University of Illinois at Chicago

http://www.uic.edu/com/mcas/

Chair: Ronald F Albrecht, M.D.
Email: ralbrech@uic.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: David Mayer, M.D.
Email: dmayer1@uic.edu

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology 1740 West Taylor Street
Suite 3200W
Chicago, Illinois 60612
USA
Telephone: 312 996-4020
Fax: 312 996-4019

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please request application material from Sherri Cunningham 312 996-4020 or sherrim@uic.edu

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 3

Positions Available 2010: 2
Positions Available 2011: 1

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research
Clinical Research Only
Basic Research Only

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 60%, Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: 46,620
Minimum Length of Training: 12 month
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 11

FACULTY

Bradley A Fine, M.D.
Email: bfine@uic.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Chanannait Paisansathan, M.D.
Email: oon@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Neurosurgical Anesthesia

David Mayer, M.D.
Email: dmayer1@uic.edu
Expertise: Education, Medical Safety and Errors

Jens P Kellermeier, M.D.
Email: jkellerm@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Regional Anesthesia

Marsa Mitchell, M.D.
Email: marsam@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Military Medicine

Ron Albrecht Jr., M.D.
Email: ronron@uic.edu
Expertise: Perioperative TEE, Anesthesia for Endovascular Surgery

Rose Campise-Luther, M.D.
Email: casti@uic.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: weekly
Type: TEE, case presentation, cardiac anatomy with specimen
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 2100

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

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

Comments:

Funding:
Dedicated Research Time: variable
Echocardiography Instruction: daily
Critical Care Rotation: 1-2 month
Formal Course Work Available in: TEE conference in February
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: not specified

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 232
Distribution of cases: CABG 38%, Valve 28%, Thoracic Aneurysm 10%, Congential 20%, Other 4%
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 150
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 87
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 246
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 85

Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echo, continuous cardiac output monitor, mixed venous oximetry, ultrasound for central line placement, EEG, transcranial doppler, cerebral oximetry