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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship · Winston-Salem, NC

Sponsored by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center · Director Sujethra Vasu

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Class size
5
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$76k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20226/6
20234/4
20244/6
20254/4
20265/5

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 5 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Eric TaylorMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med5 papers · 1 case report
  • Chuka OnonyeWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center2 papers · 1 review
  • Hamilton CaulkinsUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
  • Lyle MillerShands Hospital at the University of Florida - Gainesville
Started 20255 on record of 4 seats · 4 published before starting
  • Qiuyu ZhuKaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States22 papers · 8 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Zachary PruittWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center13 papers · 9 first author · 1 case report
  • Uttsav SandesaraThe University of Mississippi Medical Center2 papers · 1 first author
  • Nisha PatelWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center1 paper · 1 case report
  • Nicole CillisWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Started 20247 on record of 6 seats · 5 published before starting
  • Saeid MirzaiCleveland Clinic Foundation34 papers · 18 first author · 12 case reports · 6 reviews
  • Parag ChevliJersey City Medical Center28 papers · 8 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Cynthia PonirWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center5 papers · 2 first author
  • Lucas HunterAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center5 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Pooja PatilUrology of Virginia2 papers · 1 first author
  • Dineth BandarageDartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
  • Kaitlyn GordonWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Training

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

Months at each site

  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center31 mo
  • W.B. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center5 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship36
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship19
  • Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology Fellowship3
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship1
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship1
  • Critical Care Medicine Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center32
  • Novant Health14
  • Wake Forest School of Medicine5
  • Centra- Lynchburg General Hospital2
  • Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital2
  • FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital2

Research

67% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

10 of 15, 97 papers between them

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

People

Leadership

  • Sujethra VasuDirector, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
  • David ZhaoSection Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Find someone

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

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ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 4
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 6
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 4
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4
  • Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 15
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 6
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 106
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 3
  • NephrologyPositions: 6
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 15
  • RheumatologyPositions: 6
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 1

Place

Summers reach 87°, winters fall to 25°. About 7 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

368k people live within 20 minutes of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

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

Hazards

  • Ice storms
  • River flooding
  • Winter storms
  • Tornadoes

Publishes with fellows

  • Michael ShapiroCardiovascular Disease, 4 fellows
  • Richard KazibweHospitalist, 3 fellows
  • Dalane KitzmanCardiovascular Disease, 3 fellows
  • Rishi RikhiCardiovascular Disease, 2 fellows