Tufts Medical Center

www.tuftsnemcanesthesia.org

Chair: Dr.Michael Entrup
Email: mhentrup@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Dr. Bhawana Dave
Email: bdave@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology, Box 298, 800 Washington Street 02111 Boston MA
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
USA
Telephone: (617)636-6044
Fax: (617)636-8384

APPLICATION PROCESS:

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010: 1
Positions Available 2011: 2

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 75% Non-Clinical 25%
Annual Salary: 58246.00
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

George Gordon
Expertise: Magnesium, alpha2 Agonists, Thoracic Aortic Surgery

Michael England
Expertise: Awareness during Cardiac Surgery

Richard Tierney

William Panza

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 80

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 1 per week
Type: Case discussion/echorounds
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support:

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

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

Comments:

Funding: Pharmaceutical/equipment industry grants
Dedicated Research Time:
Echocardiography Instruction: specific rotation (duration 3 months)
Critical Care Rotation: available
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 3 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 600
Distribution of cases:
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: 100
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 26
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 150

Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, continuous cardiac output, evoked potentials, continuous blood gas monitoring