Eberhardt Grube Interventional Structural Heart Disease Fellowship

Directed by Dr. Nikolaos Spilias, with the support of the founding director Dr. Eduardo De Marchena, Dr. Pedro Cox and Dr. Michael Dyal, and housed within the cutting-edge UHealth Tower Cardiac and Vascular Center, the program provides a comprehensive, one-year experience that emphasizes clinical excellence, procedural expertise, and academic development. Fellows gain hands-on training with exposure to the full spectrum of adult structural interventions, including:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  
• Mitral and Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair (TEER)
  
• Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) 
  
• Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR)
  
• Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
  
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure
  
• Paravalvular leak closure
  
• Advanced imaging (TEE, CT, AI-based simulations)

The program fosters close collaboration with cardiac surgery, imaging, and heart failure teams, encouraging a heart team-based approach.

Fellows train alongside nationally recognized and experienced faculty, present cases at weekly multidisciplinary heart team meetings, engage in research initiatives, and participate actively in the annual Miami Valves Conference, hosted by the University of Miami.

Our goal is to develop leaders in structural heart disease—clinicians who are technically proficient, research-oriented, and committed to advancing patient care.

ACGME Accredited: No
Fellows per year: 1
Duration: 1 Year (start date: July 1st)

Eligibility

1. Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, an ACGME-accredited Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency Program by the start of the program.
   
2. Applicants must be: US citizens, US Permanent Residents/Green Card Holders

Application

Applicants interested in the Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Program at the University of Miami must submit the following items in pdf format at nspilias@med.miami.edu:

1. Current CV
   
2. Personal statement detailing your interest in structural heart disease and career goals
   
3. Two (2) letters of recommendation

Deadline for applications: September 15

Qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule interviews in October-November.