Temple University Hospital

Chair: Christer Carlsson, M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Neil W. Brister, M.D., Ph.D.

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care, 3401 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
USA
Telephone: (215)707-3326
Fax: (215)707-8028

APPLICATION PROCESS:

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 3

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: Director of Cardiothoracic ICU. Strong Transplant Center.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 80% Non-Clinical 20%
Annual Salary: $40,000+
Minimum Length of Training: 6-12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years:

FACULTY

Bhaskar Deb
Expertise: CT Anesthesia, Critical Care, ARDS

Edward H. Leonard
Expertise: CT Anesthesia

Maria Bartolozzi
Expertise: CT Anesthesia, Valve Surgery, Transplants

Mark D. Brennan
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia, Lung Transplantation

Michael Keresztury
Expertise: CT Anesthesia, Accelerated Recovery

Neil Brister Director
Expertise: BP Control, CT Anesthesia

Rodger Barnette Director
Expertise: Critical Care, Vit K., Coagulation

Russell L. Levin
Expertise: CT Anesthesia

Scott Schartel
Expertise: Resident Education, Critical Care

Timothy J. O'Grady
Expertise: Pain Management

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: ½ per week
Type: Clinical, Fellow presentation
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1-2 meetings per year

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

Abstracts: 6
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 2
Book Chapters:
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: Dept/Institutional Funds, Pharmaceutical/equipment industry grants
Dedicated Research Time: 1-2 months per year
Echocardiography Instruction: inside OR (duration ½ month)
Critical Care Rotation: required (duration 2 months)
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 2-3 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 800
Distribution of cases: 60% CABG, 40% Valves
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: 70
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year:

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