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The Cardiology Fellowship Program at Albert Einstein Medical Center is committed to
providing a broad base of advanced training in the specialty of Cardiovascular Diseases.
The program is structured to ensure that fellows
acquire the consulting expertise and the technical skills
required of a cardiologist. The primary focus of the
Einstein cardiology fellowship program is to produce
the highest quality clinical cardiologist. We believe the
best way to fulfill this goal is through a combination of
self-study, didactic instruction, and supervised
exposure to cardiac pathology. Research skills and the
ability to properly review the medical literature are
also emphasized.
The ACGME-approved Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical
Center accepts five fellows per year. In addition, two ACGME-approved Interventional
4th year fellow positions are available as well as two Clinical Heart Failure Fellowship
positions.
The Department of Medicine includes 110 medical residents and 50 subspecialty fellows,
79 full-time faculty and 200 voluntary faculty.
Fellows Class
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The Einstein Institute for Heart and Vascular Health includes a state-of-the-art digital
catheterization laboratory and outpatient cardiac center. The facility also includes a
16-bed coronary care unit (CCU), an eight bed CICU (post-angioplasty patients), fourpermanent cardiac catheterization laboratories, two state-of-the-art electrophysiology
laboratories (the second new lab has biplane fluoroscopy, intracardiac
echocardiography, Carto and ESI three-dimensional mapping systems), two stress ECG
laboratories, state-of-the-art SPECT nuclear technology, three diagnostic
echocardiography laboratories, and a cardiac CT/MRI unit.
In addition, three cardiovascular surgical operating
suites are available and a separate post-operative heart
surgical unit (HSU). A dedicated color flow,
two-dimensional echo machine with transesophageal
echocardiography capabilities is currently stationed in
the operating room. In addition, intravascular
ultrasound capability is present in the cardiac
catheterization laboratory.
Based on the 2006-2007 academic year, the following
procedures were performed annually at the Albert Einstein Heart Center:
1,994 diagnostic catheterizations
497 percutaneous interventional procedures including PTCA's, rotational arthrectomy,
directional arthrectomy and stents
862 electrophysiology lab procedures
4,785 nuclear stress tests
8,835 transthoracic echoes
517 transesophageal echoes
50,222 electrocardiograms
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Administrative Leadership
D. Lynn Morris, MD, Chairman
D. Lynn Morris, MD is Chairman of Cardiology and Director of theEinstein Institute for Heart and Vascular Health. Dr. Morris is board
certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease andinternal medicine. He is a graduate of the Medical University of SouthCarolina in Charleston and completed his internal medicine residency
training at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville,Virginia. Dr. Morris served as Chief Medical Resident at the University
of California, San Francisco, where he completed his fellowship incardiology. He also completed a research fellowship at theCardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San
Francisco.
Prior to joining Einstein, Dr. Morris has held other leadership positionsincluding Chief of Cardiology at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Chief of
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and Interventional Cardiology at Milton S. Hershey MedicalCenter, Hershey, Pennsylvania. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College,has been clinical investigator in more than 25 drug and device trials and reviewer of several cardiology
journals and in many scientific, peer review journals.
Dr. Morris has presented research findings and papers at professional society meetings and publishedin many scientific, peer-reviewed journals includingThe Journal of the American College of
Cardiology, The Annals of Internal Medicine and The American Heart Journal. He is a member ofnumerous professional associations and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Council
on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American College of Chest Physicians andthe Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.
Vincent M. Figueredo, MD, FAHA,FACCFellowship Program Director
Vincent Figueredo, MD, FAHA, FACC, is the Director of the
Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program at Albert Einstein
Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine,
Jefferson Medical College. Prior to joining the staff at Einstein
in January 2007, he has held various leadership and teaching
positions including Chair, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic
Surgery Department at Lovelace Health Systems in New
Mexico, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of New
Mexico Health Sciences Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine
at the University of California, San Francisco, and Director of
the Echocardiography Laboratory at San Francisco General
Hospital. Dr. Figueredo completed residency training at
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and cardiology fellowship at the University of
California, San Francisco.
Dr. Figueredo is active in scholarly activity with over 40 peer-reviewed publications and
is an invited speaker at many institution's grand rounds. In addition, he serves as areviewer for several peer-review journals and is Board certified by the American Board
of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, the American Society of Nuclear
Cardiology, the National Board of Echocardiography, and the American Society of
Hypertension.
As the Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Figueredo devotes the
majority of his time to the administration of the cardiology fellowship program, and to
the teaching and mentoring of fellows.
Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC,Associate Program Director
Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC received his medical degree from TempleUniversity and did his internship and residency at the Graduate Hospital.He then completed his cardiology fellowship at Graduate. After nineteen
years in private practice, during which he maintained teaching positionsat HUP and St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, Dr. Pressman joinedour full time staff in March 2006. He is board certified in Cardiovascular
Diseases and Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography. He is a reviewerfor theAmerican Journal of Cardiologyand theInternational Journal ofCardiology.. His research interests include mitral valve disease and sleep
disorders as they affect cardiac function. Dr. Pressman was a member ofthe Self Study Task Force on Physician Education of the American Collegeof Cardiology and is on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Echo
Society.
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Faculty
Aman Amanullah, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE
Aman M. Amanullah, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE, is the Section Chief of
Noninvasive Cardiology, and a full time faculty member of the Divisionof Cardiovascular Diseases. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine atJefferson Medical College. Dr. Amanullah is Board Certified by the
American Board of Internal Medicine and the Subspecialty Board ofCardiovascular Diseases, the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiologyand the National Board of Echocardiography.
A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American HeartAssociation, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the AmericanSociety of Echocardiography. Dr. Amanullah is also a member of several
other professional societies, including the Certification Board of NuclearCardiologys Practice Analysis Task Force, and a founding member ofthe Society of Cardiovascular Computer Tomography.
Dr. Amanullah has conducted extensive clinical research in noninvasive cardiology. He has authoredmore than 85 articles and abstracts appearing in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the
American College of Cardiology, Circulation, American Journal of Cardiology and American HeartJournal.
Dr. Amanullah obtained his M.D from the Institute of Medicine in Bucharest, and his Ph.D fromKarolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed fellowship training in cardiology atKarolinska Institute at Stockholm South Hospital, Sweden and a noninvasive cardiology fellowship atCedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Deborah Braverman, MD
Doctor Braverman is a graduate of Cornell University Medical College. After a year of
internal medicine training she completed her residency in physical medicine and
rehabilitation at the New York-Cornell Medical Center. She is the recipient of numerous
awards for her commitment to excellence in patient care and teaching. Dr. Braverman is
nationally recognized as a leader in Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP), an
innovative treatment for patients with advanced coronary artery disease.
Joyleen E. Earle, MD
Joyleen E. Earle, MD, is an attending cardiologist at Germantown Community Health Services. She isboard certified in cardiology and internal medicine. Dr. Earle brings more than 16 years experience toher work in treating patients and helping them modify their risk of heart disease.
Dr. Earle earned her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed aninternship and residency training in internal medicine at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center inNew York City. She also completed a fellowship in cardiology at Booth Memorial Medical Center in
New York City.
Dr. Earle is a past member of the American College of Physicians and the Philadelphia County
Medical Society, and is a current member of the American College of Cardiology. She is fluent inSpanish.
Allan M. Greenspan, MD
Allan M. Greenspan, MD is the director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory atEinstein. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University prior to matriculating at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Greenspan completed his internship andresidency training at Bellevue Medical Center, New York. After residency, Dr. Greenspan joined thecardiology fellowship program at the University of Pennsylvania. Following fellowship training, he
completed a research fellowship in electrophysiology also at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr.Greenspan has held numerous faculty positions at various hospitals throughout the city.
Dr. Greenspan serves as an ad hoc consultant to theAmerican Journal of Cardiology, Circulation,
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, andAnnals of Internal Medicine.
Frank S. James, MD, FACC
Frank S. James, MD, FACC, cardiologist, has been practicing for three
decades. Board certified in cardiology, critical care medicine andinternal medicine; Dr. James' long and distinguished career began at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, where he earned his medical degree. He
completed his residency training, an internship and a fellowship at
Temple University School of Medicine. He often lectures on such topicsas congestive heart failure, high blood pressure and coronary arterydisease, and has been involved in clinical investigation of heart drugsthat have become standards in t reating heart disease.
Active in physician education and health issues, Dr. James has served asPresident of the Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania and as amember of the Continuing Medical Education Committee of the
Association of Black Cardiologists. He has served on the University of Pennsylvania's executivecommittee for the Medical Alumni Society, as well as on scholarship and fundraising committees. Inaddition, Dr. James served as a reviewer of research articles for theJournal of the American College
of Cardiology and theJournal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Dr. James is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, the Association of Black Cardiologists, theAmerican College of Cardiology and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Hospital
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Association. He is also a member of the National Medical Association, the Medical Society of EasternPennsylvania, the American Society of Hypertension and the American College of Chest Physicians.
Agha Haider, MD, PhD, FACC
Doctor Haider is a graduate of Sind Medical College in Pakistan and obtained his Ph.D.
at the University of London. He completed his residency training at Tufts University
School of Medicine and fellowship in cardiology at Harvard Medical School ad Drexel
University College of Medicine. Dr. Haider is the recipient of numerous awards for
scholarship and research.
Darshak Karia, MD
Darshak Karia, MD has been the Director of Heart Failure Services at Einstein since July 2005. He
attended medical school at the Baroda Medical College in Baroda, India. Dr. Karia completedinternship training at MCP-Hahnemann University and residency at the University of Connecticut.Dr. Karia completed cardiovascular fellowship training at the University of Minnesota, Tufts
University New England Medical Center. He completed fellowship training in Congestive HeartFailure/Cardiac Transplant at the University of Minnesota, from July 2004-2005. Additionally, Dr.Karia completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the American Heart Association. He is Board certified
in internal medicine and cardiology. Dr. Karia is skilled at reading echocardiology. He has clinicalexperience taking care of patients with end stage CHF, pre- and post-transplant and pre- andpost-operative device implantation.
Morris Kotler, MD
Morris Kotler, MD is Chairman Emeritus of the Division of
Cardiovascular Disease at Albert Einstein Medical Center and aProfessor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas JeffersonUniversity. Dr. Kotler has held posts as Professor of Medicine at
Hahnemann University as well as Assistant Professor of Medicine at theUniversity of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Kotler has published more than 280 articles in accredited medical
journals such as theAmerican Journal of Medicine, Circulation,American Heart Journal, American Journal of Echocardiography,
Lancet, andJournal of the American College of Cardiology. He hasauthored more than 50 chapters in cardiology texts, five textbooks incardiology and close to 90 abstracts on such topics as transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) and directional coronary atherectomy. Dr. Kotleris a reviewer for theNewEngland Journal of Medicine, American Heart Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine,Journal of theAmerican College of Cardiology andAmerican Society of Ultrasound.
Dr. Kotler holds many memberships with professional and scientific societies such as the Royal
College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland and the American Society of Ultrasound. He is a fellow ofthe American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. He has served as
President of the Philadelphia chapter as well as Board Director of the Southeastern Pennsylvaniaaffiliate of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Kotler is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He was named among
Philadelphiamagazine's Top Docs in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
Joel M. Kupfer, MD
Joel Kupfer, MD, peripheral interventional cardiologist has been in academic and clinical practice for15 years prior to joining the Einstein staff. He earned his medical degree from the Mount Sinai Schoolof Medicine. Dr. Kupfer completed an internship at Wadsworth-VA Medical Center and residency at
Duke University Medical Center. Fellowship training was completed at the New York Hospital -Cornell Medical Center. Additional research and clinical fellow training was completed atCedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Kupfer is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology.
Nicholas Langan, MD
Nicholas Langan, MD, is an attending cardiologist at Germantown Community Health Services withspecial expertise in cardiac imaging. He helps diagnose heart problems with echocardiography, stresstesting, and nuclear scans.
Dr. Langan earned his medical degree at Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel. He completedhis residency and an internship in internal medicine at Downstate Medical Center/Kings CountyMedical Center/Brooklyn Veterans Hospital. Dr. Langan completed cardiology fellowships at Medical
College of Pennsylvania and at Philadelphia Veterans Hospital. He also completed a cardiac imagingfellowship in nuclear cardiology and echocardiography at Medical College of Pennsylvania.
He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and is a Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Cardiology. He was recently re-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in
cardiovascular disease in 2001.
Sumeet K. Mainigi, MD
Sumeet K. Mainigi, MD is the Associate Director of
Electrophysiology at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Dr.
Mainigi is board certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology,
Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Echocardiography, Nuclear
Cardiology, and Internal Medicine. He is a graduate of Johns
Hopkins University and New York University School of
Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in
internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania. He followed his residency with a fellowship in
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cardiology and a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mainigi has
presented original research at many national scientific meetings and has authored
numerous publications and book chapters in the fields of cardiology and
electrophysiology. He is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society and has specific
expertise in ablation of atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular
tachycardias, and implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, and biventricular-devices.
He has specific research interests in atrial fibrillation ablation and biventricular
devices.
Craig Oliner, MD
Craig Oliner, MD is Director of the Cardiac Care Unit and AssociateProfessor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson
University. He is board certified in internal medicine andcardiovascular disease.
Dr. Oliner received his medical degree from the Medical College ofPennsylvania in 1980. He completed his internal medicine residency atTemple University Hospital and cardiology fellowship at the Medical
College of Virginia. After fellowship, he held research associatepositions in cardiology and clinical pharmacology at the University ofChicago, where he directed the exercise physiology laboratory. Dr.
Oliner has authored a number of manuscripts and abstracts on topicssuch as B-blockade and mental performance, and predication of
ventricular functional recovery with I-123 phenylpemtadecanoic acid after coronary
revascularization. He also has served as a reviewer for theJournal of Cardiovascular PharmacologyandChest.
Parul Patel, MD
Doctor Patel received her medical degree at State University of New York at Downstate.
She completed her residency in internal medicine at NYU Medical Center where she
also served as Chief Medical Resident. After her fellowship in Cardiology at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital she completed a one year fellowship in interventional
cardiology also at Jefferson.
Dennis Sarabi, MD, PhD
Doctor Sarabi is a graduate of the University of Uppsala where he received his medical
and Ph.D. He completed residency training in internal medicine and cardiology
fellowship training at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Dr. Sarabi has been prolific in hisacademic activities prior to and during his residency and fellowship here at Einstein.
Marjorie Stanek, MD
Marjorie Stanek, MD is Director of the Cardiac Stress Laboratory and
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College, ThomasJefferson University.
Dr. Stanek received her medical degree in 1972 from the Medical Collegeof Pennsylvania and completed her residency in internal medicine atRhode Island Hospital, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island
and Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Shecompleted fellowship training in cardiology at the Medical College ofPennsylvania. Dr. Stanek is board certified in internal medicine and
cardiovascular diseases and has special interest in women and heartdisease. She formerly served as a member of the Committee on Exercise
& Cardiac Rehabilitation, Council of Clinical Cardiology, of theAmerican Heart Association. In addition, Dr. Stanek has co-directed several day-long symposia oncardiac rehabilitation and has co-authored articles for professional publications.
Shahriar Yazdanfar, MD
Shahriar Yazdanfar, MD is Director of the Section of Invasive,Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology. He is board certified in
internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Yazdanfar hasauthored numerous articles and abstracts on various topics incardiovascular disease and interventional procedures, particularly on
directional coronary atherectomy and various aspects of balloonangioplasty in major cardiology journals. He is co-investigator in theNational TIMI III trial and Gusto I and II studies.
Dr. Yazdanfar received his medical degree from Tehran UniversityMedical School in Iran. He completed fellowship training in clinicalcardiology at Temple University Hospital followed by one year of basic
research fellowship at Temple Health Science Center in Philadelphia,PA. Dr. Yazdanfar if a fellow of the American College of Cardiology,
American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and American College of Physicians. He is
a member of the AMA, PMS, PCMS, and Philadelphia Academy of Cardiology.
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The cardiology fellowship curriculum is structured toprovide well-rounded training in all aspects of the
cardiovascular disease.
First Year
In the first year of fellowship, fellows spend two
months on the cardiology teaching consult service, two
months on the cardiac catheterization service, three
months on the non-invasive service (including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology,
and stress imaging), two months in the cardiac care unit, one month on the
electrophysiology service, one month of elective time, and one month on research.
On the cardiology consult service, fellows perform primary consultations on teaching
service patients admitted to the Medical Center. Since a private attending does not
follow these patients, the fellow has greater autonomy in recommending diagnostic and
therapeutic measures. On the cardiac catheterization service, fellows perform
introductory cardiac catheterization and learn the basics of catheterization such as
arterial sheath placement, right heart catheterization and placement of temporary
pacemakers. During the non-invasive rotation, fellows are involved in both the basics of
performing and interpreting echocardiographic procedures as well as basic stress ECG.
In the coronary care unit and consult service, fellows are responsible for supervising
and teaching medical residents and students, and learning to achieve the high level of
professionalism necessary to interact effectively with patients, families, and other health
professionals. On the electrophysiology service fellows perform arrhythmia consults,
review electrophysiologic studies and are introduced into the EP lab.
Second Year
In the second year of fellowship, fellows spend two months on the telemetry service, two
months on the cardiac catheterization service, two months on the electrophysiology
service, one month on the non-invasive service, one month in the CCU, one month on
the congestive heart failure service, two months of elective time, and one month on
research.
On the telemetry service fellows supervise medical residents, interns and medical
students. The cardiology fellow performs as a junior attending under the direct
supervision of the telemetry teaching attending developing the knowledge base,
interactive skills, technical skills, and learning attitudes to provide high-level care to
adult patients with the most common forms of heart disease.
On the non-invasive services fellows master more advanced echocardiographic skills
such as treadmill and Dobutamine echocardiography, independent performance of
echocardiography, introduction to transesophageal echocardiograms, and nuclear
cardiology interpretation. On the electrophysiology service fellows receive advanced
instruction in radio frequency ablations, interpretation of Holter monitors and event
recorders, ECG interpretation and permanent pacemaker follow-up.
Third Year
The third year of fellowship allows for significant elective time to be arranged to serve
the educational needs of the individual trainee. During the third year fellows spend one
month in the CCU, two months on the nuclear cardiology rotation, one month on the
vascular service, one month in the non-invasive laboratory, one month on research, and
six months of elective time. The elective time is flexible, allowing the fellow the
opportunity to complete a research project and/or acquire specialized skills in either
non-invasive cardiology such as CT/MR, echocardiography, electrophysiology, nuclearmedicine, or further develop skills in diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
Due to the structure of the program, graduating fellows will be level II certified in
cardiac catheterization, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Opportunities are
available in the third year to become level III certified in echcardiography or level II
certified in cardiac CT.
Curriculum Grid
PGY-4 PGY-5 PGY-6
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CATH LAB 2 2
CCU 2 1 1
CHF 1
CONSULTS 2
EPS 1 2
ELECTIVE 1 2 6
NON-INVASIVE 3 1 1
NUCLEAR 2
RESEARCH 1 1 1TELEMETRY 2
VASCULAR 1
TOTAL MONTHS 12 12 12
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The Division of Cardiovascular Disease provides eight hours of conference time per
week. Regularly scheduled conferences include: Cardiology Grand Rounds, Case
Conference, Journal Club, Echocardiography/Nuclear Cardiology Conference,Electrophysiology Conference, Cardiac Catheterization Conference, Heart Failure
Conference, ECG didactic and reading conferences, Interdisciplinary Peripheral
Vascular Disease Conference, and Department of Medicine interdisciplinary fellowship
conferences.
In the summer months the regular conference schedule is superceded by a
comprehensive Core Curriculum Series designed to give a broad overview of
Cardiovascular Diseases.
Self-study materials such as the ACCSAP and ACC Board Review are available on
CD-ROM. In addition, a series of board review CDs and echocardiographic studies are
are available for review. Fellows have access to a wide variety of teaching materials from
the American College of Cardiology via Cardiosource Plus.
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Albert Einstein Medical Centers Cardiology Fellowship Program participates in
the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). ERAS applications must contain
a medical school transcript, curriculum vitae, personal statement, USMLE Report (Steps1, 2 and 3), and three letters of recommendation. One of the recommendation letters
must be from the Internal Medicine Program Director or Chair, Department of
Medicine.
ERAS applications will be accepted through January 15th
. Selected applicants will
be invited to visit Albert Einstein Medical Center for a personal interview.
For More Information
For more information, please call or write:
Contact Person:
Mr. Philip WalshFellowship Program Coordinator
Division of Cardiovascular DiseaseAlbert Einstein Medical Center5401 Old York Road, Suite 363
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Phone:
215-456-7929
Fax:
215-456-7926
E-mail:
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Albert Einstein Medical Center is proudly committed
to its mission as a premiere independent academic
medical center in the Greater Philadelphia area.Located just four miles north of downtown
Philadelphia, our heritage is rooted in healing, caring
and learning. Our distinguished history extends back
to 1865 with the founding of Einstein Medical Center's
forerunner, the Jewish Hospital. Though the
healthcare landscape has changed dramatically since
that time, our mission to provide compassionate, high
quality healthcare to anyone in need, to provide medical education and training for the
next generation of physicians and to participate in clinical research to enhance patient
care and advance the science of medicine has not changed.
Einstein has a long-standing commitment to providing medical services to its
community. We are proud of our heritage and of the high-volume programs and
services we provide to our community.
A strong commitment to community
As the needs of our community have evolved, so has Albert Einstein Medical Center. The
medical center is now but one entity in a network of facilities and programs that offer a
solid, secure academic environment for learning and achievement. With four inpatient
facilities housing over 1,237 beds and several outpatient centers, Einstein Healthcare
Network is one of the most active healthcare providers in the Philadelphia area.
Combined, the network encompasses approximately 32,000 inpatient admissions,
75,000 emergency room visits and 255,000 ambulatory visits per year.
Opportunities that reach beyond campus walls
Our 35-acre main campus encompasses Albert Einstein Medical Center's 440-bed acute
care hospital, which includes a Level I Regional Trauma Center and a Level III Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit; 102-bed Willowcrest Center for subacute care; and 147-MossRehab
(main campus and Einstein at Elkins Park), the Philadelphia region's major source for
medical rehabilitation. In addition, Einstein at Elkins Park is a 60-bed general acute
care hospital located on a 30-acre suburban campus in Montgomery County.
Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment (inpatient and outpatient mental health
and substance abuse care), Einstein Center One (primary care and specialty physicians),
Germantown Community Health Services, and Willow Terrace (a skilled nursing facility)
are located in close proximity to the main campus and round out Einsteins broad scope
of services. Einstein Neighborhood Health (a network of primary care providers) insuresa diverse patient population and case mix for our undergraduate and graduate education
programs.
Albert Einstein Medical Center is a teaching hospital offering a full range of advanced
health services. Within this environment, more than 360 residents across 24 residency
and fellowship programs share in the learning process. Our medical community includes
over 350 full-time physicians and dentists and an additional 400 affiliated physicians.
A strong commitment to education
We named the medical center for Albert Einstein, inspired by his brilliance and his
humanity. Einstein never lost sight of the individual, and we have sought to follow his
example.
Albert Einstein Medical Center is a place where learning is valued and the individual is
respected. Einstein offers residents the resources and advantages of a major teaching
institution, without losing sight of the individual. Although we are among the largest
tertiary care facilities in Pennsylvania, the medical center is a place where each
resident's individual educational pursuits are of prime importance. Our mission is to
prepare residents fully for their career paths.
Respected and established training programs
Albert Einstein Medical Center is an active participant in the education of new
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physicians, offering highly regarded residency and fellowship training programs in
many specialty and subspecialty areas.
With its extensive array of services and programs, Einstein Medical Center is positioned
to provide depth and diversity in medical education. We sponsor graduate medical
programs spanning more than 20 different medical specialties, as well as dentistry. Our
programs are designed to provide the scope, expertise and hands-on experience it takes
to prepare for a career in the rapidly changing world of modern healthcare delivery.
Residencies
Dental: General Practice Osteopathic Rotating Internship
Dental: Endodontics Pediatrics
Dental: Orthodontics Podiatry
Emergency Medicine Psychiatry
Internal Medicine Radiology
Preliminary Medicine Surgery: General
Obstetrics and
GynecologySurgery: Preliminary
Orthopaedic Surgery Transitional Year
Fellowships
Cardiology Interventional Cardiology
Gastroenterology Nephrology
Geriatric Medicine Rheumatology
Geriatric Psychiatry Transplant Surgery
Infectious Disease Pulmonary/Critical Care
In addition, Einstein has affiliated residencies in ENT, Neurology, Ophthalmology,
PM&R, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Urology
A strong affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University
At Albert Einstein Medical Center, residents benefit from the medical center's strong
affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University and from the positive synergy created
between a major medical institution and a prominent university. Albert Einstein
Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of Jefferson Medical College, participating in
Jeffersons physical diagnosis course for second year medical students and providing a
broad spectrum of clinical clerkships and elective rotations for third and fourth year
medical students.
Residents at Einstein play a vital role teaching and supervising Jefferson medical
students. In addition, Einstein medical staff members hold faculty appointments at
Jefferson and are actively involved in student education.
A strong commitment to research
Einstein Medical Center is a place of discovery and achievement, attracting top
professionals from all over the world. Our commitment to research is reflected in
well-funded programs of clinical and scientific research that complement patient care
and medical education.
Einstein has a century-long commitment to clinical researchone that began in 1916 in
an effort to control an outbreak of infantile paralysis. Today, research is a vital
component of a three-tiered mission that also includes quality patient care and
education. In fact, more than 250 active clinical trials are underway throughout Albert
Einstein Healthcare Network today in a wide variety of investigative areas:
AIDS/HIV
Cancer
Cardiology (invasive and non-invasive)
Dental medicine
Drug/alcohol dependency
Emergency medicine
Gastroenterology
Geriatric medicine
Orthopaedics and sports medicine
Pain Management and Anesthesiology
Psychiatry and behavioral health
Radiology and nuclear medicine
Radiation oncology
Transplantation
Urology
Vaccine
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The following are a few of the special programs and services offered by Einstein
Healthcare Network.
Einstein Simulation and Learning Center
Scheduled to open in July 2009, Einstein is constructing a 6500 square feet Simulation
and Learning Center located in the Korman Research Building on main campus. The
Simulation and Learning Center will provide residents, physicians, nurses and allied
health professionals "real life" patient experiences with guided, artificially created
scenarios and procedures that evoke or replicate actual patient care. At least six kinds of
training will be available at the Center: human patient simulators, simulated clinical
environments, virtual procedure stations, procedure training, certification courses and
team training. Training in simulated environments is an emerging additional step in the
learning process - a step between classroom instruction and actual clinical instruction
with real patients. As an academic medical center, Einstein is committed to teaching
excellence and to the full integration of simulation into everyday residency training.
Einstein Heart Institute
Einstein Heart Institute houses Albert Einstein Medical Centers well-respected,
40-year-old heart program. Einstein Heart Institute was among the first heart programs
in Philadelphia to offer ground-breaking, life-saving procedures including balloon
angioplasty and minimally invasive bypass surgery.
That tradition continues today. Opened in 1999, The Minerva and Fred Braemer Heart
Center is equipped with the most advanced cardiac care technology available. It is one of
the first heart facilities in the world to seamlessly integrate two of the most important
cardiac catheterization tools, digital imaging and hemodynamic monitoring, into one
digitally networked cardiac information management system.
While many of our patients are successfully treated with angioplasty and stenting
procedures, those requiring surgery have immediate access to some of the most
experienced surgeons in the world. Surgeons skilled in the latest techniques including
beating heart bypass and all-arterial bypass surgery.
Transplant programs
Albert Einstein Medical Center's Kidney Transplant Program was established in 1965,
and today remains at the forefront of renal therapy and transplantation. Our kidney
transplant surgeons offer patients the latest surgical and interventional techniques,
including techniques pioneered at Einstein. We have vast experience in treating
end-stage renal disease with kidney and kidney/pancreas transplantation and in
performing difficult transplants in high-risk patients.
The Einstein Center for Liver Disease is one of the region's largest and fastest growing
programs, attracting patients from both the Delaware Valley region and internationally.
The surgical team performs approximately 65 liver transplants each year and hundreds
of non-transplant liver procedures and operations. Einstein's liver surgeons employ the
latest transplantation techniques including living related donors, reduced size, split liver
transplantations and the safe and effective use of extended donors. Survival rates of
patients who undergo liver transplantation at Albert Einstein Medical Center are higher
than the national average.
Last year members of our transplant team earned recognition for their work in the field
of organ transplantation. Among the honors earned was the Albert Schweitzer Gold
Medal for humanitarianism and contribution to the advancement of organ
transplantation procedures.
Marion-Louise Saltzman Womens Center
Compassionate, respectful healthcare for women is the focus and philosophy of the
Marion-Louise Saltzman Women's Center. Brought about by our vision to create a
facility for treating the special health needs of women, the Marion-Louise Saltzman
Women's Center is a place where women are cared for by experts in women's physical
and emotional health.
In addition, nine Einstein physicians were among those named in Philadelphia
magazines "Top Doctors for Women," a distinction that reflects our leadership in
healthcare for women and children.
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Einstein Cancer Center
The Einstein Cancer Center provides complete cancer care for more than 1,400 newly
diagnosed patients annually. Patients have access to the most advanced technologies
and treatment options available in our new, patient-focused facility. The Einstein Cancer
Center is a member of the nationally renowned Jefferson Cancer Networka
consortium of 17 institutions dedicated to improving cancer care and increasing clinical
research.
Behavioral Health
Taking care of the mind is as important as taking care of the body. Belmont Behavioral
Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health systems in
Philadelphia. Belmont is known both regionally and nationally for its expertise and
dedication in treating mental health, addictions and eating disorders.
Last year, Belmont Behavioral Health introduced two new programs to address
underserved populations. In response to a lack of adequate childrens psychiatric
programs in the area, Belmont opened a 12-bed inpatient unit that treats young people
aged five to 12 years old. Belmont also instituted Three East at Belmont, a new inpatient
program for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community.
Community Health
Einstein Neighborhood Healthcare is a network of more than 70 physicians and
healthcare providers offering primary care, pediatrics and obstetric and gynecologic
services in community-based offices throughout Northeast and Northwest Philadelphia,
as well as Eastern Montgomery and Lower Bucks Counties.
Germantown Community Health Services is committed to providing quality healthcare
services to residents of Northwest Philadelphia. With a special focus on women, children
and older adults, Germantown Community Health Services offers a complete primary
care services, as well as an Emergency Department, outpatient surgery center,
outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy and outpatient dialysis services.
Willow Terrace is a long-term care residence for older adults who are no longer able to
safely maintain an independent lifestyle. Willow Terrace is located on the GermantownCommunity Health Services campus.
The newly expanded Einstein Center One offers residents of Northeast Philadelphia and
Montgomery and Bucks counties convenient access to primary care and specialty
physician offices, as well as a new Outpatient Surgery Center.
Medical Rehabilitation
In 2000, MossRehab celebrated a century of providing quality, compassionate care to
individuals with physical disabilities. A leading national rehabilitation provider,
MossRehab has been recognized eight times as one of"Americas Best Hospitals" byU.S.
News & World Report.
One of only a few rehabilitation hospitals in the nation that offers a research institute,MossRehab was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of
Health to establish and operate a regional network for rehabilitation research. In
addition, MossRehab administers the Philadelphia regions only federally approved and
funded traumatic brain injury Model Systems of Care. The first specialized rehabilitation
program in the Philadelphia regionand among the first in the U.S.MossRehab's
Drucker Brain Injury Center has cared for more than 11,000 patients with traumatic
brain injury over the past 20 years.
Orthopaedics
Einstein Medical Center's Department of Orthopaedic Surgerycontinues to build a team
of physicians skilled in the latest treatment options for bone, joint and musculoskeletal
problems. Surgeons offer special expertise in the surgical correction of spine, hand,wrist, shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle disorders, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery,
orthopaedic trauma and total joint replacement/reconstruction.
The Institute for Mobility Evaluation and Treatment draws national and international
attention for its specialized treatment of complex neurological disorders. The institute
offers tremendous hope for more independent living to people with limited use of their
arms and legs, and is attracting patients worldwide through the Internet.
Gutman Diabetes Institute
The Gutman Diabetes Institute provides education
, medical services and support for
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those most severely affected by diabetesthe elderly. In addition, the Center for Urban
Health Policy and Research explores issues such as how different ethnic groups
approach end-of-life decisions.
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Albert Einstein Medical Center is committed to education and life-long learning. Our
Department of Library Services consists of the Alexander and Herbert Luria Memorial
Library and the Hassel Media Center. The library and its resources serve the patientcare, education, and research needs of Albert Einstein Healthcare Network's staff and
students.
The Luria Medical Library has more than 250 current
print journal subscriptions and provides access to over
2000 full text electronic journals. The Hassel Media
Center and computer terminals in the library reading
area offer access to the Internet, statistical software, and
databases including Micromedex and EBSCOhost
interface to MEDLINE, CINAHL, SportDiscus, and
various evidence-based medicine resources.
In addition, computer terminals have been placed at key locations throughout the
facility to assist physicians in practicing the art of evidence-based medicine.
On-Line Academic Resources
Clinical and academic online resources available to all
physicians include:
EBSCOhost Research Database is Einstein's primary
source for access to electronic full text medical journals and
textbooks. EBSCOhost provides access to healthcare
databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, SportDiscus,
Cochrane Databases, and DARE in addition to various other
journals through select publishers such as Science Direct.
Through EBSCOhost, physicians have access to more than
2000 full text electronic medical journals. Additionally,Stat!Refprovides access to 50 electronic medical textbooks.
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network has site licenses for Micromedex, MD Consult,
PsychiatryOnline and UpToDate. These resources are designed to help physicians
quickly answer clinical questions.
New Innovations is the Internet-based residency program management software
application used for on-line completion of evaluations and tracking of all resident
demographic and performance information.
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At Einstein Medical Center, we are sensitive to the personal needs of residents. Our
salary and benefits package is highly competitive with regional hospitals.
- Medical and dental insurance coverage
Einstein Medical Center provides medical and dental
insurance coverage for residents and their dependents.
Domestic partner health insurance benefits also are
available. Residents may choose from a variety of health
plan options offered by the medical center. Dental
insurance covers routine preventive and restorative care.
- Disability and Life Insurance
Residents receive group life insurance (one times annual salary to a maximum of
$20,000) and long-term disability insurance. Residents also are eligible to participate
in the medical centers tax-sheltered annuity, credit union and flexible spending account
programs to set aside pre-tax dollars for child care and non-reimbursable medical
expenses.
- Malpractice liability insurance
Provided for all assigned and approved residency program activities.
- Four weeks annual paid vacation and personal time
Residents need to maintain a healthy balance in their lives. Vacation and personal time
is provided to help ease the pressures and rigors of resident life and to insure dedicated
time to spend time with family and friends.
- Institutional educational stipend for senior residents
Albert Einstein Medical Center is committed to enhancing the learning experience of its
residents and fellows. As such, a $500 per year institutional educational stipend has
been established to enable PGY2 residents and above to participate in conferences or
to obtain materials or equipment that will assist them in their educational endeavors.
This "institutional stipend" is available to all eligible residents and is in addition to any
benefits that may be offered through an individual department or residency program.
- Free Parking
Residents are provided assigned parking in one of our secure parking garages for the
length of their training program.
- On call meals and accommodations
Private rooms and meal allowance are provided for all residents on call.
- Recreational lounge
Provided exclusively for house staff. Our lounge is equipped with comfortable furniture,
refrigerators, TV, pool and ping-pong tables, exercise equipment, showers and lockers.
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