University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

http://www.uchsc.edu/anes

Chair: Thomas K. Henthorn
Email: Thomas.Henthorn@uchsc.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: F. Victor Nasrallah
Email: fadi.nasrallah@uchsc.edu
Mailing Address:
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology 4200 East Ninth Avenue B113, Room 2122
Denver, CO 80262
Telephone: 303-372-6303
Fax: 303-372-6315

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Request application

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 1
CA-5: 0
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 1

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

Comments:
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: Negotiable
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 0

FACULTY

F. Victor Nasrallah
Email: fadi.nasrallah@uchsc.edu
Expertise: TEE-CPB-Research

Tamas Seres
Email: tamas.seres@uchsc.edu
Expertise: TEE-Coagulation Testing

DeeAnn Allen
Email: DeeAnn.Allen@uchsc.edu
Muhammad Azam
Email: Fareedul.Azam@uchsc.edu
Expertise: ICU

Lyle Kirson
Email: Lyle.Kirson@med.va.gov
Jose Melendez
Email: Jose.Melendez@uchsc.edu
Expertise: Thoracic

Wolfgang Steudel
Email: wolfgang.steudel@uchsc.edu
Expertise: Research

Paul Wischmeyer
Email: paul.wischmeyer@uchsc.edu
Expertise: Research-ICU

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 2-3 per week
Type: Clinical, Research, TEE
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 2 meetings per year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Department/Institutional Funds
Dedicated Research Time: 1 academic day per week
Echocardiography Instruction: cardiology lab (4 weeks), inside OR (4 weeks)
Critical Care Rotation: required (1 month)
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 3 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 300
Distribution of cases: 60% CABG, 40% Valves
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year:
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 500
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 20
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year:
Operating Room Equipment Available: Transesophageal Echocardiography, EKG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output.


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