University of Illinois at Chicago

http://www.uic.edu/com/mcas/

Chair: Ronald F Albrecht, M.D.
Email: ralbrech@uic.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: David Mayer, M.D.
Email: dmayer1@uic.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology 1740 West Taylor Street Suite 3200W
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Telephone: 312 996-4020
Fax: 312 996-4019

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please request application material from Sherri Cunningham 312 996-4020 or sherrim@uic.edu

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 2
CA-5: 1
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 3

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

Comments:
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 60%, Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: 46,620
Minimum Length of Training: 12 month
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 11

FACULTY

Ron Albrecht jr., M.D.
Email: ronron@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Anesthesia for Endovascular Surgery

Rose Campise-Luther, M.D.
Email: casti@uic.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Bradley A Fine, M.D.
Email: bfine@uic.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Jens P Kellermeier, M.D.
Email: jkellerm@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Regional Anesthesia

David Mayer, M.D.
Email: dmayer1@uic.edu
Expertise: Education, Medical Safety and Errors

Marsa Mitchell, M.D.
Email: marsam@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Military Medicine

Chanannait Paisansathan, M.D.
Email: oon@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Neurosurgical Anesthesia

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: weekly
Type: TEE, case presentation, cardiac anatomy with specimen
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 2100
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: variable
Echocardiography Instruction: daily
Critical Care Rotation: 1-2 month
Formal Course Work Available in: TEE conference in February
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: not specified

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 232
Distribution of cases: CABG 38%, Valve 28%, Thoracic Aneurysm 10%, Congential 20%, Other 4%
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 150
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 87
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 246
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 0
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 85
Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echo, continuous cardiac output monitor, mixed venous oximetry, ultrasound for central line placement, EEG, transcranial doppler, cerebral oximetry


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