University of California Davis Medical Center

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/

Chair: Peter G. Moore, M.D.,Ph.D
Email: pgmoore@ucdavis.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Amrik Singh, M.D
Email: amsingh@ucdavis.edu

Mailing Address:
4150 V STREET PSSB 1200
Sacramento, California 95817
USA
Telephone: 916-734-5394
Fax: 916-734-7980

APPLICATION PROCESS:

SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION, CV, PERSONAL STATEMENT AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TO CAROLYN MURDOCK AT CAROLYN.MURDOCK@UCDMC.UCDAVIS.EDU OR BY MAIL OR TO Dr SINGH'S ATTENTION

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 1

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Comments: ACGME ACCREDITED, TEE CERTIFIED FACULTY

Clinical Responsibility: NEGOTIABLE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ACGME GUIDELINE
Annual Salary: PGY V LEVEL PLUS EXTRA COMPENSATION
Minimum Length of Training: 1 Year
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 4

FACULTY

AMRIK SINGH, MD
Email: AMSINGH@UCDAVIS.EDU
Expertise: TEE

Aubrey Yao
Expertise: Cardiothoracic and Vascular

CHRISTIAN BOHRINGER
Email: CHBOHRINGER@UCDAVIS.EDU
Expertise: CRITICAL CARE

HONG LIU, MD
Email: HUALIU@UCDAVIS.EDU
Expertise: MYOCARDIAL PRECONDITIONING

JEFFERY UPPINGTON, MBBS
Email: JEFFERY.UPPINGTON@UCDMC.UCDAVIS.EDU
Expertise: CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR

NEAL FLEMING, M.D. PhD
Email: NWFLEMING@UCDAVIS.EDU
Expertise: CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Shanna TenClay, M.D.
Expertise: Cardiothoracic, TEE

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

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: FIVE PER MONTH
Type: CLINICAL, M&M
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 1-2 MEETING PER YEAR

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

Abstracts: 2
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 2
Book Chapters:
Other Publications: 1

Comments:

Funding: DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTIONAL
Dedicated Research Time: VARIABLE
Echocardiography Instruction: OPERATING ROOM/ SPECIFIC ROTATION, ANNUAL TEE WORKSHOP
Critical Care Rotation: ONE MONTH
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: VARIABLE

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 330
Distribution of cases: CABG 60%, CABG+VALVE 15%, VALVE 20%,THORACIC AORTIC 10%, OTHER 5
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 162
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: 250+
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 150

Operating Room Equipment Available: TEE,TCD,EEG, MIX VENOUS OXIMETRY, CONTINOUS CARDIAC OUTPUT PACs, ARTERIAL PULSE CARDIAC OUTPUT MONITOR, CEREBRAL OXIMETER(INVOS), TEG, TEE, EVOKED POTENTIALS,ULTRASOUND, EXCELLENT ANESTHESIA TECHNICAL SUPPORT