Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

http://www.caritas-semc.org

Chair: Gary Robelen, MD
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Robert Hunsaker, MD
Email: phyllis.patterson@caritaschristi.org
Mailing Address:
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine 736 Cambridge Street, CMP-2, #211
Boston, MA 02135
Telephone: 617-789-2777
Fax: 617-254-6384

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Contact Phyllis Patterson for application. Requirements: 1. Completed application 2. CV 3. Personal Statement 4. Three letters of recommendation 5. USMLE Scores 6. Copy of ECFMG 7. Visa status (if applicable)

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 1
CA-5:
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 1

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:
Clinical only
Clinical/Clinical Research

Comments: Exposure to transthoracic ECHO if desired (over 4000 cases/year done in Cardiology); extensive TEE experience; multivessel off-pump coronary bypass; thoracic aortic surgery center, ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation.
Clinical Responsibility: clinical 80%, non-clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $51,314
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 5

FACULTY

Robert Hunsaker, MD
Expertise: Intraoperative TEE; Anesthesia for thoracic aortic surgery, antifbrinolytics

Usha Vellayappan, MD
Expertise: Intraoperative TEE; regional anesthesia & cardiac surgery

Mark Shulman, MD
Expertise: Intraoperative TEE; anesthesia for thoracic surgery

Mark Lovich, MD, PhD
Expertise: Novel cardiac drug delivery systems, anesthesia simulation & critical events

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 50%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: weekly
Type: clinical, fellow presentation
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: SCA TEE review course, SCA Annual Meeting, TEE certification exam
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 1
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Department/Institution
Dedicated Research Time: as desired
Echocardiography Instruction: In the operating room by anesthesia faculty & monthly QA, weekly conference with cardiology
Critical Care Rotation: Optional (at Lahey clinic)
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 20%

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 350
Distribution of cases: 74% CABG; 23% Valves; 3% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 350
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 50
Distribution of cases: 90% off-pump CABG; 10% AICD
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 50
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 180
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 430
Operating Room Equipment Available: Transesophageal echocardiography, ECG with ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, Bispectral Index monitoring, cerebral oximetry.





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