UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Chairperson: Lawrence G. Kushings, M.D.

CV Anesthesia: Alann Solina, M.D. (a.solina@umdnj.edu

Address: Department of Anesthesia, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 3100,CAB

New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Telephone: (732) 937-8841 Fax: (732) 418-8492 Application Process: Obtain application by calling (732) 937-8841, and return application and 3 letters of reccommendation to program director

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/Clinical Research
Comments: Flexible curriculum format to suit the needs of the candidate

Clinical Responsibility: 80% clinical/20%nonclinical

Annual Salary: 45-50k

Minimum Length of Training: 6 months

# of CA-4, 5 fellows completing 12 or 24 month cardiovascular training in last five years: 8

Faculty

A. Solina
Email: mailto:a.solina@umdnj.edu
Expertise: nitric oxide, TEE, heat preservation

D. Papp
Expertise: nitric oxide

S Ginsberg
Expertise: heat preservation

S. Goldstein
Expertise: TEE, neuro-protection, intrathecal narcotics

E. Pantin
Expertise: TEE

J. Kraidin
Expertise: TEE, Brain injury

J. Denny
Expertise: TEE, diastolic dysfunction

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 75%

Academic Program

Fellow conferences: 3 per week Type: Formal lectures

In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 2
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 1
Comments: Fellows actively participate in clinical research projects

Dedicated Research Time: 0-50%

Echocardiography Instruction: lecture series, formal rotation

Critical Care Rotation: available

Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 50%

Clinical Program

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1600
Distribution of cases: 70%CABG, 20% valves, 5% thoracic aneurysms, 1% transplants/VADS, etc, 4% other

Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 400

Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 100
Distribution of cases: 95% CABG, 5% AICD

Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 50

Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 450

Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 8

Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 750

Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE in each of four cardiac ORs, Transcranial doppler, sonosite, thromboelastography, EEG, Davinci Robotic Surgery, RVEF/Continuous CO PA catheters


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