Boston University Medical Center

http://www.bmc.org/anesthesia/

Chair: Keith Lewis, M.D.
Email: keith.lewis@bmc.org

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Alex Kotov, MD
Email: akotov@aamweb.com

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology Atrium2
88 East Newton Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02118-2393
USA
Telephone: (617)638-6950
Fax: (617)638-6959

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Send a letter including your C.V. and indicate for which year you are applying.

Qualified candidates will need to provide three letters of reference, including one from their current Department Chair, and will be invited for an interview.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions:

Positions Available 2010: 2
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: The fellowship year offers an outstanding clinical experience in adult cardiac, thoracic and major vascular anesthesia, with a strong focus on TEE. All fellows so far have taken and passed the echo board exam. Participation in clinical research, with presentation of one abstract at a national meeting, is expected.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%, nonclinical 20%
Annual Salary: $51,396
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 2

FACULTY

Aileen Starnbach, M.D.
Expertise: TEE

Brian Birmingham, M.D.
Expertise: TEE

David Morse, M.D.
Expertise: TEE, coagulation, transfusion medicine, clinical research

Douglas Wingrove, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: TEE, muscle physiology, malignant hyperthermia

Eric T. Pierce, Ph.D., M.D.
Expertise: TEE, intraoperative EEG, clinical research

Glynne Stanley, M.B., F.R.C.A.
Expertise: TEE, resident education, EKG

J. Fredrik Hesselvik, M.D., Ph.D
Email: fhess@bu.edu
Expertise: TEE, clinical competence, clinical research

J. Michael Haering, M.D.
Expertise: TEE, clinical research

Rafael Ortega, M.D.
Expertise: TEE, airway management, multimedia teaching applications

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 78

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly, plus cardiac grand rounds 2/year
Type: 06:30-07:30 AM conference. 1-hr grand rounds
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support:

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

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

Comments: Research R.N. employed by anesthesia group

Funding: Departmental support, industry support
Dedicated Research Time: Awarded on a case by case basis
Echocardiography Instruction: 2 months full-time in cardiology echocardiography laboratory
Critical Care Rotation: Available, if desired
Formal Course Work Available in: Multiple fields within Boston University School of Medicine
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 1 day/week nonclinical. 2 months in echo lab.

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 586
Distribution of cases: 62% CABG, 33% valves, 4% thoracic aneurysm, 1% congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 250
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 20
Distribution of cases: The majority are CABG. DTA repair is with partial CPB
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 10
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 115
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 200

Operating Room Equipment Available: H-P echo, two machines for two cardiac OR's Omniplane probes PSI cerebral monitor