Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship

Program Overview

Loyola Medicine offers a 12-month Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship program which is designed to provide the training and experience needed for a career in cardiovascular imaging.

Successful completion of a three year general cardiology fellowship training is a prerequisite for the program. There is one fully funded fellowship position available in any given year.

As one of the leading heart centers in the nation, Loyola offers the ability to gain experience in a wide variety of advanced cardiovascular imaging procedures.

Dr. Mark Rabbat 
Fellowship Program Director

12-Month Clinical Training Program

The Advanced Imaging Fellowship is a 12-month training program with in-depth training in both cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and computed tomography (CCT). The program is designed as an advanced fellowship position for trainees who have completed a formal three-year general cardiology fellowship.

In addition to gaining the relevant knowledge of physics and instrumentation for each modality, fellows will learn to independently acquire, post-process, and interpret CMR and CCT studies.

Fellows have hands-on supervised clinical training, one-on-one teaching sessions with imaging attendings and participate in research and educational activities. The high volume of clinical studies and research opportunities provide fellows an excellent teaching environment.

In addition to the standard CMR studies for evaluating cardiac morphology and function, advanced techniques including pharmacologic stress imaging, adult congenital heart disease and arrhythmia substrate imaging are routinely performed. Loyola is also one of the few academic centers that offer CMR for patients with pacemakers/defibrillators.

Cardiac CT studies include evaluation of coronary artery disease, pulmonary venous anatomy, cardiac morphology and function, and TAVR planning. We are also one of the few centers in the nation that offer FFR-CT for the functional assessment of coronary artery stenosis.

The program consists of seven full-time cardiologists and radiologists who are level 3 trained in CMR and level 2-3 trained in CCT, a full complement of support staff, and state of the art imaging facility including a 3D laboratory with multimodality post-processing capabilities.

Research Training

In addition to the clinical training, all fellows are expected to participate in research endeavors. Faculty members are available for mentorship and oversee research activities. Fellows are expected to present in at least one conference (SCMR, SCCT, ACC, AHA) and/or complete and submit a manuscript as part of their fellowship training requirement.

Educational Programs, Conferences, Seminars

The Advanced Imaging Fellow is expected to present at the biweekly didactic advanced imaging conferences and to assist in general cardiology fellows’ education who are assigned to the advanced imaging rotation. Fellow is encouraged to attend cardiology grand rounds and other didactic conferences in cardiology.

How to Apply

To apply for the advanced imaging fellowship, the following documents should be submitted to Kim Treckler:

• A curriculum vitae
• A personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your profession including one from your current program director.
• Applicants must possess a valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from a medical school outside of the U.S. or Canada)
• Applicants must possess a valid permanent Visa or U.S. citizenship.
• All Fellowship candidates must possess a valid Illinois permanent medical license prior to the start of this program.

Only completed files will be considered.

Interviews will be scheduled upon review of the candidates completed file.

Correspondence will be sent to the respective applicants after the completed applications have been reviewed informing them of their status.

Meet our Faculty

Khaled Dajani, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Learn more about Dr. Dajani

Ari Goldberg, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology)

Learn more about Dr. Goldberg

Mark Rabbat, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Radiology

Learn more about Dr. Rabbat

Current Imaging Fellow & Program Graduates

Current Fellow

Ravi Patel, D.O.

Internal Medicine Residency: Zucker School of Medicine @ Hofstra/Northwell
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
 

Program Graduates

2024-2025

Ivo Genev, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiodlogy
Loyola University Medical Center 
Maywood, IL

2023-2024

Ama Annor, M.D.

Academic Cardiologist/Cardiac Imaging
Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, FL

2022-2023

Mirza Baig, D.O.

Attending Cardiologist/Cardiac Imaging
Duly Health Care
Naperville, IL

2021-2022

Joanne Sutter, MD

Academic Cardiologist/Cardiac Imaging 
Rush University Medical Center 
Chicago, IL

2020-2021

Stella Kyung, MD

Attending Cardiologist/Cardiac Imaging 
Northwest Indiana Cardiovascular Physicians 
Valpariso, IN

2019-2020

Amina Adil, MD

Attending Cardiologist/Cardiac Imaging 
Ascencia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center 
Duluth, MN

2018-2019

Siri Kunchakarra, MD

Academic Practice 
Central California Faculty Medical Foundation/UCSF Fresno 
Fresno, CA

2017-2018

Rina Verma, MD

Attending Cardiologist 
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 
Elk Grove Village, IL

2016-2017

Shermeen Memon, MD

Director of Cardiac MRI/CT 
Advocate Christ Hospital 
Oak Lawn, IL

2015-2016

Nikhil Jariwala, MD

Attending Cardiologist 
North Carolina Heart & Vascular 
Raleigh, NC

2014-2015

Rajeev Fernando, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology 
University of Louisville 
Louisville, KY

2013-2014

Lara Bakhos, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology 
Loyola University Medical Center 
Maywood, IL

2012-2013

Santanu Biswas, MD

Attending Cardiologist 
Cardiovascular Imaging, Intermountain Heart Institute 
Murray, UT

2011-2012

Mark Rabbat, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology 
Loyola University Medical Center 
Maywood, IL

Contact Us

For additional information, please contact:

Kimberly Treckler

Loyola University Medical Center 
2160 South First Avenue 
Building 110 - Room 6292 
Maywood, IL 60153

Phone: 708-216-5911 
Fax: (708) 327-2771 
Email: ktreckler@lumc.edu