The Department of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Florida has over 30 cardiologists and 14 advanced practice providers who take part in a variety of subspecialty service lines, including ischemic, structural, heart rhythm, advanced heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, sports cardiology, and cardio-oncology. It also has state-of-the-art echocardiography, catheterization, and electrophysiology laboratories.

Each year, our vibrant echo lab performs:

• Over 25,000 echocardiograms per year
• Approximately 1,000 transesophageal echocardiograms
• 2,500 stress echocardiograms

You can expect a wide breadth of experience in advanced imaging for a variety of cardiovascular disease states. You will also receive hands-on experience in our structural cardiology laboratory, which performs well over 200 structural cases annually, including transcatheter aortic, mitral, and pulmonary valve replacement, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve and tricuspid valves, left atrial appendage closure, periprosthetic leak closure, and alcohol septal ablation. Additional elective training in nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is also available.

Our Cardiology, Echocardiography Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, is committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for you. You will have individualized access to world-class consultants with expertise in a wide variety of subspecialties in cardiology.

At Mayo Clinic, we strive to uphold the three shields of medicine, which include high-quality patient care, research and innovation, and the pinnacle of medical education. Our staff are passionate about educating and training the next generation of cardiologists. Consultants are actively involved in translational and clinical research with experience in grant writing and running clinical trials. If you're interested, you would also receive valuable education in research and presentation skills that would form a solid foundation for a vibrant academic career.

We hope you find the information about our fellowship on this website helpful, and we welcome you to reach out with questions. We're excited that you have an interest in our fellowship program, and we hope we can play a part in your future!

From the program directors

Welcome to the Cardiology, Echocardiography Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida!

This program continues to follow the original Mayo Clinic vision to maintain a unique patient-centered and highly integrated practice, incorporating new techniques and state-of-the-art approaches. We're excited to offer an ideal environment for your clinical, procedural, and academic training. Education is central to Mayo Clinic’s mission and the three shields – clinical practice, education, and research.

Whether you aim to practice structural and advanced echocardiographic imaging alone or plan to become a multimodality imaging specialist we are pleased to offer a flexible one-year program that can be tailored to your individual cardiac imaging goals. Please explore our program and don't hesitate to contact us!

Sincerely,
Pragnesh Parikh, M.D.
Cardiology, Echocardiography Fellowship Program Director
J. Christopher Ray, M.D.
Cardiology, Echocardiography Fellowship Associate Program Director

Photos: Dr. Parikh (left); Dr. Ray (right)

Faculty

In addition to our faculty in cardiology we are fortunate to collaborate with experts in cardiac imaging from our Department of Radiology. Offering collaborative reading enhances the learning environment, supplying insight unique from other imaging programs. We are pleased to work with this group of core faculty who are well published, lecture extensively, and are highly regarded in their fields.

Cardiology attending physicians

• Pragnesh Parikh, M.D.
• Chris Ray, M.D.
• Amy Pollak. M.D.
• Praj Reddy, M.D.
• Brian Shapiro, M.D., M.A.
• Abdallah El Sabbagh. M.D.
• Peter Pollak, M.D.
• Carolyn Landolfo, M.D.
• Mays Ali, M.D.

Nuclear medicine core attending physicians

• Joseph Accurso, M.D.
• Manoj Jain. M.D.
• Ephraim Parent, M.D.
• Akash Sharma, M.D., M.B.A.
• Jason Young, M.D.

Cardiac radiology attending physicians

• Andrew Bowman, M.D., Ph.D.
• Isabel Cortopassi, M.D.
• Elizabeth Johnson, M.D.
• Brent Little, M.D.
• Patricia Mergo, M.D.
• Sushil Sonavane, M.B.B.S., M.D.
• Justin Stowell, M.D.

Facilities

Our facilities boast the newest technology in cardiac imaging. We use Echocardiogram, CT (Computed Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanners from various vendors and access to the newest PET-CT (positron emission tomography CT) (positron emission tomography CT) and PET-MRI technology. We perform structural echocardiographic imaging in modern catheterization laboratories with ultramodern facilities in collaboration with our Interventional cardiologists.