New York University Medical Center

http://www.med.nyu.edu/anes/

Chair: Thomas JJ Blanck
Email: thomas.blanck@nyumc.org
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Marc Kanchuger
Email: marc.kanchuger@med.nyu.edu
Mailing Address:
NYU Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212.263.5072
Fax: 212.263.0664

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please contact Ms. Sandra Melendez-Kuczynski, fellowship coordinator, for information and application forms. Tel:212.263.5072. E-mail: sandra.kuczynski@nyumc.org.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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

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

Comments:
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%, Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $58,000+
Minimum Length of Training: 12-24 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 10

FACULTY

John Jackson
Email: john.jackson@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Adult and Congenital Hearts

Marc Kanchuger
Email: marc.kanchuger@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Cardiac, Thoracic, and Liver Transplant Anesthesia

Jill Morganstern
Email: jill.morganstern@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Cardiac Anesthesia, TEE

Alexander Nacht
Expertise: Cardiac Anesthesia, Critical Care

John Ostrowski
Email: john.ostrowski@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Adult and Congenital Hearts

Lawrence Rabinowitz
Expertise: Cardiac Anesthesia

June Rim
Email: june.rim@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Adult and Congenital Hearts

Michael Schlame
Email: michael.schlame@med.nyu.edu
Expertise: Adult and Congenital Hearts, Critical Care, Thoracic Anesthesia

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly
Type: Didactic, Journal Club, Case Conference
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: One annual conference and support for any meeting at which the fellow is a presenter
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 5
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 3
Book Chapters: 3
Other Publications: 3
Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: Optional
Echocardiography Instruction: Daily and dedicated one month rotation
Critical Care Rotation: Optional
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities:

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1000
Distribution of cases: 40% CABG, 50% Valves, 10% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 300
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 550
Distribution of cases: 65% OPCAB, 20% PPM, 15% Thoracic aneurysm
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 100
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 600
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 0
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 80
Operating Room Equipment Available:





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