The Center for Coronary Artery Disease at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) is dedicated to improving clinical practice and ultimately discovering lifesaving treatments through innovative cardiovascular research. As part of the educational aim for the center, a one-year fellowship was created to provide a robust experience to an individual interested in training in complex percutaneous coronary interventions and interventional cardiology research.
MHIF is delighted to welcome Nick Williford, MD as the Frank J. and Eleanor Maslowski Charitable Trust CHIP-CTO Fellow as of July 1, 2025.
Dr. Williford joins us from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, where he completed his training in interventional cardiology. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and between his third and fourth years of medical school, Nick was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) research fellow, studying molecular mechanisms of hypertension. He then completed his internal medicine residency with distinction in research at the University of Iowa and subsequently completed cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and structural heart interventions fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis. During his training, Nick received multiple clinical excellence and teaching awards.
The Center for Coronary Artery Disease at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is dedicated to improving clinical practice and ultimately discovering life-saving treatments through innovative cardiovascular research. The Frank J. and Eleanor Maslowski Charitable Trust CHIP-CTO Fellowship Program is a 1-year hybrid clinical and research training program for Interventional Cardiologists focused on specialized training in complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions, including patient selection, procedural planning, use of advanced interventional techniques, and prevention and management of complications. The program also includes a clinical research focus on complex percutaneous coronary interventions and coronary artery disease.
The curriculum for the program consists of:
MHIF is strongly positioned for success with the Center for Coronary Artery Disease through its partnership with 70+ Minneapolis Heart Institute® cardiologists, who see more than 50,000 individual patients at more than 60,000 clinic visits each year at Abbott Northwestern and United Hospitals.
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) strives to create a world without heart and vascular disease. To achieve this bold vision, we are dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education.
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