University of Rochester Medical Center

http://www.anes.rochester.edu

Chair: Denham S. Ward, PhD, MD
Email: denham_ward@urmc.rochester.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Michael P. Eaton, M.D.
Email: michael_eaton@urmc.rochester.edu

Mailing Address:
601 Elmwood Avenue Anesthesiology Box 604
Rochester, New York 14642
USA
Telephone: 585-275-7358
Fax: 585-244-7271

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Send the completed application, CV, personal statement and 3 letters of recomendation to the Program Director. (see http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/gme/prospective/anesthesiology/research_faculty/cardiac.cfm)

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010: 2
Positions Available 2011: 2

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80%, Non-clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $52,205 (2008. + COL)
Minimum Length of Training: One Year
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 2

FACULTY

David H. Stern, M.D.
Email: david_stern@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia and echocardiography

Dawn Sweeney, MD
Email: dawn_sweeney@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Ellen D. Iannoli, M.D.
Email: ellen_iannoli@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Clinical cardiac anesthesia/transesophageal echocardiography

Janine R. Shapiro, M.D.
Email: janine_shapiro@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Education, Patient safety

Laurent G. Glance, M.D.
Email: laurent_glance@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Clinical Anesthesia care of adult heart/research on qualiting reporting

Michael P. Eaton, M.D.
Email: michael_eaton@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia/Research/Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Robert Pasternak, MD
Email: robert_pasternak@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: cardiac, vascular, thoracic

Sanjeev Chhangani, MD
Email: sanjeev_chhangani@urmc.rochester.edu
Expertise: thoracic anesthesia, critical care

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 71

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Minimun one conference a week
Type: Lectures, conferences,seminars and journal club
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: $1,000.00 for educational allowance and 5 days for conferences

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

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

Comments:

Funding: Departmental
Dedicated Research Time: Up to 2 months
Echocardiography Instruction: two months
Critical Care Rotation: one month
Formal Course Work Available in: Research
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 4 months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 800
Distribution of cases: 25% Congenital, 30% Valves, 5% Thoracic, 40% CABG
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 800
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 130
Distribution of cases: 80% off-pump CABG, 15% thoracic aneurysms, 5% AICD
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 120
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 600
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 12
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 600

Operating Room Equipment Available: 2 Siemans Sequoia TEE machines; 1 Siemans Cypress TEE machine