SUNY Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals

Chair: Mark J. Lema, MD, PhD
Email: mjlema@buffalo.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Nader D. Nader, MD, PhD
Email: nnader@buffalo.edu
Mailing Address:
Dept of Anesthesiology, Rm 203C 3495 Bailey Ave
Buffalo, NY 14215
Telephone: 716 862-8706
Fax: 716 862-8709

APPLICATION PROCESS:

ABA trained anesthesiologist, lisenced in one state

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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

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

Comments: Basic Science research on myocardial ischemia reperfusion is available
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $35,000
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 2

FACULTY

Mont Stern
Email: Perioperative bleeding
Expertise: TEE

Katharina Doyle
Email: TEE
Wendy Kaiser
Padmavathy Perala
Email: TEE
Expertise: TEE

Nader D. Nader
Email: Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion
Expertise: TEE

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 1/week
Type: Research, didactic lectures, journal clubs
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: Dept/Intitutional funds
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 14
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 5
Book Chapters: 2
Other Publications:
Comments: 3 months out of 12 total months

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time:
Echocardiography Instruction: intraoperative and 2 month echo lab
Critical Care Rotation: 1 month
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 20%

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1250
Distribution of cases: 75% CABG, 25% Valves, 0% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 300
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 150
Distribution of cases: 50% off-pump CABG, 10% thoracic aneurysm
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 100
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 300
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 10
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 1000
Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE, mixed venous oximetry, evoked potentials


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