University of California, San Diego Medical Center

http://anes-som.ucsd.edu

Chair: Gerard Manecke, M.D.
Email: gmanecke@ucsd.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Dalia Banks, M.D.
Email: dabanks@ucsd.edu

Mailing Address:
VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350
La Jolla Village Drive
# 125A
San Diego, California 92161-5085
USA
Telephone: (858) 642-3340
Fax: (858) 822-5009

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Request application materials from the Department. Attn: Dalia Banks,M.D.

You can download the application forum from website.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011: 2

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: We have an accredited program, we offer 1 year Clinical with clinical research or 2 year program 1 year clinical followed by a Research year.

Clinical Responsibility: 80% Non-Clincal 20%
Annual Salary: 51,215/year
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

Dalia Banks, M.D.
Email: dabanks@ucsd.edu
Expertise: TEE, PTE

Daniel Lee, M.D.
Email: d8lee@ucsd.edu
Expertise: Congenital Heart Disease

David Roth, M.D.
Email: droth@ucsd.edu
Expertise: Basic CV Physiology Resarch

Dr Liem Nguyen
Email: liem@ucsd.edu
Expertise: TEE, PTE

Dr William Wilson MD
Email: wwilson@ucsd.edu
Expertise: Intensive care

Dr. Joel Kaplan
Email: jkaplan@ucsd.edu
Expertise: Editor in Chief of Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Dr. Mark Mitchell, M.D.
Email: mmitchell@ucsd.edu
Expertise: TEE

Dr. Ramon Sanchez,M.D.
Email: ramalesan31@aol.com
Expertise: TEE, PTE, Liver transplant

Dr. Tim Maus, MD
Email: tmaus@ucsd.edu
Expertise: non-invasive cardiac monitors, TEE, 3D

Dr.Gerard Manecke, M.D.
Email: gmanecke@ucsd.edu
Expertise: TEE, PTE, Non Invasive Monitoring

Dr.James Hackett
Email: drhakit@gmail.com
Expertise: TEE, PTE

Mark Greenberg, M.D.
Email: mgreenberg@ucsd.edu
Expertise: Congenital Heart Disease

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 70

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 1-2 per week,
Type: Clinical , TEE, Fellow Presentation, Monthy Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1 meeting per year

In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:

Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 4
Book Chapters: 1
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: Departmental, Equipment industry grants
Dedicated Research Time: 1d/ week
Echocardiography Instruction: TTE weekly, Dedicated 2 month TEE
Critical Care Rotation: one
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 2 month

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 800
Distribution of cases: 35% CABG,25% valves, 40% Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: >150
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: >50
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 150
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 40
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year:

Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE,3D,EEG,PACs, ARTERIAL PULSE, CARDIAC OUTPUT MONITORS,CONTIUOS NON INVASIVE CARDIAC OUT MONITORS(FloTrac Cardiac Output) TRC,CEREBRAL OXIMETER(INVOS),EVOKED POTENTIALS, VASCULAR ULTRASOUND, EXCELLENT ANESTHESIA TECHNICAL SUPPORT.