University of Western Ontario

http://anesthesia.lhsc.on.ca

Chair: Davy Cheng
Email: Davy.Cheng@lhsc.on.ca

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Ravi Taneja
Email: Ravi.Taneja@lhsc.on.ca

Mailing Address:
Attention to Jamie Allaer Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine. London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital 339 Windermere Road
London, Ontario N6A 5A5
Canada
Telephone: 519-685-8500
Fax:

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Contact Ms. Jamie Allaer by e-mail. Jamie.Allaer@lhsc.on.ca

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 4

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011:

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Basic Research
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility:
Annual Salary:
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 14

FACULTY

A. Vannelli
Expertise: Education

C. Harle
Expertise: Measurement of Anticoagulation

D. Bainbridge
Expertise: Transesophageal Echocardiography

D. Cheng
Expertise: Chair of Department

D. Smith
Expertise: Royal College Examiner

F. Ralley
Expertise: Blood Conservation

G. Nicolaou
Expertise: Thoracic Anesthesia

I. Iglesias
Expertise: Transesophageal Echocardiography

J. Granton
Expertise: Critical Care

J. Murkin
Expertise: CNS Outcomes and CNS monitoring

M. St Amand
Expertise: Transplantation

N. Badner
Expertise: Preoperative Assessment

R. Butler
Expertise: Critical Care

R. Taneja
Expertise: Critical Care

W. Dobkowski
Expertise: Transplantation

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification:

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: 4 per week
Type: rounds, journal club, TEE teaching
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: Yearly presentation at fellow research day. Mutiple projects ongoing.

Funding: Departmental funds available for research
Dedicated Research Time: Up to 1/4 of time
Echocardiography Instruction: TEE assigned daily and lectures 3 times per week.
Critical Care Rotation: 1/4 of time devoted to care of post-opertive cardiac surgical patietns with
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 1 month

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 1400
Distribution of cases: CABG (66%), Valve (16%), Valve + CABG (9%), Congenital (5%). Also 51 roboti
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 120
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 100
Distribution of cases: CABG (90%)
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 300
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 13
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 300

Operating Room Equipment Available: BIS monitor, transcranial doppler, cerebral oximeter, TEE, ECG ST segment