| Name of Institution | Ochsner Medical Center |
| Address | 1514 Jefferson Hwy |
| Address 2 | |
| City | New Orleans |
| State | LA |
| Zip Code | 70121 |
| Main Ph No. | 504-842-0085 |
| Website | education.ochsner.org/gme/training-programs/adult-cardiothoracic-anesthesiology-fellowship |
| ACGME Accredited | Yes |
| SF Match | Yes |
| Department Chair | David Broussard, MD |
| Dept. Chair Email | dabroussard@ochsner.org |
| Fellow Director | Logan Kosarek, MD |
| Fellow Director Email | lkosarek@ochsner.org |
| Program Coord. | Michelle Davis |
| Program Coord. Email | michelle.davis@ochsner.org |
| Total Number of Procedures | > 700 |
| Number of CPB Procedures | approximately 500 CPB cases per year |
| Number of Cardiac Procedures | > 700 including CPB and cath lab |
| Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures | > 200 OPCAB and cath lab |
| Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures | > 200 estimated |
| Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants | consistently > 60 since 2016 |
| Number of Major Vascular Procedures | > 200 estimated |
| Operating Equipment Available | Top of the line Philips TEE machines (CVx and Epiq7) as well as several older models (iE33). Equipment relevant to the cardiac fellowship also includes: rapid TEG machine, Belmont rapid infuser, Hepcon HMS, point of care iSTAT, Edwards CCO-SvO2 PA catheters, and Epic EMR |
| Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years | 9 |
| Number of Positions Available | 2 |
| Clinical/Basic Research Positions Available – YES/NO | No |
| Clinical/Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | No |
| Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | No |
| Basic Research Only Positions Available – YES/NO | No |
| Fellow Annual Salary | $63,400 |
| Does your program provide fellows with the opportunity to attend national or local conferences? | Yes, fellows are expected to attend the SCA Annual Meeting and are encouraged to attend any other meetings of interest to them. They have 5 educational days to use toward this effort. |
| Overall comments regarding your program. | Strong clinical program with a wide variety of high acuity cases. Flexible year with easy-going attendings and exceptional surgeons. We have a robust didactic curriculum with many educational opportunities. This includes weekly lectures on Wednesday mornings with a dedicated cardiac anesthesia faculty, monthly echo rounds with the cardiac section, quarterly or bi-monthly journal club with cardiac surgery and anesthesia, and almost daily echo reading sessions. Additionally, our fellows attend relevant echo conferences with cardiology. |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Abstracts | 9 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Peer-Review Journal Articles | 2 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Book Chapters | 1 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Other Publications | |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: QI Projects | 9 |
