Toronto General Hospital

Chair:
Email:
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Jacek Karski MD
Email: julie.nigro@uhn.on.ca
Mailing Address:
Toronto General Hospital Department of Anesthesia 200 Elizabeth Street, 3EN-451
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
Telephone: 416-340-3567
Fax: 416-340-3698

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Letter of Intent (Specify time) Three letters of reference. Current CV (all information apart from reference letters can be sent electronically)

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4:
CA-5:
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 10

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

Comments:
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%, non-clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $75,000 CAD
Minimum Length of Training: one year
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 42

FACULTY

Jacek Karski
Email: jacek.karski@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Blood Conservation & Outcomes, TEE

George Djaiani
Email: george.djaiani@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Neuroprotection & outcomes, OPCAB, genetics, TEE

Ludwik Fedorko
Email: ludwik.fedorko@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Neuroprotection & outcomes, genetics

Keyvan Karkouti
Email: keyvan.karkouti@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Blood Conservation, Epidemiology

Scott Beattie
Email: scott.beattie@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Renal Protection, Epidemiology

Stuart McCluskey
Email: stuart.mccluskey@uhn.on.ca
Expertise: Pharmacology

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 25%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

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Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: 20%
Echocardiography Instruction: One month per year of fellowship
Critical Care Rotation: 24 hour calls in the CVICU approximately 5-6 per month
Formal Course Work Available in: Didactic and TEE rounds
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 1-2 dats per week

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 2400
Distribution of cases: 50% CABG, 30 %Valves, 20% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 200
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year:
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Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
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