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Texas Heart Institute - Baylor College of MedicineChair: C. David Collard, MD
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: John R. Cooper, Jr., M.D. & James Anton, MD
Mailing Address: APPLICATION PROCESS:Completed application (include wallet-size photo), updated CV, and personal statement (500 word maximum) mailed to the attention of Patricia Carpenter. In addition, three letters of recommendation (written and mailed to the attention of James M. Anton, M.D.)GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATIONNumber of Positions: 10
Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:
Comments: Fellows at THI participate in the care of approximately 2100 patients that undergo coronary revascularization (including off-pump cardiac surgery, transmyocardial laser revascularization, robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery), cardiac transplantation, valvular surgery, mechanical assist device placement, and electrophysiological surgery. Additionally, approximately 1000 thoracic and vascular cases (aortic aneurysm repair, aorta-femoral bypass, carotid endarterectomy, and A-V access grafts) are performed each year. Fellows also have the opportunity to participate in lung, liver and kidney transplantation. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and preparation for the TEE Boards is integral to the Fellowship, with Fellows receiving 2 months of dedicated TEE training. Optional rotations in pediatric cardiovascular surgery and adult thoracic surgery are also available at the Texas Children's Hospital and M.D. Anderson Hospital, respectively (located directly adjacent to the THI). Finally, our service is directly involved in patient postoperative care and Fellows will be exposed to critical care medicine outside of the operating room. In addition to the outstanding clinical opportunities, Fellows are offered (not mandated) the opportunity to participate in clinical and translational research. Our Department has published numerous manuscripts, chapters, and DVDs (including most recently, the Lippincott's Interactive Echocardiography Library). Didactic programs include a weekly Fellow's conference and a monthly journal club.
Clinical Responsibility: Per ACGME guidelines
FACULTYAlfredo R. Lopez, M.D. Ali R. Shahen, M.D. Byron Tsusaki, D.O. C. David Collard, M.D. Charles R. Kiser, M.D. Heinrich Epple, M.D. James M. Anton, M.D. John R. Cooper, Jr., M.D. Joseph Creo, M.D. Lance Blanchard, M.D. Li Qian Chen, M.D. Manu Sethi, M.D. Paul W. Brock, Jr., M.D. Wei Pan, M.D. Zachariah Thomas, M.D. Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 95 ACADEMIC PROGRAMFellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly Type: Didactic Lectures, Case Conferences Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1 meeting per year In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On: Abstracts: 18 Comments: Funding: Intramural
CLINICAL PROGRAMNumber of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 2100Distribution of cases: 35% ACB, 15% Pedi, 24% Valves, 13% Aneurysm, 13% Thoracic Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 350 Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 400 Distribution of cases: 70% off pump ACB, 20% TMLR, 10% Misc. Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 75 Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 300 Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 50 Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 100 Operating Room Equipment Available: The new THI Denton A. Cooley Building which opened in 2001 includes state of the art operating rooms and ICU facilities, new Drager 6000 machines, new Marquett rapid infusers, TEE machines, and fiberoptic scopes. © Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Questions or comments? Please send email to webmaster@scahq.org |