University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Chair: Charles A. Vacanti, M.D.

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Robert Giasi, M.D.

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesia
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
USA
Telephone: (508)856-3266
Fax: (508)856-5911

APPLICATION PROCESS:

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 100%
Annual Salary: $50,000
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 3

FACULTY

Brian Hennessy
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, TEE

Daniel Philbin
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, Stress-free Anesthesia

Eleanor Duduch
Expertise: Perioperative Hypertension, TEE

Martha Gomez
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia, TEE

Rama Kulkarni
Expertise: Potassium Channel Physiology, TEE

Robert Giasi
Expertise: TEE, Anti-inflammatory Properties of Aprotinin

Samuel Abrokwah
Expertise: Adult Cardiac-Vascular Anesthesia, TEE

Shubi Kaur
Expertise: Prevention of Arrhythmia, Perioperative Hypertension, Transpulmonary Oxygenation of Implantable Tissue

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 2 per week
Type: Clinical, Research, Fellow presentation
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: Dept/Institutional Funds, Peer-review grants
Dedicated Research Time: varies
Echocardiography Instruction: inside OR, specific rotation (duration ½-1 month)
Critical Care Rotation: optional
Formal Course Work Available in: classes leading to MPH are available
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 0-2 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 900
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: 220
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 952

Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, mixed venous oximetry, evoked potentials