UTHealth EP Heart Training Program

We completed our EP and SH portions of the program with a wet lab ablation and a heart dissection led by Anne Dougherty, Electrophysiologist and Professor, and James Garriga, a previous student. Thank you very much!



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Structural Heart presentations by Heidi Feller with W. L. Gore & Associates and Jon Haight, Nicholas Kay & Adam Masse, RN with Abbott | Cardiovascular were very informative and interactive. Thank you very much!



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Thank you to GE HealthCare, Neal Tharp & Madeleine Diagne and Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Yaser Azzam, BSHM, RDCS, RVT & Trung Vu for their presentation on the Vivid Pioneer imaging technology and the trans-septal puncture procedure using ICE. Imaging technologies are becoming more critical to successful EP and SH procedures. Our students benefitted greatly!



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

We're into our EP & SH portion of the program. Great presentations by Jake Simmerman of AtriCure, Inc. (hybrid ablations), Inc., Melika Talebian of Abbott | Cardiovascular (TAVR), Michael Ortega of Cordis (MYNX closure), Ami Vaughn, RN of Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular (TAVR) and Jenna Hanson of Johnson & Johnson MedTech (EP cases). Thank you all very much for enriching our students educational experiences!



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

We completed the CRM portion of the program! Students had to pass 3 programmer practical exams and a CRTD simulation implant practical exam. Last week 8 companies (11 divisions) presented career opportunities. Several of those companies interviewed all of our students. Now on to EP!



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Our students were able to attend the - Houston Shock Symposium this past week. The meeting focuses on a variety of cardiogenic shock topics. Physicians from the Texas Medical Center & the U.S. attend and present. Vendors from all the major companies are in attendance as well. A great opportunity for our students to learn and connect.



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Clinical observations in the Texas Medical Center is a very unique opportunity for our students. Observing Physicians, industry reps and hospital staff during procedures, in the control room and the procedure room provides invaluable insights.



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Great presentations on leadless pacing from Abbott | Cardiovascular, Meagan Stacy and Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular, Brandon Taylor & Isabella Champenois. Aveir and Micra are the leading the way to the future of CRM. Thank you very much!



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med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Thank you Abbott | Cardiovascular, Boston Scientific Cardiology, Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular for presenting your companies and career opportunities to our students. We are into CRM now and striving to achieve careers in the cardiac medical device industry!



https://med.uth.edu/epheart/

med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.

Orientation & Fundamentals, 2 weeks, included a presentation on Cardiac Pharmacology by Dr. Siddharth Mukerji, radiation safety by Dr. Patricia Svolos, Ph.D., DABR, a heart dissection lab and EKG analysis among many other learning experiences. We're ready to dive into CRM!



https://med.uth.edu/epheart/

med.uth.edu McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston pursues excellence in education, research, and clinical care for the community.