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FREIDA™ 2023 data
In 2023, FREIDA™ users tallied nearly 2 million views of medical residency programs. With this list of cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) residencies, we draw from the 1,231 first-year positions for cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) and reveal which residency programs offer the most positions.
Rankings are based on FREIDA™ data updated from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023. FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Specialty description
A cardiovascular disease specialist is an internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythms.
Cardiovascular diseases is the medical subspecialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart and vascular system. Functions of a cardiovascular specialist include the management, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease, heart rhythm abnormalities, adult congenital heart disease and heart failure. Within the subspecialty, several sub-subspecialties, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and transplantation, and adult congenital heart disease, exist. In addition, specialists in cardiovascular diseases work closely with cardiothoracic surgery specialists.
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program – 14 positions
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Emory University School of Medicine Program – 13 positions
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program – 12 positions
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program – 11 positions
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Duke University Hospital Program – 10 positions
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University of Pennsylvania Health System Program – 10 positions
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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program – 10 positions
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program – 9 positions
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramCleveland Clinic Foundation Program – 9 positions
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program – 9 positions
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Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore) Program – 9 positions
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program – 9 positions
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Johns Hopkins University Program – 9 positions
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University of Minnesota Program – 9 positions
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Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program – 9 positions