Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Name of Institution | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Address | 1215 21st Avenue S |
| Address 2 | Suite 5160, MCE NT |
| City | Nashville |
| State | TN |
| Zip Code | 37232 |
| Main Ph No. | 615-936-7616 |
| Website | vumc.org/anesthesiology/cardiothoracic-fellowship |
| ACGME Accredited: Yes | Yes |
| ACGME Accredited: No | |
| SF Match: Yes |
Yes |
| SF Match: No |
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| Department Chair | Warren Sandberg |
| Dept. Chair Email | warren.sandberg@vumc.org |
| Fellow Director | Bantayehu Sileshi |
| Fellow Director Email | bantayehu.sileshi@vumc.org |
| Program Coord. | Brett Speer |
| Program Coord. Email | harold.speer@vumc.org |
| Total Number of Procedures | 1800 |
| Number of CPB Procedures | 1800/1200 |
| Number of Cardiac Procedures | 1800 |
| Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures | 600 |
| Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures | 800 |
| Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants | 170 (120 Heart, 50 lung) |
| Number of Major Vascular Procedures | 400 |
| Operating Equipment Available | |
| Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years | 23 |
| Number of Positions Available | |
| Clinical/Basic Research Positions Available – YES/NO | 1 |
| Clinical/Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | 4 |
| Clinical Research Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Basic Research Only Positions Available – YES/NO | |
| Fellow Annual Salary | 70,763 |
| Does your program provide fellows with the opportunity to attend national or local conferences? | Yes. All fellows attend SCA with expenses paid and with time off. Funding for additional trips available on case by case basis. |
| Overall comments regarding your program. | |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Abstracts | 20 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Peer-Review Journal Articles | 8 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Book Chapters | 5 |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: Other Publications | |
| Last 5 years, number of fellows as 1st/2nd authors: QI Projects | 20 |