure.