How to Develop a Cardio-oncology Fellowship

Michelle N Johnson; Richard Steingart; Joseph Carver

doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2016.12.012

How to Develop a Cardio-oncology Fellowship

Heart Fail Clin. 2017 Apr;13(2):361-366. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.12.012.

Authors

Michelle N Johnson¹, Richard Steingart², Joseph Carver³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: johnsom1@mskcc.org.
² Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 28279421
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.12.012

Abstract

Management of cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer and cancer survivors requires particular clinical expertise and skills that are central to cardio-oncology. The areas of knowledge required include specific cardiovascular complications directly related to oncologic therapies and the impact of cancer and its therapies on existing or potential cardiovascular comorbidities. Many cancer therapeutics have potential cardiotoxicity. The conversion of many cancers to chronic conditions, rather than fatal diseases, has produced a population of patients with cancer at high risk for cardiovascular diseases that require specialized knowledge of treating physicians. Thus, there is a compelling need for enhanced cardio-oncology training.

Keywords: Cancer therapeutics; Cardio-oncology; Cardiovascular disease; Fellowship.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiology / education*
Education, Medical, Graduate
Fellowships and Scholarships
Humans
Medical Oncology / education*
Patient Care Team