Author: CSANZ Admin

Position: 2025 ANZET-UK Fellowships
Applications are invited for two prestigious one-year Fellowships at Leeds General Infirmary, UK:
• ANZET-UK Structural Fellowship
• ANZET-UK Intervention Fellowship
Leeds General Infirmary is a large tertiary cardiac centre in the United Kingdom, providing services to a population of 2.8 million in West Yorkshire, with supra-regional services to the broader population of Yorkshire & Humber, constituting 5.8 million.
The Fellowships are open to all Australian and New Zealand interventional trainees.
The proposed start date of the Fellowships is February 2025, although some flexibility depending on the preference of the successful candidate is possible.
1. ANZET-UK STRUCTURAL FELLOWSHIP
The trans-catheter valve programme in Leeds is led by Professor Dan Blackman ([email protected]), working with fellow interventional cardiologists Dr Chris Malkin, Dr Mike Cunnington, and Dr Noman Ali, and echocardiologists Dr Dominik Schlosshan and Dr James O’Neill.
This Fellowship will be focussed on trans-catheter valve intervention, in particular trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Leeds performs over 500 TAVI procedures annually. Currently Evolut, SAPIEN 3, Navitor, JenaValve Trilogy, and MyVal Octacorvalves are used. TAVI procedures are performed under local anaesthetic. More than 95% of procedures are trans-femoral, with percutaneous axillary access the alternate access route of choice. Leeds has a strong record of innovation in TAVI, having been the first centre in the UK to use Lotus, undertaken the first-in-human Evolut study, the first-in-human Triguard cerebral embolic protection study, and been at the forefront of cerebral embolic protection and subclavian access. There is an active research programme supported by 5 research nurses, with multiple peer-reviewed publications in the field.
The Fellow would participate in all TAVI procedures, and would be trained in all aspects of TAVI. Amongst the 500+ cases in the 12-month post, the Fellow could expect to perform a minimum of 150 cases as 1st operator, and be able to function as an independent 1st operator at the end of the year’s programme.
Leeds has a growing mitral intervention programme. Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair was started in 2018, and Leeds was approved in 2022 as the sole centre for the 5.8 million population of Yorkshire & Humber, with 40 procedures currently performed annually. Leeds has also been involved in trials of the Carillon and Millipede mitral annuloplasty devices, and trans-catheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) with the Medtronic Intrepid and High-Life valves. We are currently recruiting to theAPOLLO-EU Intrepid trial. Mitral valvuloplasty is also performed, as are TAVI-in-Mitral valve and ring procedures. Tricuspid intervention has been performed with the Tricinch device, with tricuspid TEER due to start in 2024, alongside potential TTVR with Cardiovalve and/or Evoque.
The Fellow would be involved in all mitral and tricuspid procedures, and would gain experience in trans-septal puncture and mitral intervention.
Non-valve structural interventions, such as LAAO, PFO and ASD closure, are undertaken by a separate adult congenital intervention team in Leeds. Some exposure to these interventions may be available.
The Fellowship would also offer continued involvement in PCI, in order to maintain expertise. However, it will not offer full training in PCI to more junior trainees, since the focus is on structural intervention. Currently 2300 PCIs are performed in Leeds annually, including 1100 primary PCIs.
In addition to clinical activity the Fellow would be expected to take an active part in the Leeds Trans-catheter Valve research programme, leading and contributing to studies that would result in presentation at international meetings and peer-reviewed publications.
Medtronic UK has agreed to support the funding of this Fellowship. The salary is expected to be approximately £58,000 (UK Sterling), which is the basic pay of a Final Year trainee in the UK. Additional income through voluntary out-of-hours on-call will be available, provided it does not impact on the work of the Fellow.
Eligibility
The ANZET-UK Structural Fellowship is intended for a senior interventional cardiology trainee who has already obtained extensive training in percutaneous coronary intervention and who wishes to pursue a sub-specialist interest in valve intervention.
2. ANZET-UK INTERVENTION FELLOWSHIP
Leeds is a high-volume centre performing 2300 PCI per annum, of which 1100 are primary PCI maintaining the centre’s status as busiest PPCI centre in the UK. The PCI team is led by Dr Jennifer Rossington ([email protected]), working with Dr Murugu Veerasamy,Dr Abdul Mozid,Dr Heeraj Bulluck and Dr Jonathan Blaxill. There are a further 5 interventionalists involved in the acute service with specialist interest in structural intervention or research and 11 visiting consultants supporting out of hours working. The department has an excellent complex programme with frequent left main stem, bifurcation, calcified lesion and chronic total occlusion PCI; which the Fellow would be expected to gain first operator experience. 120-150 CTO cases are performed per annum with a 95% success rate utilising all advanced techniques (AEW, retrograde, ADR). During fellowship there will be frequent exposure to complex PCI equipment including for lesion modification (Rotablation, Orbital, Shockwave, Laser) and intravascular imaging (IVUS, OCT).
The Fellow is expected to fully participate in the PCI programme with commitments to complete patient management, meetings, research and conferences. Complete patient care requires pre-procedural planning, patient discussions and post procedure care. Weekly coronary interventional meetings and revascularisation MDT are to be attended. There is an active research programme facilitated by research nurses, with continuous recruitment to local, national and international trials requiring on-going support from the medical staff. At Leeds there is an established regional and national meetings for complex intervention.The Fellow would be anticipated to present and have active involvement in live cases.
This annual PCI Fellowship is designed to provide the skills required to be an independent PCI operator with high levels of exposure to ACS invasive management and complex PCI.
The post is funded by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the expected salary is dependent on level of experience but is expected to be approximately £58,000. Additional income through voluntary out-of-hours on-call will be available, provided it does not impact on the work as a Fellow.
Eligibility
Applicants for the ANZET-UK Intervention Fellowship should have completed advanced training in cardiology and hold FRACP, be fully competent in radial access coronary angiography and preferably have basic proficiency in coronary intervention.
APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR BOTH POSITIONS
There will be a competitive appointment process co-ordinated by A/Prof Ajay Sinhal at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide. The Interview panel will include senior interventional cardiologists from Australian and New Zealand centres.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the ANZET-UK Fellowships please provide:
• a copy of your CV
• letters of support from two supervisory consultants
Applications should be addressed to A/Prof Ajay Sinhal and emailed to: [email protected]
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding the Fellowships, please email A/Prof Sinhal: [email protected]
The deadline for applications is Friday, 23 February, 2024

Position: 2025 CSANZ-UK Interventional Fellowship
Applications are invited for a funded 12-month advanced PCI fellowship programme at Wythenshawe University Hospital, South Manchester NHS trust.
This position offers the opportunity to gain high volume experience in complex interventional cardiology, with a focus on intracoronary imaging and calcium modification, in a busy university teaching hospital. There is also a busy structural heart disease program (TAVI and MTEER) and the opportunity to gain international experience in a different healthcare system.
The Fellowship is intended for a senior cardiology trainee who holds FRACP and who wishes to pursue a career in interventional cardiology. It is a 12-month Fellowship with a proposed start date of February 2025.
Job description
Wythenshawe Hospital provides tertiary cardiac services to the South Manchester and North Cheshire area and is supported by on-site Cardiothoracic surgery and an active cardiac transplant unit. This is a senior training position covering all aspects of complex coronary intervention such as rotational atherectomy, true bifurcation cases and CTO angioplasty including antegrade dissection re-entry and retrograde techniques.
The program delivers around 1500 PCIs/yr and 200 TAVIs/yr and the unit has 6 Cardiac Catheter Laboratories. The Fellow works with a team of 8 in-house interventional cardiologists who perform a wide range of acute and complex elective PCI including 24/7 primary PCI for a population of 3.2 million. The department is particularly active in intracoronary imaging using IVUS and OCT, hosting the largest national annual training meeting in the UK. There is an active structural program including PFO closure, a mature TAVI program, and a percutaneous mitral valve clip program. The interventional programme is supported by a comprehensive imaging service including stress echocardiography as well as dedicated cardiac MRI and CT (including CT coronary angiography).
The department is active in interventional research with a strong record of recruitment into international trials as well as developing in house research protocols covering IVUS, OCT, FFR and Cardiac MRI.
Eligibility and Appointment Process
Eligible applicants should have completed advanced training in cardiology and hold FRACP, be fully competent in radial access coronary angiography and preferably have basic proficiency in coronary intervention.
There will be a competitive appointment process, coordinated by A/Prof Ajay Sinhal at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide. The interview panel will include senior interventional cardiologists from Australian and New Zealand centres.
How to Apply
To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV with letters of support from two supervisory consultants to the attention of A/Prof Sinhal email: i[email protected] 
The deadline for applications is Friday, 23 February 2024