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Zoltan Varga, MD, PhD
- Class of 2021
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Post-Fellowship
Interventional Cardiologist Russellville, Arkansas -
Fellowship
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls, SD -
Residency
Florida Hospital Medical Center Orlando, FL -
Medical School
Univerzita Komenskeho v Bratislave Bratislava, Slovakia -
Hometown
Dunajska Streda, Slovak Republic, European Union
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Fun Fact About You:
I like to grow and eat extra hot chilli peppers.
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What do you enjoying doing in your free time?
Hiking, reading and just resting recharging the batteries.
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What was your craziest/best/worst job before residency/fellowship?
Teaching at the medical school as an assistant professor.
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If I wasn't a doctor I would be...
working for a big pharma company.
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What do you enjoy most about living in Sioux Falls?
Low cost of living.
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If there was a movie about your life, what genre would it be and who would be casted as you?
Please ask this question again in 30-40 years.
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Is there anything else you'd like to share about your fellowship experience or about living in Sioux Falls?
The fellows form a close knit group.
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Why did you choose this fellowship?
Because of the high procedural exposure.
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In your opinion, what is the best thing about your fellowship?
I like the extreme procedural exposure and the supportive attendings.
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What, if anything, would surprise a new fellow about the CVD program?
The procedural volumes are extremely high, you’ll be surprised by them even if you expect high volumes.
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What's the best perk of your program?
The aforementioned procedural volumes are the best perk, second place would be support to visit a large number of conferences and educational meetings annually. For example, two fellows were scheduled to fly to Paris for the EuroPCR conference this year.
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What is one thing you want a prospective fellow to know about our program?
The highlight of the program is the procedural/interventional education, which I believe is second to none in the US. On a personal side, the fellowship is a tight-knit group of fellows, who are hanging out together (significant others included) nearly every week at least once.