University of Maryland School of Medicine

Chair: Pete Rock M.D., M.B.A.
Email: prock@anes.umm.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Wendy K. Bernstein, M.D.
Email: wbernstein@anes.umm.edu

Mailing Address:
Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Room S11-C10
22 S Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1595
USA
Telephone: 410-328-6120
Fax: 410-328-5531

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants who have successfully completed their anesthesia residency in an ACGME accredited program with an interest in Cardiac Anesthesia are encouraged to apply. Applicants should request an application form from Maria Purcell (use address above) or phone (410-328-6120) and provide 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Bernstein. Selected applicants will be invited for a formal interview.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010: 2
Positions Available 2011: 2

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: ACGME approved fellowship program. Can be combined with critical care medicine, shock trauma or other subspecialty training.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 85%, nonclinical 15%
Annual Salary: $50,118
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

Alina Grigore
Email: agrigore@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology

Anne Savarese, M.D.
Email: asavarese@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, Congenital Heart Disease

Ileana Gheorghiu, M.D.
Email: igheorghiu@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

John P. Drago, M.D
Email: jdrago@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology, Legal Medicine, Quality Assurance

Molly Fitzpatrick
Email: mfitzpatrick@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Anesthesiology

Patrick Odonkor, M.D.
Email: podonkor@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology, Education

Seema Deshpande, M.D.
Email: sdeshpande@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology, TEE, Education

Wendy K. Bernstein, M.D.
Email: wbernstein@anes.umm.edu
Expertise: Adult CTV Anesthesiology, Education, TEE

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 67

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: MInimum 4 per week
Type: Cardiac Anesthesia lecture series, Cardiac Anesthesia journal club, Cardiac Anesthesia M & M, Multidisciplinary Cardiac surgical, ICU and Cardiac anesthesiology M & M, Department Anesthesia M &M
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: SCA TEE Meeting (San Diego) and 1 additional meeting

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

Abstracts: 6
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 2
Book Chapters: 2
Other Publications: 3

Comments: Each fellow will be assigned a mentor and should be expected to submit findings for presentation at a national meeting

Funding: Departmental/Institutional funds, Pharmaceutical/Equipment, Industry grants, Peer review grants
Dedicated Research Time: Variable; can be substituted for 1 month clinical time
Echocardiography Instruction: 2 month rotation with both cardiology in echo lab and intraoperative (cardi
Critical Care Rotation: Required 1 month in dedicated CSICU
Formal Course Work Available in: Cardiac and Thoracic OR
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: Rotations in invasive cardiology, cath lab, EP lab, perfusion/exracorporeal

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 810
Distribution of cases: Approximately 56% CABG, 28% Valve, 8%congenital and 8% thoracic aneurysm
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 156
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 330
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 100
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 485
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 52
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 108

Operating Room Equipment Available: State of the art operating room suites; Specialized ORs to accomodate combined intracoronary stenting with CABG, TEE, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output, nitric oxide, cerebral oximetry.
Training and educational opportunities available in Anesthesia Simulation Center