UT - Houston Medical School

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/anes

Chair: Jeffrey Katz
Email: Jeffrey.Katz@uth.tmc.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Dr. Roy Sheinbaum
Email: Roy.Sheinbaum@uth.tmc.edu
Mailing Address:
6431 Fannin MSB 5.020
Houston, Texas 77030
Telephone: 713-500-6176
Fax:

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Send CV to above address

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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

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

Comments: In addition to TEE training and CAB/Valve/robotic procedures, we specialize in major aortic reconstruction,performing over 125 DHCA cases and over 125 TAAA cases annually. A new Pediatric Heart Program started 11'03.
Clinical Responsibility: clinical 80/non clinical 20
Annual Salary: variable
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 6

FACULTY

Roy Sheinbaum
Email: Roy.Sheinbaum@uth.tmc.edu
Expertise: TEE, Aortic Reconstruction,Thoracic Anesthesia, Renal Protection

Craig Ignacio
Email: Craig.Ignacio@uth.tmc.edu
Expertise: TEE, OPCAB, Minimally invasive surgery

Shao Feng Zhou
Email: Shaofeng.Zhou@uth.tmc.edu
Expertise: Peripheral Vascular Anesthesia

Ovidiu Moise
Email: Ovidiu.Moise@uth.tmc.edu
Expertise: Resident education, Thoracic Anesthesia

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: bi monthly
Type: literature and case review
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: Medical School, Industry
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: one month
Echocardiography Instruction: 1-2 months dedicated in echo lab
Critical Care Rotation: 1-2 months in CVICU
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 20 %

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 600
Distribution of cases: 50% CAB, 20% Asc Arch,15% Valves,15% Cong
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 200
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 200
Distribution of cases: 75% TAAA, 25% OPCAB
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 30
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 75
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 0
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 300
Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE, FOB, Complete invasive monitoring, RIS, Cerebral oximetry, EEG, TEG


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