2022 Cardiovascular Fellows Join Ascension Texas Cardiovascular

Please join us in welcoming the latest Fellows to join the Ascension Seton Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program: Ryan Cooney, MD; Francisco Diaz Viera, MD; Sovik De Sirkar, MD.

As the flagship hospital in the fastest growing region in the state, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has an ambitious plan to strengthen our exceptional specialty in Cardiovascular Care. With philanthropic support, we are growing the first Cardiovascular Fellowship Program in Central The Ascension Seton Cardiovascular Fellowship Program is a three-year training program in partnership with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin that improves health outcomes, increases access to specialty care, and incentivizes the best and brightest physicians to practice in Central Texas. Cardiovascular Fellows receive training in four competencies: Clinical Training, Research, Quality Improvement Projects, and Healthcare Leadership/Advocacy.

Cardiovascular Fellows primarily train at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin – home to the only heart transplant center in the Central Texas region – as well as at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas – a state-of-the-art academic medical center and the only adult Level One Trauma Center in an 11-county region.

The Fellowship Program’s goal is to train clinically excellent cardiologists who provide personalized care to patients, with commitment to research and ingenuity toward the healthcare system. Dr. Clay Cauthen leads the Program, with nine Cardiovascular Fellows training under the Cardiologist. This year also saw the start of an interventional, and an electrophysiology program.

2022 Fellows

2022 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow

2022 Interventional Cardiology Fellow