Pediatric Cardiac Surgery & Research Fellowships

The Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery is currently seeking applicants for the July 2016 ACGME approved Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship position. The goal of this fellowship is to prepare candidates for a career in congenital cardiac surgery. Successful completion of the fellowship would confer eligibility for the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery boards.

This fellowship provides an extensive experience in the management of patients with congenital heart disease. There is a programmatic commitment to providing trainees with a broad exposure in intraoperative decision making and the technical aspects of surgical repair. Other responsibilities would include the preoperative evaluation of patients admitted to the pediatric cardiac surgery service and postoperative care, both in the intensive care unit and ward. Opportunities for clinical research are also potentially available.

Individuals who have completed an accredited training program in cardiothoracic surgery and are interested in additional training in pediatric cardiac surgery should apply. The candidate must be eligible for and maintain a California medical license or be eligible for a license exemption.

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and two or three letters of reference to:

Stephanie Harrington
Residency Coordinator
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Falk Building
870 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 721-2552
Email:  stephanie.harrington@stanford.edu

Richard Mainwaring, MD
Program Director
Email: mainwaring@stanford.edu

Laboratory research opportunities emphasize objective inquiry of pediatric cardiac surgical practices such as cardiopulmonary bypass, circulatory arrest, cerebral perfusion, mechanical support, and fetal cardiac surgery using animal models. Basic science opportunities include programs investigating the fundamental aspects of heart valve tissue engineering supported by the Alex Vibber Endowment, encompassing valve tissue homeostatic biology and mechanobiology of valve cell-matrix interactions as well as the dynamics of cardiac progenitor cells and pathophysiology of thoracic collateral circulation.

If you are interested in lab-based research opportunities, please contact:

R. Kirk Riemer, PhD
Research Lab Director
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Falk Building
870 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 723-8958 
Fax: (650) 723-9521 
E-mail: riemerk@stanford.edu