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American College of Cardiology- $499 for 30 days

Indeed- $400 for 30 days

Indiana University is offering a one-year ACGME accredited clinical fellowship in Advanced Cardiology Fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant Cardiology and Pulmonary Hypertension for individuals who have completed a General Cardiology training program by June 2026.

The fellowship program is directed by Dr. Onyedika Ilonze, a renowned leader in the field of advanced heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. Our faculty leads national and international research and includes Khadijah Breathett, MD, a nationally known researcher in disparities an social determinants of health in heart failure, heart transplant research and Dr. Roopa Rao, Director of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, and an expert in heart transplantation and infiltrative cardiomyopathies.

This multidisciplinary fellowship provides comprehensive training in advanced heart failure therapies such as heart transplantation and durable left ventricular assist devices. We have the only comprehensive Shock program in the state and utilize the breadth of temporary mechanical circulatory support devices. We have a comprehensive cardiomyopathy – amyloid cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and a HFpEF program. Training also including pulmonary hypertension (all WHO groups), invasive procedures – right heart catheterization, endomyocardial biopsies, implantable pulmonary artery monitor. Ample didactic time is available including – monthly journal club, cardiogenic shock meeting, pulmonary hypertension multi-disciplinary meeting, transplant selection meeting, Krannert cardiovascular research center meetings, and Maternofetal medicine (High risk OB (if there is fellow interest).

We routinely implant 30-40 durable LVADs and perform ~20 heart transplants annually. We have a high volume implantable pulmonary artery implant and monitoring program. Training also includes education in critical care skills necessary for the management and care of complex cardiac heart patients. Fellows have the opportunity to devote some time to ECMO/ICU service to augment critical care cardiology skills. The fellowship provides ample opportunity for clinical research.

This fellowship is available to applicants who are BC/BE in adult cardiology or cardiologists who have been in practice for a while and seek to undergo further specialist training.

Our program covers 4 clinical sites for training – IU Health Methodist Hospital, IU Health University Hospital, Eskenazi Health and Roudebush BA Medical Center all in Indianapolis. Our faculty is composed of 6 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologists and 2 Cardiac Surgeons who are all committed to mentoring and developing the next generation of world class physicians to provide exceptional care to the community we serve. 

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Application Requirements:

E-mail the following documents as 1 single PDF to: plummers@iu.edu 

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Interest addressed to Dr. Onyedika J. Ilonze
• Three letters of recommendation addressed to Dr. Onyedika J. Ilonze.  One letter must be from department chair, division chief or service line leader. 

Selected candidates will be invited for a visit to meet and interview with our faculty. We look forward to your application and wish you the best of luck in your career. For any questions about this posting, please e-mail: plummers@iu.edu or oilonze@iu.edu call: 317-274-0700

Full-time clinical training compensation at Indiana University Health ranges from $70K to $100K, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, level of experience, quality of care, academic accomplishments, patient experience, and productivity. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.