Parker Ward

Cardiologist, Professor of Medicine/Cardiology @UChicagoMed, lucky to serve as Director of @UCCardsFellows

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

Very fortunate to be associated with this talented group...

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Virtual recruitment limits our our ability to show off the GREATEST thing about our program – Our Fellows! So please “Meet our Fellows"
https://t.co/2bp46TGSRx

And stay tuned to see a fun look at a day in “The Office” for our fellows. Coming soon…

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

We had a wonderful Fellowship Welcome Party this weekend!! Fellows, faculty and families enjoyed great weather, yummy treats & fun times at the home of @PWard35 !

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

@maxinetang making us proud at the IL ACC!!!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[Molly Altenburg @molly_altenburg]

@UCCardsFellows @AnnNguyenMD Love that I’m just high-fiving the air bc I’m so happy to be in that room of female cardiologists❤️

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Did you know that 50% of our first year fellows are women?! Diversity and inclusion is key to our program, and we’re so excited to launch our UC WIC group this year!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Great time at our Fellowship Welcome Party this weekend!! Fellows, faculty and families enjoyed great weather, yummy treats +fun times at the home of @PWard35 !

But it appears Jon Lattell is the only one who recalls him winning the “knock out”competition…

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Our fellows have MANY exciting research opportunities! Research mentorship director, and beloved APD, @alenghat helps our fellows establish relationships with mentors and projects in areas of interest.

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

We have rhythm!
Electrophysiology is exciting in our program, led by @gauravaupadhyay - you will spend one month on EP each of your first 2 years: get hands-on opportunities to interrogate devices, perform cardioversions, & manage a wide variety of inpt and outpt EP issues!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

NO BETTER PLACE for cardiac imaging training thanks to the leadership of @robertomlang 💪

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Cardiac Imaging in our program: SECOND TO NONE - thanks to Cardiac Imaging Center Director and Imaging Legend, @Robertomlang !!!

#EchoFirst You master TTE & TEE with @robertomlang, and outstanding multimodality faculty…@AddK007 @JSlivnickMD @hpatel824 @PWard35 @JDeCara_Card

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Prevention is a key component to your all areas of cardiovascular health, and our fellows have exciting dedicated prevention rotations in each of first 2 years, led by Dr Tamar Polonsky!
Primary prevention, secondary prevention, an so much more…

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

No better place to train in Adv Heart Failure/Transplant!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Our fellows love our Advanced HF/Transplant program, led by @spinneymd! They get exposure to the full breadth of this exciting field, in a program that is literally 2nd to none: https://t.co/R01TTFX2fE.

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

#UChicagoCardiacLab: A favorite of @UCCardsFellows!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

#AHAFIT #ACCFIT #AHAWIC @IllinoisACC @MedChiefs @uchicagohvc @PWard35 @hpatel824 @maxinetang @shirleneobuobi @molly_altenburg @GSaldanaMD @gruca_martin @nicolemp930 @Josephreidweber @CMFernandezMD @jihohan2 @pmiller67 @KanelidisMD @ValJeevanandam @spinneymd

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Exciting time in our program: Year kicks off with our Fellow’s Boot Camp, a series of lectures/workshops in Jul/Aug covering all acute care CV topics/Guidelines.

1sr years are well prepared for 1st call (after Day/IM Boards). Great review/board prep for upper year fellows!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

@MedChiefs @UCCardsFellows ❤️ Always fun to hang with the best IM residents in the country!!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

@SandeepNathanMD @jihohan2 @UCCardsFellows @Jonathan_PaulMD @JBlairMD @RohanKalMD @shirleneobuobi @maxinetang @KanelidisMD @CMFernandezMD @MedChiefs @TheRealDoctorOs Just to be very clear..this picture is from a simulator lab organized by @SandeepNathanMD for @UCCardsFellows. Great training experience!!
Also to be clear, this was all in fun. @jihohan2 is an OUTSTANDING future IC fellow who is beloved in @UChicagoCathLab!!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

Or at least let’s hope it’s a cardiology career…looks like they may be considering other options 😬

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

So happy to have this outstanding group with us on the south side…2 weeks into their cardiology careers and off to to a GREAT start!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

We are so excited to welcome the UCM cardiology fellow class of 2025!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

Wow! So exciting to see our very own @shirleneobuobi on Good Morning America today. Great job Shirlene!! Making @UCCardsFellows proud!! https://t.co/7fmIu234gr

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

So proud of the 2022 @UCCardsFellows graduating class! 6 outstanding physicians and people who have very exciting things to come!!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Couldn’t be more proud of our newest graduating class of Cardiologists!

Congratulations @IanSHackett @wali_e @Linda_Lee_MD @NSingh_1218 @AAABUTALEB & #RishiPandya!

[Parker Ward @PWard35]

Making us proud!!

[University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship @UCCardsFellows]

Great presentation by first-year fellow @jihohan2! 👏👏👏

[Jonathan Paul @Jonathan_PaulMD]

@RohanKalMD @JBlairMD @uchicagohvc @KanelidisMD @Linda_Lee_MD @PWard35 @EricSecemskyMD @akhileshsistaMD @PERTConsortium @kush_r_desai @YevgeniyBr @docmrjaff @t_intheleadcoat @Thomas_TuMD @shonmd @JonnyMoriarty @JosieMbex @VIRkhaja