Loyola University Medical Center

http://www.luhs.org/depts/anesth/fellowsh.htm#cardiothoracic

Chair: W. Scott Jellish, M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Pierre Levan, M.D.
Email: plevan@lumc.edu

Mailing Address:
Loyola University Medical Center
Dept. of Anesthesiology
2160 South First Ave.

Maywood, Illinois 60153
USA
Telephone: (708) 216-9169
Fax: (708) 216-1249

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Please contact residency coordinator at jkutten@lumc.edu

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions:

Positions Available 2010: 1
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research

Comments: Loyola University Medical Center was ranked the #1 hospital in Illinois and in the top 25 in the nation in the area of cardiovascular and thoracic services. We offer excellent experience managing a variety of complex cardiac and thoracic surgical cases, heart and lung transplantation, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, and ventricular assist devices. The fellow will have the opportunity to complete a transesophageal echocardiography rotation with Department of Cardiology as well as obtain postoperative critical care experience in the post cardiac surgical ICU directed by our faculty.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical variable / Non-Clinical variable
Annual Salary: $45,754.00
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

Andrzej Waskiel, M.D.
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

Anya Raski, M.D.
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

Bruce Kleinman, M.D.
Expertise: Critical Care, Monitoring, Diaphragmatic Function, Oxygen Toxicity, Internal Review Board Member at Loyola University Medical Center, Director of Anes

Irwin Brown, D.O.
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

Jayanta Mukherji, M.D.
Expertise: Critical Care, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, Transesophageal Echocardiography

Jenny Kwak, M.D.
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia, Adult Cardiac Anesthesia

Nil Urali, M.D.
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Transesophageal Echocardiography

Pierre Levan, M.D.
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Transesophageal Echocardiography

Taqdees Sheikh, M.D.
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, Transesophageal Echocardiography

W. Scott Jellish, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Outcome Research

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 1 per week
Type: Clinical, Journal Club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 5 meeting days per year

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

Abstracts: 5
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: Dept/Institutional Funds
Dedicated Research Time:
Echocardiography Instruction: inside OR, specific rotation (duration 1-2 months)
Critical Care Rotation: required (duration 2 months)
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 3-4 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 670
Distribution of cases: 50% CABG, 40% 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: 350
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 65
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 150

Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, evoked potentials, (MEP, SSEP), EEG, nitric oxide