University of Texas Medical Branch

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Chair: Donald S. Prough, MD
Email: dsprough@utmb.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Christopher K. McQuitty, MD
Email: cmcquitt@utmb.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology Suite 2A John Sealy
Galveston, TX 77551
Telephone: 409 772-0790
Fax: 409 772-1224

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Written application, CV, and three letters of reference required. Fellow (1) selected by early September after interview of qualified applicants.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 1
CA-5: 0
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 1

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

Comments:
Clinical Responsibility: variable depending on research commitment
Annual Salary:
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

Christopher K. McQuitty, MD
Email: cmcquitt@utmb.edu
Expertise: Perioperative echocardiography, Adrenergic physiology

Adam Wacher, MD
Email: ajwacher@utmb.edu
Expertise: Perioperative echocardiography, perioperative myocardial risk

T. Eric Nelson, MD
Email: tenelson@utmb.edu
Expertise: perioperative echocardiography, hepatic transplantation

W. Skip Culp, MD
Email: wculp@utmb.edu
Expertise: perioperative echocardiography, clinical education

Michael Kinsky, MD
Email: mkinsky@utmb.edu
Expertise: resuscitation and volume redistribution, perioperative echocardiography

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 100%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 2/week
Type: Didactic with echo predominance and weekly echo reading
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1 conference/year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: variable
Echocardiography Instruction: Yearlong weekly didactic session with weekly group echo readings
Critical Care Rotation: none
Formal Course Work Available in: Month rotation in pediatric cardiac anesthesia
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities:

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 350
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 350
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 50
Distribution of cases: 90% OPCAB, 10% Thoracic aortic procedures
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 50
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 150
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 30
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 50
Operating Room Equipment Available: GE Vivid 7 Echo systems x 3, PSA and BIS monitors in each room


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