Question 1

How are the best Cardiovascular disease residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Cardiovascular disease programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Cardiovascular disease residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Cardiovascular disease programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Cardiovascular disease program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Cardiovascular disease programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Cardiovascular disease program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	100
2	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	98
3	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	98
4	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	98
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
6	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	98
7	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	98
8	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	97
9	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	96
10	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	96
11	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	95
12	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	93
13	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	93
14	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	93
15	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	91
16	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	91
17	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	91
18	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	90
19	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	90
20	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	90
21	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	89
22	St Luke's University Hospital	Bethlehem, PA	5	89
23	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	89
24	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	89
25	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	88
26	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Browns Mills, NJ	4	88
27	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	86
28	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	86
29	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	86
30	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	86
31	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	86
32	Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus	Falls Church, VA	5	85
33	Baylor University Medical Center	Plano, TX	5	85
34	Atlantic Health	Morristown, NJ	5	85
35	Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Grand Rapids, MI	5	85
36	Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital	La Jolla, CA	5	85
37	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	84
38	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	84
39	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	84
40	Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine	Roanoke, VA	4	84
41	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	84
42	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, TN	4	84
43	Wellspan Health	York, PA	4	84
44	Main Line Health System	Wynnewood, PA	4	84
45	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	84
46	Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital	Lebanon, NH	4	84
47	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	84
48	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	83
49	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	81
50	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	81

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