Heart Failure Training Program

University of Rochester Medical CenterProgram Director Welcome

Leway Chen , M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Heart Failure Fellowship Training
Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service                       

The Heart Failure and Transplantation Fellowship Program is a non-accredited 1-year training program at the University of Rochester. Currently we have one heart failure fellow per year in the program, who participates in research as well as clinical activities throughout the year.

Our heart failure and transplantation program has been up and running since 2001, and we have successfully completed over 110 heart transplants.

We accept applications in the late summer/fall of each year. Completion of a 3-year clinical cardiology fellowship is preferred. You may download an application here and submit it to

Fellowship Application

Attention: Lisa Yockel
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 679T
Rochester, NY 14642-8679

The contact for heart failure training is Lisa Yockel, and she can be reached at (585) 273-3760, or by email at lisa_yockel@urmc.rochester.edu