Johns Hopkins University

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology/

Chair: John A. Ulatowski, MD, PhD, MBA
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Joshua D. Stearns, MD
Email: jstearn1@jhmi.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Tower 711
600 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21287
Telephone: 410-955-7519
Fax: 410-955-0994

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please submit letter of intent, curriculum vitae and three reference letters by mail or e-mail.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4:
CA-5:
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 3-4

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

Comments: Combined Cardiac/ICU and Cardiac/Vascular-Thoracic Fellowships Available
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%, Non-clinical 20%
Annual Salary: 51,310 (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

FACULTY

Daniel P. Nyhan
Expertise: Cardiopulmonary bypass, Pulmonary vasoregulation

Mary Beth Brady
Expertise: Transesophageal Echocardiography

Jackie Martin
Expertise: Anesthetic-induced Hepatotoxicity

Dan Berkowitz
Expertise: Mechanisms of microgravity induced cardiovascular deconditioning

Nauder Faraday
Expertise: Mechanisms of platelet pathophysiology; ICU

Wei Dong Gao
Expertise: Heart Failure; Ischemia-reperfusion Injury

Kelly Grogan
Expertise: Heart Failure; Ventricular Assist Devices

Charles Hogue, Jr.
Expertise: Neurological outcomes after Cardiac Surgery

Jeff Dodd-o
Expertise: Mechanisms of acute lung injury; ICU

Elizabeth Martinez
Expertise: Cardiac Surgical Outcomes and Safety; ICU

Joshua D. Stearns
Expertise: TEE; Medical Economics

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 40%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 3
Type: Echo, Clinical, Research, Fellow Presentations, Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1 meeting per year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 8
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 3
Book Chapters: 4
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Dept/Institutional Funds; Pharmaceutical/equipment industry grants; peer-review grants
Dedicated Research Time: 50% in research fellowship
Echocardiography Instruction: Intraop and ongoing echo lab participation and instruction throughout the year
Critical Care Rotation: One month
Formal Course Work Available in: Optional
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 2 months out of 12

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 900
Distribution of cases: 25% CABG, 40% Valves, 15% Congenital, 15% Aortic, 5% VAD
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 250
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 100
Distribution of cases: 30% Off-pum CABG, 40% Thoracic Aneurysm, 30% AICD/Pacemaker
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 20
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 500
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 75
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 300
Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE (Philips and GE), ECG ST segment analysis, transcranial Doppler, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, evoked potentials, cerebral blood flow, inhaled nitric oxide





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