Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University

Chairperson: Dr. F. Carli

CV Anesthesia: Dr. F. E. Ralley

Address: Department of Anesthesia, 687 West Pine Avenue, Suite 55.05,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4A 3N7

Telephone: (514)842-1231 ext. 4880 Fax: (514)843-1723

General Program Information

# of CA-4, 5: 1

Type of fellowship training available: Clinical/Clinical Research

Responsibility: Clinical 60% Non-Clinical %40

Salary: Can$50,000

Minimum length of training: 12 months

Faculty

Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty Research Interest and/or Clinical Expertise

F.E. Ralley Antifibrinolytic Agents

G. Ploudre Neurological Outcome

P. Fiset Pharmacokinetics of CPB

G. Stolovitz TEE

A. Moore

R. Robbins Transplant

R. Bondy

F. Beique TEE

D. Joffe TEE

Lavoie Pediatric Anesthesia

R. Robinson

Academic Program

Fellow conferences: 1 per week Type: Clinical, Journal Club

Extra-institutional educational conference support: 1 meeting per year

Funding: Pharmaceutical/equipment industry grants, Peer-review grants

Dedicated research time: 1 day per week, 12 months per year

Echocardiography instruction: inside OR, specific rotation (duration 2 months)

Critical care rotation: optional

Clinical Program

# of cardiac procedures with CPB per year: 1,000

# of non-cardiac thoracic cases per year: 200

# of heart, lung and heart/lung transplants per year: 25

# of major vascular cases per year: 200

Distribution of cardiac cases: 80% CABG, 20% Valves

Operating Room equipment available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, cerebral oximeter

Special features, requirements or comments about program: This is a new program. Needs working knowledge of French to get most out of program but is not essential.


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