UT Southwestern Medical Center
| Name of Institution | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Address | 5323 Harry Hines Blvd |
| Address 2 | Dept of Anesthesiology and Pain Management |
| City | Dallas |
| State | TX |
| Zip Code | 75390 |
| Main Ph No. | 214-648-6400 |
| Website | utswanesthesia.org/adult-cardiothoracic-anesthesiology-fellowship/ |
| ACGME Accredited: Yes | Yes |
| ACGME Accredited: No | |
| SF Match: Yes |
Yes |
| SF Match: No |
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| Department Chair | Charles W. Whitten |
| Dept. Chair Email | Charles.Whitten@UTSouthwestern.edu |
| Fellow Director | Ravi V Joshi |
| Fellow Director Email | Ravi.Joshi@UTSouthwestern.edu |
| Program Coord. | Vanessa Pantoja |
| Program Coord. Email | ANESFellowship@UTSouthwestern.edu |
| Total Number of Procedures | 1000 |
| Number of CPB Procedures | 750 |
| Number of Cardiac Procedures | |
| Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures | |
| Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures | |
| Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants | 100 |
| Number of Major Vascular Procedures | |
| Operating Equipment Available | |
| Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years | 10 |
| Number of Positions Available | 3 |
| Clinical/Basic Research Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Clinical/Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Basic Research Only Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Fellow Annual Salary | $70,000 |
| Does your program provide fellows with the opportunity to attend national or local conferences? | Yes. Educational fund $1300, 5 PTO/meeting days allowance |
| Overall comments regarding your program. | We are a state-of-the art cardiothoracic and vascular referral center. Our case mix includes standard open-heart procedures (CABG, CABG-valve), minimally invasive valve (aortic, mitral, tricuspid) repair and replacement, adult and pediatric congenital heart procedures (at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas), advance heart failure therapies including LVAD implantation, pulmonary hypertension center including pulmonary thrombectomies for CTEP, and robotic thoracic procedures. We are a major heart/lung/liver transplant center serving the Southwest, Midwest, and lower Mississippi River valley. We are also a designated ECMO referral center. Growing structural heart program including Mitra-clip, TAVR (both Sapien and CoreValve), TMVR, and Watchman LAAO. Upgraded advanced Philips CVx ultrasound workstations available for perioperative echocardiography. Highly skilled and experienced faculty with 2 NIH funded researchers. One of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Abstracts | 1 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Peer-Review Journal Articles | 5 |
| 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 | 10 |