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Welcome from the Program Director

Carlos Nousari, MD

With delight and great joy, we open our doors to you, expecting that your time at Broward Health leads to the fulfillment of your most cherished dreams. Cardiology is us—we think, speak, write, read, teach, and practice it. Above all, we desire your professional journey to be successful. May your learning experience be highly productive and excellent in every aspect of the fellowship program.

Welcome to the Broward Health Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program!

This program is well known and highly coveted for the following pillars it offers: Access to a community composed of a rich mix of ethnic and cultural backgrounds from South Florida, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Northern U.S., Canada, and worldwide seasonal tourists. Opportunities to hone your clinical skills are endless, thanks to the multiplicity of cases seen in the surrounding communities.

The environment is conducive for every fellow to reach their full potential—excellently structured rounds, relevant conferences, regular presentation of research papers, clinical trials guided by the vast experience of our faculty, and more. Our practice is patient-centered. Integrity forms the foundation of our identity. We pride ourselves on our respect for the sanctity of human life.

Our graduating fellows exhibit a caring and comforting attitude toward patients. The love for learning doesn't stop upon completion of the fellowship program but rather leads to a lifelong commitment to learning, teaching, and advocating for their communities and the advancement of medical science.

Arnoux Blanchard, MD
Program Director
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Director: Arnoux Blanchard, MD

Coordinator: Natasha Lemonier

Contact Us:
954-712-6895
[email protected]

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About the Program

The Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at Broward Health Medical Center is a comprehensive, ACGME-accredited three-year training experience that combines clinical excellence with academic rigor. Designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in cardiovascular medicine, the program offers fellows a rich educational environment, access to advanced technology and mentorship from renowned faculty in a dynamic, urban healthcare setting.

World-Class Training & Mentorship

Our faculty comprises experienced and nationally recognized cardiologists dedicated to advancing cardiovascular care and education. Fellows benefit from close mentorship in subspecialties including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, structural heart disease and cardiac imaging.

Diverse Clinical Exposure

Located in the heart of Fort Lauderdale, Broward Health Medical Center serves a diverse patient population with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases. Fellows rotate through high-volume inpatient and outpatient services, gaining robust experience in complex cardiovascular pathology and procedural skills.

Research & Scholarly Activity

We emphasize academic development through ongoing research opportunities in clinical trials, outcomes research and quality improvement. Fellows are encouraged to present at national conferences and contribute to peer-reviewed publications, with strong support from our faculty and institutional resources.

Lifestyle & Location

Set against the backdrop of sunny South Florida, Fort Lauderdale offers an ideal balance of professional development and personal well-being. With beautiful beaches, a vibrant cultural scene and year-round outdoor activities, fellows enjoy an exceptional quality of life outside the hospital.

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Program Highlights

ACGME-accredited three-year program
Training in all major cardiology subspecialties
High procedural volumes and advanced technology
Strong emphasis on academic scholarship
Faculty committed to personalized mentorship
Collaborative, team-oriented learning environment
Located minutes from the beach and downtown Fort Lauderdale

At Broward Health, we are proud to offer a fellowship experience that is as enriching as it is rigorous. Our mission is to train compassionate, skilled and forward-thinking cardiovascular specialists prepared to thrive in both clinical and academic careers.

Cardiology Rotations

Clinical Cardiology Rotation

The general cardiology rotation is the rotation where the fellows spend the majority of their time with direct patient interaction and serves as the cornerstone of developing the fellows clinical general cardiology knowledge and application of such skills in clinical practice. Fellows will receive a broad introduction to the evaluation and management of a wide variety of diseases related to vast field of cardiology and often follow patients from admission to discharge. This broad rotation allows fellows to incorporate knowledge from common inpatient cardiac consultations to more advanced heart failure, coronary, pericardial, electrical, and valvular heart diseases.

Cardiac Catheterization Rotation

The cardiac catheterization rotation is an intensive rotation where cardiology fellows spend their time exclusively doing continual cardiac catheterizations. This is a crucial rotation to understand the procedural component in the field of cardiology and to train incoming fellows on the many procedural aspects of cardiology. Core concepts taught are the indications for cardiac catheterization, mastering vascular access, manipulation of intra-cardiac catheters, guide wires, and sheaths, and learning the basics of coronary artery anatomy and angioplasties, pericardiocentesis, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and trans-venous pacing.

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Rotation

The Cardiac Care Units encompass 16 CVICU beds and 8 CCU beds. It is a high energy environment where the fellow will provide cardiac care for the most critical patients who require intensive care. We often work directly in conjunction with the critical care team and the cardiothoracic surgical team to manage their post-operative open-heart patients. This provides the experience needed to further your training in the critical aspects of Cardiology. Here, you will learn understanding of advanced hemodynamics, manage left ventricular assist devices, and learn to manage open-heart patients.

Heart Failure Rotation

The Heart Failure Rotation is a rotation for the second and third year fellows where they will spend their time split between Broward Health Medical Center and Cleveland Clinic. The month spent in Cleveland Clinic focuses on advanced heart failure, interpretation of hemodynamics, management of mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. The fellows will also spend their time at the main hospital, Broward Health Medical Center, where the fellows will rotate on a heart failure rotation, and see early to late stage heart failure.

Electrophysiology Rotation

Fellows have the opportunity to interact with the Electrophysiology attendings evaluating patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. They also participate on daily rounds and prepare weekly conferences. BHMC provides various types of advanced mapping and ablation techniques such as radiofrequency and cryo-ablation. Furthermore, comprehensive Electrophysiology procedures including EP diagnostic study, ablation of both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, placement of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, permanent pacemakers, Watchman left atrial appendage occluders, and cardiac resynchronization devices.

Nuclear Cardiology Rotation

Nuclear medicine clinical training is designed to help fellows become an independent practioner of cardiac nuclear medicine. Training is hands on clinical nuclear medicine working with attending physicians and technologists at BHMC. Fellows are expected to be in charge of the stress lab and often participate in procedures such as exercise treadmill test, MUGA scans, coronary CTAs, and exercise and pharmacologic dobutamine stress echocardiography.

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Current WebEx-Based Lectures

General Cardiology Conference
Cardiac Catheterization Conference
EKG Conference
Echocardiography Conference
Board Review
Back to Bedside Conference
Journal Club

Meet Our Faculty and Fellows

Meet the dedicated fellows and expert faculty of our Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program. Our fellows bring passion and curiosity, while our faculty provide invaluable expertise and mentorship to support their growth.

Program Faculty Current Fellows