Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

http://wfubmc.edu/anesthesia

Chair: Raymond C. Roy, Ph.D., M.D.
Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Thomas F. Slaughter, MD
Email: tslaught@wfubmc.edu

Mailing Address:
WFU School of Medicine-Anesthesia Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009
336-716-4498 Telephone
336-716-8190 Fax

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested individuals should contact Thomas Slaughter, MD at tslaught@wfubmc.edu or call the department at (336) 716-4498 for an application and further information.

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/Clinical Research

Comments: Active program with emphasis on clinical and research training. Recent fellows have won SCA, SCCA, and SPA resident research contests, and FAER grant. Program consists of six months clinical and six months combined clinical plus research.
Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 60%, Non-Clinical 40%
Annual Salary: Negotiable
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 8

FACULTY

Jerry R. Clark, MD
Email: jclark@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: trauma/shock states, inflammatory state

Leanne Groban, M.D.
Email: Lgroban@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: aging, cardiac ischemia, autonomic function, diastolic function

James J. O'Brien, M.D.
Email: Jobrien@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: pediatric cardiac electrophysiology

Joanna Matyska, MD
Email: jmatyska@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: TEE

Lisa Newsome, MD
Email: lnewsome@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: TEE

Alfredo Pauca, MD
Email: apauca@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: vascular physiology, cardiovascular monitoring

Douglas G. Ririe, M.D.
Email: Dririe@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: pediatric cardiac anesthesia, age effects in pharmacology

Roger L. Royster, M.D.
Email: Rroyster@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: Cardiac arrhythmias, inotropic drug support

Thomas F. Slaughter, M.D
Email: tslaught@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: coagulation, transfusion medicine

David A. Stump, M.A., Ph.D.
Email: Dstump@wfubmc.edu
Expertise: neurobehavioral outcomes, cerebral blood flow

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 50%

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 4 per week
Type: Varies by week and includes some of: didactic lecture, clinical conference, resident-fellow presentation, TEE quality improvement, journal club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1-2 meetings per year
In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:
Abstracts:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:
Comments:

Funding: Departmental/institutional funds, peer-reviewed grants
Dedicated Research Time: Negotiable
Echocardiography Instruction: Inside OR, specific two-month rotation
Critical Care Rotation: Required (Minimum 1 month)
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: Negotiable

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 700
Distribution of cases: 55% CABG, 35% valves, 10% congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year:
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 300
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 10
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 350
Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, evoked potentials; echocardiography library of books, tapes, DVDs in OR.


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