University of Pittsburgh

http://www.anes.upmc.edu/pub-docs/internet/content/education_programs_fellowship.html#cardiac

Chair: John P. Williams, M.D.
Email: jwilliam@pitt.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Erin A. Sullivan, M.D.
Email: esulliva@pitt.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 910 LSK
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone: 412-692-4505
Fax: 412-692-4515

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants with an interest in cardiac anesthesiology who will successfully complete their Anesthesiology residency training in an ACGME accredited program prior to beginning their fellowship are encouraged to apply. Applicants should provide a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, evidence of medical school graduation, all medical licensure exam scores, anesthesia in-training examination scores, and a minimum of three letters of recommendation from senior cardiac anesthesiology faculty who have worked closely with the trainee. Selected applicants will be invited for a formal interview.

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

Comments: Those wishing to pursue basic science or clinical research in addition to their clinical fellowship requirements will be required to complete a minimum of 18 months of training.
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%; Nonclinical 20%
Annual Salary: CA-4 $42,186 plus benefits
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months; 24 month program available to those wishing to pursue basic science or clinical research
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 5

FACULTY

Erin A. Sullivan, M.D.
Email: esulliva@pitt.edu
Expertise: Heart and lung transplantation, regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, intraoperative TEE; pediatric and adult congenital cardiac anesthesiology, artificial blood substitutes, myocardial protection, education

Joseph J. Quinlan, M.D.
Email: quinlanjj@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: Lung transplantation, intraoperative TEE, mechanisms of anesthetic action, education

John P. Williams, M.D.
Email: jwilliam@pitt.edu
Expertise: Regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, intraoperative TEE, anesthetic techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery, artificialblood substitutes, critical care medicine, education

Theresa Gelzinis, M.D.
Email: gelzinista@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, pediatric and adult congenital cardiac anesthesiology, education

Andrew Murray, M.D.
Email: murrayaw@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, pediatric and adult congenital cardiac anesthesiology, education

Barbara Fried, M.D.
Email: friedbm@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE

Harish Ramakrishna, M.D.
Email: ramakrishnah@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery

Mark Taylor, M.D.
Email: taylmx@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, critical care medicine, education

Jeffrey Astbury, M.D.
Email: astbjc@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, education

Jose Marquez, M.D.
Email: marqjm@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic anesthesiology, education

Richard McHugh, M.D.
Email: mchurd@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Steven Strelec, M.D.
Email: stresr@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia;

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 90%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly
Type: Evidence-Based Medicine Journal Club, Problem-Based Learning Discussions, Case Presentations, Research Conference
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 10 meeting days per year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 2
Book Chapters: 1
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Departmental and Institutional funds
Dedicated Research Time: Arranged on an individual basis
Echocardiography Instruction: 2 months echo lab; intraoperative TEE for all cardiac cases
Critical Care Rotation: 2 months
Formal Course Work Available in: Arranged to suit the interest of the fellow
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 4 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 967
Distribution of cases: 41% CABG, 30% Valves; 12% CABG/Valve; 5% Thoracic Aneurysms;5% Congenital;5% VADS;2% Myxomas/Tumor
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 35
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 160
Distribution of cases: 90% OP-CAB; 10% Mid-CABG
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 5
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 1200
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 90
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 30
Operating Room Equipment Available: Transesophageal echocardiography, bispectral index monitoring, complete neurophysiologic monitoring (ie, evoked potentials), inhaled nitric oxide, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output monitoring, continuous ECG ST segment analysis, TEG analysis, difficult airway cart, fiberoptic bronchoscopes (adult and pediatric), ECMO, Thoratec ventricular assist devices





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