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ALABAMA University of Alabama @ Birmingham Medical Center
Chairperson: David Chestnut, M.D. CV Anesthesia: Paul N. Samuelson, M.D. Address: Department of Anesthesiology, University Station, Birmingham, AL 35249-6810 Telephone: (205)934-6007 Fax: (205)975-9732 E-mail:Paul.Samuelson@ccc.uab.edu General Program Information# of CA-4, 5: 1-2 Type of fellowship training available: Clinical only, Clinical/Basic Science, Clinical/Clinical Research Responsibility: Clinical: negotiable Non-Clinical: negotiable Salary: $40,000 Minimum length of training: 12 months # of CA-4, 5 fellows completing 12 or 24 month cardiovascular training in last five years: 4 # CA-3 residents completing 12 months cardiovascular training in last five years: 1 FacultyCardiac Anesthesia Faculty Research Interest and/or Clinical Expertise Paul N. Samuelson Congenital Heart Disease, Pharmacologic Studies William A. Lell Myocardial Preservation, Nitric Oxide Leonard F. McGovern Cardiac and Thoracic Anesthesia Colleen Henling Congenital Heart Disease Vance Nielsen Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Ischemia Reperfusion Quinton Gurley: Cardiac and Thoracic Anesthesia Mark Trankina: Pacemakers, Arrhythmias, Transesophagem Echocardiography Academic ProgramFellow conferences: 1 per week In last five years fellows were 1st and 2nd author on 5 Abstracts 2 Journal articles Funding: Dept/Institutional Funds Dedicated research time: negotiable Echocardiography instruction: inside OR, Specific rotation (duration: negotiable) Formal course work available in: negotiable Clinical Program# of cardiac procedures with CPB per year: 2500 # of non-cardiac thoracic cases per year: 500 # of heart, lung and heart/lung transplants per year: 75 # of major vascular cases per year: 50 Distribution of cardiac cases: 60% CABG, 20% Valves, 20% Congenital Operating Room equipment available: transesophageal echocardiography, transcranial Doppler, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, cerebral blood flow/transcranial Doppler, fiber-optic endoscopy
Special features, requirements or comments about
program: Flexible training options are possible.
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