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Louisiana State University Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship · New Orleans, LA

Sponsored by Louisiana State University School of Medicine · Director Mehnaz Rahman

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Class size
4
Visas
None
PGY-4 salary
$69k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20263 on record of 4 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Ala AbdallahUniv of Nevada, Las Vegas Sch of Med6 papers · 5 reviews
  • Kiera TurnerOrlando Health6 papers · 3 first author · 4 case reports · 1 review
  • Taylor WilmoreBaylor University Medical Center
Started 20254 on record of 4 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Valentina CaballeroAdvocate Health Care4 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • Parnia ChoubdharUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine2 papers
  • Shenae CummingsUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports
  • James StantonUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
Started 20245 on record of 4 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Ritesh ShresthaMedStar Health4 papers
  • Jevin YabutUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 3 case reports
  • Ashley VanLSU Health Sciences Center/University Hospital and Clinics1 paper · 1 review
  • Fernanda CorreaLSU Health Sciences Center/University Hospital and Clinics
  • Trent DavidgeLSU Health Sciences Center/University Hospital and Clinics

Training

5 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to interventional cardiology.

Months at each site

  • University Medical Center New Orleans18 mo
  • Touro Infirmary12 mo
  • Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner3 mo
  • East Jefferson General Hospital3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship22
  • Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology Fellowship2
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship2
  • Fellowship2
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship1
  • Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine7
  • Ochsner Health3
  • Methodist Health System2
  • US Heart & Vascular2
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists1
  • Advanced Heart and Vascular Center1

Research

67% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

8 of 12, 22 papers between them

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

People

Leadership

  • Mehnaz RahmanProgram Director
  • Neeraj JainAssociate Program Director
  • Paul LeLorierSection Chief

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 2
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 7
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 2
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  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 6
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 40
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 73
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 2
  • NephrologyPositions: 6
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 15
  • RheumatologyPositions: 4

Place

Summers reach 93°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

716k people live within 20 minutes of University Medical Center New Orleans by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month within 10 miles of University Medical Center New Orleans.

Hazards

  • Hurricanes
  • Lightning
  • Cold waves
  • Heat waves