HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to establish a new clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship in Huntington. 

The two-year program was approved for one fellow per year and will provide comprehensive clinical training in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including cardiac arrhythmias and other conditions involving the heart’s electrical system. Fellows will gain clinical experience through rotations at Marshall Health Network - St. Mary’s Medical Center and Marshall Health Network outpatient clinics. The fellowship is designed to prepare graduates for board certification and careers in academic or community-based clinical cardiac electrophysiology practices. 

“Expanding advanced training opportunities is central to our mission,” said David Gozal, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D. (Hon.), vice president for health affairs and dean of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. “The addition of clinical cardiac electrophysiology builds on Marshall’s strong foundation in cardiovascular education, research and care while creating another opportunity to train highly specialized physicians here in West Virginia.” 

The program will help address the need for physicians with advanced training in cardiac electrophysiology and strengthen the cardiovascular workforce. Associate Professor Esam Baryun, M.D., will serve as program director. 

“Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is a highly specialized field that requires significant clinical experience beyond residency and general cardiology training,” said Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean for education and designated institutional official at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. “This fellowship gives us the opportunity to provide that next level of training through a rigorous, patient-centered curriculum while continuing to grow the breadth of graduate medical education available at Marshall.” 

Physicians entering the program will have completed three years of internal medicine residency and three years of cardiovascular disease fellowship training. The first fellow will begin July 1, 2027. 

For more information about the clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship program at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, contact Rebecca Babyak at 304-691-8541 or babyak@marshall.edu.  

Date Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2026