Jeff Davis is the program coordinator for the Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program at Edison Community College in Fort Myers, Florida. He is also the SICP representative to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT).

Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
Like a lot of others, heart/cardiovascular disease has affected my family. My parents, grandfathers, niece, and others have been touched by either congenital or acquired cardiovascular disease.
What I really like best is my job as an educator. It is very s

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How are the cath labs at Brigham and Women™s Hospital structured?
Within our Cardiovascular Interventional and Diagnostic Center (CDIC), we have 5 cath labs, performing 2000 interventional procedures and about 6500 total procedures per year. We also participate in interventional device (coated stent, covered stent, and distal embolic protection) and drug trials in our lab. Our Director of Operations is H. Thomas Blanchard, RN.
We have 9 interventional attendings, 5 interventional fellows, and general cardiology fellows that rotate through our labs.
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