Brigham and Women's Hospital

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/anesthesiology/Medical/fellowships.aspx?sub

Chair: Charles A. Vacanti, MD

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Douglas C. Shook, MD
Email: dshook@partners.org

Mailing Address:
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
75 Francis Street, CWN-L1
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
USA
Telephone: 617-732-8219
Fax: 617-732-6798

APPLICATION PROCESS:

We are accepting applications for the 2011-2012 fellowship class. We continue to review applications until June 30, 2010 for interview offers. Notifications of interviews at Brigham and Women's Hospital start at the beginning of April 2010. We interview top applicants starting April 2010 until the beginning of July 2010. Fellowship positions are offered mid-July 2010. We do not have a rolling admissions process, all fellowship offers are tendered at the same time. We fully comply with the SCA program directors agreement noted on the fellowship webpage. To receive an application or obtain more detailed information please contact Douglas C. Shook, MD by mail, email or phone.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 6

Positions Available 2008:
Positions Available 2009: 6

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: We have 31 cardiothoracic anesthesia faculty that are actively involved in fellow education. The ACGME Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship has six positions available per year. Most fellows start the program in July or August. Other non-ACGME fellowships are available that are more research focused. A combined ACGME two-year ICU/CT Anesthesia Fellowship and a focused Thoracic Anesthesia Fellowship are also available.

Clinical Responsibility: ACGME fellowship: 80% Clinical and 20% Non-Clinica
Annual Salary: Variable
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 30

FACULTY

David Silver, MD
Expertise: Associate Program Director

Nelson Thaemert, MD
Expertise: Associate Program Director

Nicholas Sadovnikoff, MD
Expertise: Co-Director, Surgical ICU

Philip M. Hartigan, MD
Expertise: Director, Thoracic Anesthesia

Stanton K. Shernan, MD
Expertise: Director, Cardiac Anestheisa

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 80

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 6-8 per week
Type: Clinical, Research, Echocardiography, Journal Club, Combined Boston Area Case Conferences
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 5 meeting days per year

In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:

Abstracts: 24
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 40
Book Chapters: 12
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: NIH Grants, FAER Grants, Dept/Institutional Funding, Pharmaceutical/Technology Industry Grants
Dedicated Research Time: One non-clinical day per week 10 months of the year.
Echocardiography Instruction: A complete perioperative experience, including 2D/3D TEE and TTE.
Critical Care Rotation: Required for ACGME Cardiothoracic Fellowship (1month minimum)
Formal Course Work Available in: Perfusion, Pediatric CT Anesthesia, Cardiology, Adult Congenital
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: Variable based on elective rotations

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1600
Distribution of cases: 40% CABG, 40% Valves, 10% Thoracic Aorta, 10% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 125
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 200
Distribution of cases: We perform all echocardiography in the cardiac cath lab (Perc Valves, ASDs)
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 15
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 3000
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 80
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 600

Operating Room Equipment Available: Ultrasound guided line placement, TEE/TTE, 3D imaging (reconstruction and real-time), Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, BIS and SED monitors, Cerebral oximetry, Continuous cardiac output monitors, evoked potentials, EEG