University of California San Diego

Name of Institution University of California at San Diego
Address 9500 Gilman Drive, #0898
Address 2
City La Jolla
State CA
Zip Code 92093
Main Ph No. 858-246-1758
Website medschool.ucsd.edu/som/anesthesia/education/fellowships/Pages/cardiothoracic-anesthesia-fellowship.aspx
ACGME Accredited: Yes Yes
ACGME Accredited: No
SF Match:
Yes
Yes
SF Match:
No
Department Chair Ruth Waterman
Dept. Chair Email rwaterman@health.ucsd.edu
Fellow Director Christine Choi
Fellow Director Email c1choi@health.ucsd.edu
Program Coord. Ileana Ramirez
Program Coord. Email cardiacfellowship@ucsd.edu
Total Number of Procedures >1000
Number of CPB Procedures >500
Number of Cardiac Procedures ~700
Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures ~100
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures ~200
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants ~120
Number of Major Vascular Procedures ~50
Operating Equipment Available
Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years 18
Number of Positions Available
Clinical/Basic Research Positions Available – YES/NO 0
Clinical/Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO 0
Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO
Basic Research Only Positions Available – YES/NO
Fellow Annual Salary  70,543
Does your program provide fellows with the opportunity to attend national or local conferences? Yes. Fellows are required to attend the annual Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists meeting and a local or national echocardiography course.
Overall comments regarding your program.
Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Abstracts ~16
Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Peer-Review Journal Articles ~18
Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Book Chapters ~10
Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Other Publications ~12
Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: QI Projects 18