Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center/MCV Campus

http://www.anesthesiology.vcu.edu/index.html

Chair: Carlos U. Arancibia, M.D.
Email: cuaranci@vcu.edu
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Jeffrey A. Green, M.D.
Email: jagreen2@vcu.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology Education Division Attn: Elizabeth Goodloe, Program Coordinator PO Box 980459
Richmond, VA 23298-0459
Telephone: 804-828-0733
Fax: 804-828-8682

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please visit the Department of Anesthesiology's website and download the application, requirements, and fellowship curriculum. Application and supporting documents should be mailed to: Elizabeth Goodloe, PC VCU Anesthesiology's Education Division P. O. Box 980459, Richmond, VA 23298-0459 Email address for Program Coordinator: ehandel@vcu.edu or anesed@vcu.edu

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Numbers of Positions Available
CA-4: 2
CA-5: 0
Total CA-4 and CA-5: 2

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

Comments: An ACGME accredited program with a unique opportunity to join a highly collaborative team of cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and cardiac surgeons committed to fostering clinical excellence and academic productivity during fellowship training. Exposure to all types of cases including minimally invasive, transplants, VADs, and total artificial heart procedures.
Clinical Responsibility: Negotiable
Annual Salary: CA-4 level
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 5

FACULTY

Jeffrey A. Green, M.D.
Email: jagreen2@vcu.edu
Expertise: Blood Conservation, TEE, Clinical Research

Bruce D. Spiess, M.D.
Email: bdspiess@vcu.edu
Expertise: Blood Conservation, Hemostasis, Alternative Anticoagulants, Microcirculatory Oxygen Delivery, Oxygen Therapeutics

Octavio Falcucci, M.D.
Email: oafalcucci@vcu.edu
Expertise: Critical Care, Invasive Monitoring, Laboratory Research, Statistics

Mark Nelson, MD
Email: mnelson3@vcu.edu
Expertise: TEE

Rebecca L. Cain, M.D.
Email: rebeccs13@aol.com
Expertise: TEE, Alternative Anticoagulants

Jay Shapiro, M.D.
Email: jhshapiro@vcu.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 60%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly
Type: TEE, Cardiac conference, Journal club, QA
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: Yes
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 1
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: Negotiable
Echocardiography Instruction: 2 months minimum
Critical Care Rotation: 1 month minimum
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: Negotiable

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 900+
Distribution of cases: 40% CABG, 40% Valves, 15%Other, 5% Pediatrics
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 400+
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 200
Distribution of cases: 60% OPCAB, 20% Major vascular, 20% Other
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 75
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 400
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 10+
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 500+
Operating Room Equipment Available: State-of-the-art facilities including digital TEE system with storage and archival. Anesthesia record keepers.


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