Emory University School of Medicine

http://anesthesiology.emory.edu

Chair: james.zaidan@emoryhealthcare.org
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: kathryn.glas@emoryhealthcare.org

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology
Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-1104

Telephone: 404-778-5793
Fax: 404-778-3940

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested individuals should contact Dr. Kathryn Glas or call the department at (404-778-5793)

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 6
CA-5:
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 6

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

Comments: Active program with emphasis on clinical and research training
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 60%, Non-clinical 40%
Annual Salary: 49,081 (PGY-5)
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 12/34

FACULTY

Peggy G. Duke, MD
Email: peggy.duke@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Anesthesia for OPCAB/Evaluation of saturation monitor

Kathryn E. Glas, MD
Email: kathryn.glas@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Echocardiography

Mark Guergawi, MD
Email: mark.guergawi.emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiology

Jerrold H. Levy, MD
Email: jerrold.levy@emoryheatlhcare.org
Expertise: Coagulation, inflammatory reactions

Edward Maratea, MD
Email: edward.maratea@emoryhealthcare.org

James G. Ramsay, MD
Email: jame.ramsay@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Critical Care Medicine

Roman M. Sniecinski, MD
Email: roman.sniecinski@emoryheatlhcare.org
Expertise: TEE, Aortic surgery/Myocardial Preconditioning

Gautam Sreeram, MD
Email: gautam.sreeram@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Perioperative hemostasis

James Staples, MD
Email: james.staples@emoryhealthcare.org

Kenichi Tanaka, MD
Email: kenichi.tanaka@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Platelet function, thrombin inhibitors, organ protection, vascular physiology

William Whitley, MD
Email: william.whitley@emoryhealthcare.org
Expertise: Ultrasound physics, circulatory arrest, TEE

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 85%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 3 per week
Type: Clinical, TEE, Research, Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support:
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 2
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Dept/institutional funds, pharmaceutical/equipment grants
Dedicated Research Time: Individualized to each fellow
Echocardiography Instruction: Inside OR and ECHO lab, specific rotation
Critical Care Rotation: required (duration 4 weeks)
Formal Course Work Available in: Emory University at large
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 3 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1883
Distribution of cases: 50% CABG, 25% Valves, 15% Thoracic Aneurysm, 10% Congential
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 275
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 962
Distribution of cases: 90% off-pump, 10% other
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 105
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 1264
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 50
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 150
Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, evoked potentials, cerebral blood flow/transcranical Doppler


© Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
Questions or comments? Please send email to webmaster@scahq.org