University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

http://www.utsouthwestern.edu

Chair: William E. Johnston MD
Email: William.Johnston@UTSouthwestern.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Linda K. Douning MD
Email: Linda.Douning@UTSouthwestern.edu
Mailing Address:
5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Mail Code 8894
Dallas, Texas 75390
Telephone: 214 648 7834
Fax: 214 648 7660

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please email or call Joyce Mandujano, fellowship coordinator, for an application. email: Joyce.Mandujano@UTSouthwestern.edu. Telephone: 214 648 8792

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:
Clinical only

Comments: We currently only have clinical fellows, however, should an individual desire to pursue clinical research a schedule could be arranged.
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Nonclinical 20%
Annual Salary: $43,249.00
Minimum Length of Training: 1 year
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 1

FACULTY

Michaeal Wall MD
Email: Michael.Wall@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Director of the division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia /Critical Care Medicine

William E. Johnston MD
Email: William.Johnston@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Chairman of UTSWMC Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management/Transesophageal echocardiography

Philip Greilich MD
Email: Philip.Greilich@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography/Perioperative Hemostasis/Blood conservation

Lisa Morse MD
Email: Lisa. Morse@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Adult Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia

Suzanne Dellaria MD
Email: Suzanne.Dellaria@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography

Chen Shi MD
Email: Chen.Shi@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography/Difficult airway management

Marco Aguirre MD
Email: Marco.Aguirre@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Transesophageal Echo

Linda Douning MD
Email: Linda.Douning@UTSouthwestern.edu
Expertise: Vascular anesthesia, Perioperative Transesophageal Echo

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 87%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly
Type: TEE Interesting Case Conferences/Presentation at Grand Rounds / Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: One paid meeting (ASE, SCA, etc.) with the potential for a second meeting if the individual is presenting
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 0
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 0
Book Chapters: 0
Other Publications: 0
Comments: The Cardiac Anesthesia fellowship at UTSWMS is newly established and began in 2003-2004.

Funding: Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dedicated Research Time: One month with the option for a second month.
Echocardiography Instruction: Echocariography is used in almost all cases in the operating room. Two months of additional training are available with the Department of Cardiology.
Critical Care Rotation: One month with the option of a second month.
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: Negotiable.

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 530
Distribution of cases: 40% CABG, 40% Valves, 5% Thoracic Aneurysm, 5% Congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 200
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 80
Distribution of cases: 45% off-pump CABG, 10% thoracic aneurysm, 45% AICD
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 40
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 450
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 45
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 150
Operating Room Equipment Available: Transesophageal echocardiography, Sonosite, Optigo (portable TTE), BIS monitoring, LIDCO, PAC with CCO.


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