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University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green) / The Medical Center at Bowling Green

Cardiovascular Disease fellowship · Bowling Green, KY · Program website

Internal Medicine residency here · Other fellowships: Rheumatology · Gastroenterology · Pulmonary and Critical Care · Hematology and Oncology · Nephrology · Infectious Disease · Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Trainees here publish less than most: 43% have published during training (9th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowships with complete rosters), at 1.7 papers per trainee-year (6th), and they're first author on 33% of their papers. How trainees publish ↓

2
Faculty
7
Trainees
80
Papers
43%
Trainees published
9th of 12
9th of 12
1.70
Papers / trainee-year
6th of 12
6th of 12
33%
First author
5th of 12
5th of 12

Roster from the program's own page medcenterhealth.org, collected 2026-11-07: 7 current trainees in 3 classes. Something off? Tell us

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 80 in all · 17 with a trainee author. Updated 2026-11-07.

How trainees publishauthor positions, co-authorship, ranks

Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 3 of 7 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

43%
of trainees have published
9th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
9th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
1.7
papers per trainee-year
6th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
6th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
33%
of authorships as 1st author
5th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
5th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
6%
of trainee papers with program leadership
6th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
6th of 12 cardiovascular disease fellowship programs with complete rosters
47%
of trainee papers with an institution co-author
17
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 18 trainee authorships
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person

Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.

2 / 2
faculty matched
7 (6–8)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
0
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Muhammad Akbar, M.D., FACC, FSCAIPDVascular Procedures and Complications; Peripheral Artery Disease Management517010
Sameer Saleem, M.D., FACCAPDCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments; Vascular Procedures and Complications918140

7 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

Cardiovascular Disease at University of Kentuckyshared by every program there, not this program's own

Institution-level: all cardiovascular disease publications from University of Kentucky and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-07; refreshed daily.

179
works per year
19th of 82 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
19th of 82 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
-23.6%
2-year growth
80th of 82 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
80th of 82 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
12.7%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
64th of 78 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
64th of 78 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
29.0%
cited above world average
58th of 78 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
58th of 78 institutions with cardiovascular disease fellowships
2022: 217 works’222023: 189 works’232024: 163 works’242025: 147 works147’252026 (so far): 155 works155’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · 871

Cardiovascular Disease research topics at University of Kentucky

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Most cited at University of Kentucky since 2024

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