University of Louisville

http://www.uofl.edu/medschool/anesth

Chair: Carol L. Lake, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Email: cllake01@gwise.louisville.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Carol L. Lake, M.D., M.B.A.,M.P.H.
Email: cllake01@gwise.louisville.edu
Mailing Address:
Dept. of Anesthesiology 530 S. Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Telephone: 502 852 5851
Fax: 502 852 6056

Application Process:

Apply via ERAS or request application from above address

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 2
CA-5: 2
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 4

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

Comments: Research can be tailored to the fellow's special interests.
Clinical Responsibility: clinical 5 days/week plus call
Annual Salary: CA4 scale for the year
Minimum Length of Training: 1 year
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 2

FACULTY

Carol L. Lake, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Email: cllake01@gwise.louisville.edu
Expertise: pediatric cardiac anesthesia, cardiac pharmacology

Joel A. Kaplan, M.D.
Email: jakapl01@gwise.louisville.edu
Expertise: cardiac anesthesia, medical administration, echocardiography

David Santamore
Email: dcsant01@gwise.louisville.edu
Expertise: adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia, transesophageal echocardiography

Joselito Balatbat, M.D.
Email: jobigrace@aol.com
Expertise: Adult cardiac and thoracic aortic anesthesia, TEE

Soheyla Pilling, M.D.
Email:
Expertise: adult, pediatric cardiac and thoracicanesthesia
Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 50%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 3 national conferences
Type: SCA annual meeting, SCA/ASE echo course, CPB update
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: expenses for the 3 conferences
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: 1 year (second year of program)
Echocardiography Instruction: Two months dedicated to echo plus seven months for practical application in OR
Critical Care Rotation: One month
Formal Course Work Available in: Participation in Master Science in Public Health available
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 3 months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 2500
Distribution of cases: 50% CABG, 20% valves, 10% thoracic aortic, 20% congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 150
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 300
Distribution of cases: 70% off pump CABG, 25% thoracic aneurysm, 5% AID
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 20
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year:
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 25
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 1519
Operating Room Equipment Available: 8 TEE machines, electrophysiology equipment, totally implantable artificial heart


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