Want to learn more about the incredible UCLA Cardiology Fellowship Program?
Here's a video we put together to highlight some of the many reasons why our fellows love training at UCLA!
We hope you enjoy watching this as much as we enjoyed making it!!
#bruinhearts
#iloveucla
We are beyond excited to welcome these new fellows into the
#bruinhearts
family! They are all exceptionally talented, and we are delighted that they will be joining us for Cardiology Fellowship at UCLA!
If you’re finalizing your ERAS application right now, we hope you consider applying to UCLA Cardiology! Outstanding clinical training, research opportunities aplenty, supportive peers and mentors, and just 10 mins from the beach! 🤓😎
Kicking off our new social media account with a big welcome to the newest members of the
#bruinhearts
family— our new first year fellows!! We’re so excited to work with them, and we’re so excited to expand our social media presence! We love UCLA Cardiology!
✔️First
#WIC
event of the year was a success! We spent our Saturday goal-setting over brunch at Venice beach! 🍳 🏝 We’ll be checking in for progress updates in 3 months to hold each other accountable to achieve our ambitions!🫶
#womenincardiology
@kewatson
@datsunian
@netta_doc
We asked some of our alumni and current fellows to record a little video telling us why they chose UCLA for cardiology training, and here’s what superstar IC attending
@DrSheilaSahni
had to say about her time as a general and interventional cards fellow with us!
#bruinhearts
#WIC
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎 on our fearless leader, our incredible PD
@kewatson
! Dr Watson is a 🌎 leader on CV prevention, women’s CV disease and disparities. Her wisdom, passion, and advocacy is an inspiration to all
#bruinheart
fellows. Thank you,
@kewatson
!
Fortunate to join UCLA faculty and other LA cardiology fellows for a fantastic presentation of
@shivkumarmd
and Dr Shumpei Mori’s “Atlas of Cardiac Anatomy” - illustrating the complexity and beauty of the human heart. A monumental work of art!
@CedarsCards
@USC_Cardiology
Happy
#bruinhearts
#FellowFriday
! Meet 1st year fellow, Danny O’Brien❗️
🏡: from Granite Bay, CA
🫀: Med Ed, Non-invasive Cardiology
😍: Enjoys ⛳️ 🏌️♂️,🏀,🥾, live 🎶, Korean BBQ 🤤
Fun fact: Played ultimate Frisbee in College (nickname Admiral boom 💥)!
@m_p_gibson
Here is an entire room full of female heart doctors in Los Angeles and junior doctors who are going to be heart doctors!! Girls can be whatever they want! 💪 Hope you keep this thread handy for motivation as you grow up— we’ve loved reading through it! ❤️🩺👩🏻⚕️
Continuing in our
#whyUCLAcardiology
series, 3rd year fellow Dr. Daniel Jimenez (
@jimenezd19
) speaks about his experience training at UCLA and about our incredible community of
#bruinhearts
. Take a listen!
More ?s about our program? Click the link in our bio!
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎 on
@boback
Ziaeian! The reigning
@uclaimchiefs
residency Mentor of the Year, 👑 of implementation and outcomes research in HF. He is a dedicated mentor for people at all stages of training and proud graduate of UCLA 🌟 Fellowship!
A HUGE thank you to
@DrNasrien
for an incredible grand rounds on finding professional passions, building a personal brand, fostering wellness, and finding joy in our work! Such an honor to have you share your wisdom with our fellows and faculty! 🫀🎉
#bruinhearts
Welcome to another edition of
#FellowFridays
! This week, we are profiling one of our amazing first year fellows and
@CardioNerds
academy member
@PatrickZakka
. Click the graphic below to learn more!
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎 on
@JeffHsuMD
! He is a rising ⭐️ physician-scientist, a
#bruinhearts
STAR fellow graduate with interests in CV calcification, (esp in CAV and athletes). Dr Hsu’s clinical interest are in 🏀 ⚽️ ⚾️ cardiology and advanced heart failure.
Great cath lab training session today learning about catheters and guides, manifolds, panning, and balloon prep. Thanks to
@MCalfonPressMD
and our cath lab techs, our first year fellows are ready to dominate in the lab!
Diabetes is not just for endocrinologists. Such a privilege to learn from our internationally renowned preventive cardiologist and program director
@kewatson
, one of UCLA's many gems.
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔍 on
@gcfmd
, our Division of Cardiology Chief! Dr. Fonarow is a 🌎 leader in HF
#GDMT
. He has been a fantastic mentor for many individual
#bruinhearts
fellows and is a fixture in our conferences teaching about evidence-based CV care.
@kewatson
bringing the word on
#HTN
#ASPC2023
🫀endorsed by 11 societies but not this means who see it the most (ACP)
🫀combination tx: class 1
🫀ISH guideline somewhat different
Welcome to
#bruinheartsMentorMonday
! Spotlight today on
@jamil_aboulhosn
our ACHD👑.
His dedicated care of complex patients, skill in the cath lab and impressive🎨 talents inspire
#bruinhearts
fellows. Confused about Fontan physiology? Work with 🌎class ACHD experts at UCLA!
COVID shuffled a lot of plans but we are so glad TWO of our
@uclaCVfellows
were able to celebrate their respective marriages this weekend!
Congrats
@negeen_sh
& Steve AND Celso & Eleanor 🎈🍾🎊🎉🥰
Our
#bruinhearts
consult team surprised Celso 🧁
Thank you to our chief of cardiology, Dr.
@gcfmd
, for a fantastic Medicine Grand Rounds on Comprehensive Medical Therapy in Heart Failure! Hope everyone is feeling inspired to start those SGLT2i and ARNI meds now 😊
Welcome to another edition of
#BruinHearts
#FellowFridays
. Today we are profiling one of our amazing third year fellows, DJ Chatterjee
@dchatterjee824
! Click the graphic below to learn more!
Excellent
#WIC
event by inspiring interventional cardiologists, Dr. Zhiroff & Economides! Thank you for facilitating a discussion on why & how the IC community needs to adapt to improve the experience for women. Stop missing out on talent!
@datsunian
@MCalfonPressMD
@WomenAs1
A few of the many reasons to join the
#bruinhearts
family at
@UCLAHealth
:
🔹Amazing colleagues
🔹Broad range of pathology across 4 hospital systems
🔹Sunny weather and beach access year round!
Learn more about our program on our website:
Congratulations to Dr. Karol Watson (
@kewatson
), appointed to the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Board of Directors, a distinction reflecting her leadership in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, preservation of cardiovascular health & commitment to education!
Thank you so much to Dr.
@rallamee
for holding an incredible career chat with our fellows! We were so lucky to hear about your experiences in research and cardiology, and we can’t wait for your
#grandrounds
talk tomorrow! Next time we’d love to host you in person!
#bruinhearts
Our incredible PD,
@kewatson
, is so deserving of this honor! In a field that’s still mostly male, we feel so lucky to be training under such an incredible
#WIC
. Thank you for leading the way for the next class of (female AND male) cardiologists, Dr. Watson! ❤️
A HUGE congrats to
@uclaCVfellows
#bruinhearts
Program Director, 🌍 authority in Preventative CVD, MESA investigator
@kewatson
for being named
"100 Trailblazing Women of
@UCLAHealth
!"
Always a privilege to work & learn under your leadership Karol!
#WIC
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎
@AliNsairMD
! A man of many 🧢s and talents. 🌟of cardiogenic shock with specialties in AHF, IC, & 🏀 cardiology. Works with
#bruinhearts
fellows in CCU, cath, clinic & research! Interested in new tx for cardiogenic shock? Talk to Dr Nsair!
We are proud to showcase Chief Fellow and recent feature on
@AHA_Research
"Questions with the Experts" Prat Srivastava
@SrivastavaPrat
for our
#FellowFridays
this week! Click the graphics to meet Prat and check out some of the outcomes research he's been up to.
A huge thank you to VUMC AHF/Tx legend (and
@uclaCVfellows
alumna!) Dr. Lynne Warner Stevenson for her incredible Grand Rounds, meeting with our fellows, and noon lecture chock full of cardiology pearls and life wisdom!
#bruinhearts
Our wonderful PD
@kewatson
gave us a comprehensive and incredibly insightful talk today on “Cardiovascular Disparities (& what we can do about them).” Thank you for getting us thinking about this important issue and how we can make a difference!
#Bruinhearts
Join us in congratulating Dr. Eric Yang
@datsunian
who has been elected Fellow of the
@American_Heart
Assoc., recognizing his commitment to excellence, innovation, & sustained contributions in the areas of scholarship, practice and/or education, & volunteer service in the AHA/ASA
For
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎 on
@h_middlekauff
! An incredible 👩🏻⚕️, educator & 🏃🏻♀️. An Assist. Dean at
@dgsomucla
, she teaches to all levels on our CCU. She researches CV effects of 🚬, especially e-cig. Want to learn about this growing danger? Ask Dr Middlekauff.
#wic
Next up, we’d like to introduce House EpineFriends (we hear they’re big fans of epinephrine 🤓)!!
3rd yr:
@jimenezd19
2nd yr: Girish Kalra
1st yr:
@seajberg
Faculty: the incredible
@h_middlekauff
They welcomed Chris to their house with a hike and 🤩 views of LA!
#bruinhearts
This week's
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔍on
@MCalfonPressMD
! A rock ⭐️IC with a focus on structural interventions (
#Mitraclip
) and women's CV health. She is a fantastic teacher in the cath lab, research mentor, and fierce advocate for fellows (particularly
#WIC
!) 🙏
We’re bringing back
#bruinhearts
#FellowFriday
to introduce our amazing 1st year fellows!
First up, Meet Michael Jiang❗️
🏡: from Union City, CA
🫀: EP, Adv Imaging, AI in CV care
😍: Enjoys 🏖, 🏃♂️ 🥾, time with his wife & 🐶
Fun fact: Got married at San Diego Safari Park🦒!
Fascinating 🧐 case presented by current
#bruinhearts
chief fellow
@seajberg
at
#ACC23
!
🫀Rare case of LCx to Coronary sinus fistula causing recurrent pericardial effusions treated with balloon pericardiotomy!❣️
@jamil_aboulhosn
Congratulations 👏 to our all-star ⭐️ APD
@datsunian
!! He’s an outstanding mentor to not only the UCLA fellows and residents, but also the
@dgsomucla
med students!! So fortunate to have you in our program leadership!
#bruinhearts
Welcome back to
#BruinHearts
#FellowFridays
!
@ChingZhuMD
is one of our amazing STAR research track fellows and future
#EPeep
currently getting her PhD in the neural control of cardiac conduction. Click the graphic below to learn more!
Amazing morning talk on COVID and sports cardiology by
@JeffHsuMD
, one of the emerging sports cardiology experts!
#bruinhearts
fix athlete’s hearts too 💙💛💜
Thank you to
@gcfmd
for his masterful summary of AHA highlights. He does this after each of the big cardiology meetings, to keep our entire department up to date, and it's a favorite lecture of fellows and faculty alike!!
#bruinhearts
Welcome to another edition of
#BruinHearts
#FellowFridays
! Today we'll be meeting one of our amazing first years, Golsa Joodi. Click on the graphic below to learn more!
We ❤️ our Women in Cardiology (
#WIC
) group here at
#bruinhearts
! Last night was an incredible evening of mentorship with many wonderful
@dgsomucla
Cardiology faculty. We are so encouraged by the pipeline of medical students, residents
@uclaimchiefs
, and fellows interested in 🫀
A huge thank you to all the
@UCLAHealth
and
@dgsomucla
faculty & trainees who joined us tonight for our
#WIC
virtual mixer! Working with so many inspiring & kind colleagues is one of the best things about
@uclaCVfellows
. 🙏 for your support & mentorship!
Always an honor to learn cardiac anatomy from
@shivkumarmd
who started the talk with a touch of history!
Learning the history and people who paved our privileged path is inspiring and essential! 🔬🩺🧪
How many
#bruinhearts
attendings can you spot🔎?
This week’s
#bruinheartMentorMonday
🔎 on
@rushiparikh11
! Dr Parikh is one of our fantastic IC attending with a focus on AHF, incl CAV. He has been a ⭐️ faculty member in our Fellowship “House of Cards” mentorship structure and fantastic attending on CCU, consults and cath!
So glad to have you back Dr. Wachsner!
@RWachsner
is the Chief of Cardiology at our county hospital and does it all - bedside pericardiocentesis, TEEs, device implants, caths.
She’s legendary and our fierce
#WIC
#bruinhearts
mentor!
Our ⭐️ fellow Dr. Danny O’Brien (twitter handle coming soon) and former
@uclaimchiefs
bridging both the gaps in knowledge, and anticoagulation for
#afib
!
Welcome to another edition of
#fellowfridays
! This week, we are profiling one of our amazing second years, Celso Diaz. Click the graphic below to learn more, and check out his latest publication with
@kewatson
highlighting racial/ethnic disparities in CV disease during COVID19.
Mentorship is 🔑 for career and life.
@uclaCVfellows
have a built in mentorship program with a faculty and fellows from each year. This community concept was created by
@JeffHsuMD
former chief fellow now HF transplant attending!
🗂Job Search Panel🗂
An informative + fun session reuniting with the robust UCLA alumni network learning the how to network, advocate and negotiate!
Thank you to our amazing
#bruinhearts
alumni for their words of wisdom! 💙💛💙💛
Congrats
@A_SteinMerlob
and Aaron!!
Ashley is our third year 🌟 fellow doing really cool research in computational modeling in HF!
She’s an accomplished superstar and supermom in the making!
#bruinheartsbabies
Had such a blast
@A_SteinMerlob
’s virtual baby shower!
@uclaCVfellows
are welcoming 6, that’s right, 👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻,
#bruinhearts
babies this year!
Maybe even more, there’s still > 9 months left of the academic year!
We've had an overwhelming response by Women in Cardiology,with over 60 case submissions from all over the world!
Join us on 15th August 2020 as the top 10 cases are presented by WIC from 5 continents!
Register for zoom details:
#ILookLikeACardiologist
What a year, indeed! Thank you to all of our fellows for their hard work, positive attitudes, and smiles through a year of Covid, zoom, and unprecedented challenges and changes. We are SO proud to be
#bruinhearts
and to work with all of you!! Congrats grads!!🫀💪🎉
Wow. What a year it’s been.
Congratulations to the
#bruinhearts
@uclaCVfellows
class of 2021.
It has been a 1-2 years like no other and you were all incredible. It was a privilege to train—and learn from—you all.
@kewatson
@netta_doc
1/
SO proud of
@netta_doc
!! She’s an incredible mentor not just to the IM residents but also to our fellows!
Thank you for all that you do, Dr. Han; we’re so lucky to have you!
#bruinhearts
🎉
Congrats to
#Epeeps
SUPERSTAR
@netta_doc
for receiving
@UCLAHealth
IM Residency's FACULTY MENTOR OF THE YEAR!!
On top of her million bossjobs &
#bruinhearts
@uclaCVfellows
APD, she has inspired countless trainees to pursue & succeed in Cardiology!!
Proud to work alongside you!
9/ Take Home Points
-HFH represents an opportunity to optimize GDMT
-in this analysis, HFH associated with both GDMT initiation/dose escalation and GDMT discontinuation/dose de-escalation
-patients with discontinuation/de-escalation were found to have worse long-term outcomes
AC misdiagnosed as PPCM until post-transplant pathology. Great case presented by
@RuthHsiaoMD
for the
@global_wic
#WICcases
competition this morning! Just a small taste of the incredible cardiac pathology we see
@uclaCVfellows