It's hard to believe we are wrapping up the first month of fellowship! We had a successful Vascular Access/Closure Week, kicked off with Dr. Vishal Gupta's didactic on Vascular Access and followed by hands-on trainings! (not pictured, Perclose training) @rlhickey10

Belated CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024-2025 Interventional Cardiology and Structural/CHIP Fellows!!! @drvishalg

Congratulations to our alumni, @AKassier , a SCAI 30 in Their 30's Award recipient! We are so proud!!!

First use of the CrossFAST Integrated Microcatheter Guide Extension System at Borgess by Dr. Tim Fischell and Dr. Lauren Piersall, last month! @TimAFischellMD @LPiersallMD

To Apply, send the following documents to rochelle.hickey@ascension.org: -CV -Personal statement -Three letters of recommendation (one must be from your current PD or department chair) -USMLE transcripts -Valid ECFMG certificate (if foreign medical graduate) -Photo @drvishalg

Requirements: ● Completion of previous IC fellowship training ● Completion & passing of all three USMLE steps ● ABIM board certified/eligible in interventional cardiology by start of program ● Applicant must obtain a full MI license ● Valid ECFMG cert. if applicable

ATTENTION! Ascension Borgess has an unexpected Structural/CHIP/CTO Fellowship opening for the 2025-2026 academic year! If you, or anyone you know, is interested, please contact our coordinator Rochelle Hickey to arrange an interview. Eligibility requirements below:

Rare case of TOS. Probably a scalene band. Guess what procedure was done to fix it. #TOS #Thoracic_Outlet_Syndrome @ABH_IC_Fellows @BardiaNikky @Abi_sood @SandeepBanga16 @ASothwal

Important tool for every cath lab. Coils!! #Coronary_Perforation @ABH_IC_Fellows @BardiaNikky @DrZafarullahBr1 @zulfiqarqutrio1 @LaurenPiersall @SandeepBanga16 @ASothwal

Imaging Week success, here at Borgess: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) - Abbott - Eric Schiedel Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) - Boston Scientific - Rob Dykema Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) - Biosense Webster - Chad Ashley

Proud day today! 4 TAVRs with 3 of my best techs in the past, working as clinicals for 3 different TAVR valves. And with 4 different fellows. Couldn’t ask for a better day! #Sapien3 #Navitor #EvolutFX @ABH_IC_Fellows @BardiaNikky @ASothwal @SandeepBanga16 @LaurenPiersall

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First PASCAL Mitral Valve Repairs with the new fellows!!! @drvishalg @jagskalavakunta @BardiaNikky @ASothwal @SandeepBanga16 @LaurenPiersall @EdwardsLifesci @spherocyte

The 2024-2025 Academic year is in full swing with a successful (and jam-packed) Vascular Closure Week under our belts, covering: Angio-Seal, TR Band, Manta, PerClose, Mynx and Vascade/Vascade MVP. Welcome to the family @SandeepBanga16 @LPiersallMD @ASothwal @BardiaNikky

Although we are missing a few people in these pictures, we had a great Fellowship Graduation Dinner and Sayonara Supper! Congratulations, fellows! @drvishalg @jagskalavakunta @ZafrullahDr @birbath62 @ZulfiqarQutrio @TimAFischellMD @rlhickey10 @Abi_sood

Spread the word! We are looking for candidates for the 24-25 Structural Heart Disease/CHIP Fellowship position! @drvishalg @TimAFischellMD @jagskalavakunta

The Borgess Structural Team had a great time yesterday at the Edwards Pascal Precision Physician Training Course! @drvishalg @jagskalavakunta @Abi_sood @EdwardsLifesci

The Borgess Structural Team had a great time yesterday at the Edwards Pascal Precision Physician Training Course!

Early morning treat! Inferior STEMI, RCA full of clot. Successfully aspirated with #penumbra followed by 4x26 #Orsiro. And then LAD/Diag with nano crush. Excellent work Zulfi @zulfiqarqutrio1 @ABH_IC_Fellows @Abi_sood @birbath62 @ZafrullahDr @rlhickey10

Borgess Interventional Cardiology Fellowship rallied together, with coordinator @rlhickey10 representing, at the 2023 AHA Kalamazoo Heart Walk last weekend! Thank you to all that donated and/or helped in any way to support our mission! @MichiganAHA @Ascension_MI