Columbia University Medical Center

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/anesthesiology/fellowship/cardio.html

Chair: Margaret Wood, M.D.

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Jack Shanewise, MD
Email: jss2128@columbia.edu

Mailing Address:
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Department of Anesthesiology
630 West 168th Street

New York, New York 10032-3784
USA
Telephone: (212)342-2210
Fax: (212)342-2211

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Contact the division administrator, Monica Roberts, at 212-342-2210 or mr2401@columbia.edu for information about the application process.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 6

Positions Available 2010: 6
Positions Available 2011: 6

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $55,343
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 24

FACULTY

Bessie Kachulis
Expertise: Thoracic anesthesia, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

David McIlroy
Expertise: Clinical research, lung transplantation

Desmond Jordan
Expertise: Critical Care, Outcomes, Medical Informatics

Eric Wilkens
Expertise: lung transplantation, OR systems

Ervant Nishanian
Expertise: Pharmacokinestics of intra-arterial drugs

Jack Shanewise
Email: jss2128@columbia.edu
Expertise: Intraoperative echocardiography, transcatheter valve interventions, fellowship program director

Jules Pamm
Expertise: Cardiac Transplantation, Organ Protection, Acupuncture, Immunologic/Inflamm. Response to CPB

Marc Heath
Expertise: Physiology of Substance P in Spinal Cord

Mark Dickstein
Expertise: Right Ventricular Mechanics, Pulmonary Circulation

Maya Jalbout
Expertise: Education, fellowship associate program director

Sumeet Goswami
Expertise: Critical Care, OR systems

Taylor Johnston
Expertise: Anesthesia for EP and Interventional Cardiology, resident eduation

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 92

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 16 per month
Type: TEE conference, CT anesthesia conference, Journal club, Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Critical Care Grand Rounds
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: $1600/year (plus any at which fellow presents)

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: Dept/Institutional Funds
Dedicated Research Time: 1-2 days per week, up to 2 months block time
Echocardiography Instruction: dedicated intraop TEE days, ECHO laboratory, free textbooks, workbooks, tap
Critical Care Rotation: 1 month in Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU staffed by anesthesia crritical care
Formal Course Work Available in: biostatistics, epidemiology, study design, medical informatics
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 2 months elective time, 1/2 to 1 month in cardiology echo lab

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1400
Distribution of cases: 60% valve, 30% CABG, 10% aortic, 10% congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 120
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 150
Distribution of cases: 50% CABGs off pump, 50% on pump
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 30
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 700
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 120
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 100

Operating Room Equipment Available: transesophageal echocardiography, ECG ST segment analysis, transcranial Doppler, mixed venous oximetry, evoked potentials, cerebral blood flow/transcranial Doppler