Medical University of South Carolina

http://www.musc.edu

Chair: John Waller, MD
Email: wallerj@musc.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: B. Hugh Dorman, MD, PhD
Email: dormanhb@musc.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, 165 Ashley Ave. Ste 525, PO Box 250912
Charleston, SC 29425
Telephone: (843) 792-2322
Fax: (843) 792-2726

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please send or fax current CV with letters of recommendation, transcripts and USLME scores to dept. Attention: Colleen O. Thomas

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 1
CA-5: 1
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 2

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

Comments: Extremely flexible and can tailor program to the applicant
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 0-100% Non-Clinical 0-100%
Annual Salary: $41,633.05
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 4

FACULTY

Jerry Reves
Expertise: Dean College of Medicine, Neurocognitive Function, (ed. "Cardiac Anesthesia" text)

John Waller
Email: wallerj@musc.edu
Expertise: Chairman, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

B. Hugh Dorman
Email: dormanhb@musc.edu
Expertise: Contractility-isolated Myocyte Model, Pediactric and Adults

Scott Reeves
Email: reevess@musc.edu
Expertise: TEE, OPCAB, (ed. "A Practical Approach to Tranesophageal Echography" text )

Scott Waton
Email: waltonjs@musc.edu
Expertise: Adult and Pediactric Cardiac Anesthesia, TEE

Calvert C. Alpert
Email: alpertc@musc.edu
Expertise: Pediactric and Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

Kim Payne
Email: paynek@musc.edu
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, TEE

Frank Spinale
Expertise: Isolated Myocyte Studies

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 50%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 2 per week
Type: Clinical, Research, Fellow presentations, Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 2 meetings per year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 15
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 10
Book Chapters: 2
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Dept/ Institutional funds
Dedicated Research Time: 0-5 days per week
Echocardiography Instruction: inside OR, specific rotation (duration 2 months)
Critical Care Rotation: optional
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 2 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 600
Distribution of cases: 1
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 100
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 200
Distribution of cases: 50% CABG, 20% Valves, 30 % Congenital
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 100
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 150
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 25
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 220
Operating Room Equipment Available: tranesophageal echocardiography, mixed venous oximetry


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