 Hi, my name is Dr. Yasmin Shabazz. I'm the Chief Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow and in my sixth year of postgraduate medical training here at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. I would say if there is one word that describes our fellowship, it would be that it's fellow-centric. Not only do we have a wide array of pathologies that we see here from a very large catchment area, we see an array from interventional and electrophysiology procedures to advanced heart failure, including mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist devices, transplantation, but we also see bread and butter cardiology, including acute coronary syndrome and heart failure. And not only is the breadth of the disease that we see very large, but it's also high quality. The fellows are intimately involved in the entire process from evaluation of patients to workup and the thought process all the way to implementation of the treatment of disease. Procedures typically do not start without the fellow involvement. By the end of your first year in fellowship, you'll be comfortable performing right heart catheterizations on your own by the end of your second year in fellowship. You'll be comfortable doing left heart catheterization, diagnostic left heart catheterizations on your own in addition to transesophageal echoes. And in your second year of fellowship, while at the veteran's hospital, you're essentially the only cardiologist that's there reading echoes, doing consults, and running the primary cardiology team over there. And in your third year of fellowship, really you hone your skills and refine your skills as you get ready to enter into the world of cardiology. I think here in our fellowship, in the area, we are known for producing clinically well-trained cardiologists and really look forward to training even more. My name is Mukthash Rivasov and I'm the program director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland. And we are thrilled that you're interested in joining us at our institution. The spectrum of disease encountered at our institution is tremendous and we offer leading edge therapies. And in collaboration with our colleagues in cardiac surgery and vascular surgery, we are able to offer our most complex patients coordinated care. Our basic science and clinical research faculty integrate scholarship and the pursuit of new knowledge into our very comprehensive clinical training program. Graded autonomy and hands-on experience and procedural areas are a keystone of our approach to learning. Through individualized mentorship, we hope to help each trainee achieve their unique potential and attain their career aspirations. Our fellows are what make us a premier training program. Our fellows are a gifted, vibrant, compassionate and visionary group. They win numerous teaching and research accolades and they are the brightest ambassadors of our division. We are proud and inspired to work along their side every day. Hi, my name is Helene Kwong. I'm a PGY6 Cardiovascular Disease Fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship here at the University of Maryland offers unparalleled exposure to some of the most complex cardiovascular cases on the East Coast. We work closely as fellows with experts in specialty fields like adult congenital heart disease, cardio-oncology, pulmonary hypertension and advanced heart failure and transplant. And being based in downtown Baltimore has its benefits. Not only do we get the benefit of being a quaternary referral center and seeing some of the most complex cases in the nation, we also get a lot of bread and butter cardiology through the VA system as well. Aside from the excellent clinical and research opportunities here, the fellowship is also really collegial. I've met some of the best and most talented people here that I'll call lifelong friends. The attendings here really get to know you as a person and they help you try to determine and achieve your professional and personal goals. Aside from that, Baltimore is a great place to live. It's really affordable and the food here is diverse. It's a great place to raise my family and I hope you guys will consider the University of Maryland Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship when you're choosing where to train.