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Welcome to the Cardiovascular Perfusion Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 

APPLICATION UPDATE: In the coming months, we will be restructuring the current Perfusion program. For this reason, we will not be accepting applications at this time. The next application cycle will occur in the near future. Please continue to check back for updates. 

Program Status Update: The Cardiovascular Perfusion Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Committee - Perfusion Education (AC-PE). The program has been placed on Probationary Accreditation as of September 16, 2022. 

What is Cardiovascular Perfusion?

Cardiovascular Perfusion Technology involves the study of physiology, pathology and associated equipment used to support and/or assume the function of the heart and/or lungs during medical procedures. The perfusion technologist prepares and operates the heart-lung machine and other sophisticated equipment as directed by healthcare physicians. Read more...