Massachusetts General Hospital

http://www2.massgeneral.org/anesthesia/

Chair: Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, M.D.

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Michael G. Fitzsimons, M.D. and Associate Director

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, & Pain Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, Jackson 4
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
USA
Telephone: (617) 643-2286
Fax: (617) 726-5985

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applications will be considered from all qualified individuals who will have completed an approved clinical anesthesia residency prior to the start of the fellowship. The Massachusetts General Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Contact Tina Toland, MHA at ttoland@partners.org
You can download the application form directly using this link:
http://www2.massgeneral.org/anesthesia/education_training_fellowships/MGH_CAG_Fellow_App_051810.doc

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 5

Positions Available 2010: 5
Positions Available 2011: 5

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only

Comments: The Fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia is a 12-month fellowship designed to train an anesthesiologist in perioperative care and echocardiography of the patient with cardiovascular disease. Fellows will perform anesthesia for approximately 100 patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. Additional training includes a month in the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit and one month at the West Roxbury VA training in thoracic anesthesia. Fellows will also gain additional experience in pediatric cardiac anesthesia and providing care for patients presenting for electrophysiology studies and treatment and patients presenting for procedures in the catheterization suite. Our fellows are invited to attend the Harvard Perioperative Echocardiography Course in September free of change. Additionally, the MGH fellowship interacts with the other Boston based fellowships (MGH, BI, and Boston Children's Hospital) for scheduled conferences to share cases and ideas.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Non-Clinical 20% (Clinical responsibi
Annual Salary: Based upon PGY level
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 35

FACULTY

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Minimum of 2 per week
Type: Lectures, TEE review, case conferences
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1 meeting per year

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

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

Comments:

Funding: Divisional funds available for selected independent fellowship research projects.
Dedicated Research Time: Variable depending on rotation
Echocardiography Instruction: One month dedicated to ECHO cardiography with option for a second
Critical Care Rotation: One month in Cardiac Surgical ICU
Formal Course Work Available in: Boston Children's Hospital, West Roxbuty VA Medical Center.
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 20%

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1100
Distribution of cases: CABG 58%, Valve & Valve/CABG 29%, Aortic reconstruction 5%, Congenital hear
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 101
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 4
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 15
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 28
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 18

Operating Room Equipment Available: Dedicated TEE console in each OR with on-line, real-time connection to cardiology ECHO reading room & echocardiography staff.