Program Description:
Accreditation: ACGME approved
Number of positions: 2 (two)
Stipend: PGY V. level
Rotations:
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Adult Cardiac and Thoracic
Congenital Cardiac
Intraoperative TEE
Echocardiography Laboratory
Cardiothoracic ICU
Research (optional)
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Adult Cardiac
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Pediatric Cardiac
TEE:
Operating rooms networked, connected to Xcelera Echocardiography System
3-Dimensional TEE available
All Cardiothoracic faculty perioperative TEE certified
Cases:
University of Colorado Denver
Valves
CABG
Aortic Surgery (Dissection, Aneurysm)
TMR
Heart Transplant
Lung Transplant
Ventricular Assist Devices
VATS Lobectomy, Open Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy, Tracheal resection
Tracheaoplasty
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Valves
CABG
The Children’s Hospital
Congenital pediatric cardiac cases
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Faculty:
Tamas Seres, MD
Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Ferenc Puskas, MD, PhD
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Director
Glenn Gravlee, MD
SCA Past President
Fadi V. Nasrallah, MD, MBA
Operating Room Medical Director
Nathaen Weitzel, MD
Perioperative TEE Director
Fareed Azam, MD
ICU Co-Director
Paul Chetham, MD
Section Chief Cardiac Anesthesia
Saint Joseph's Hospital
Mark Twite, MA, MB, BChir, MRCPCH
Director of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
The Children's Hospital
Robert Friesen, MD
The Children's Hospital
Application dates for the July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 Fellowship Position:
- Start accepting applications: January 1, 2013
- Must receive completed application package by: April 30, 2013
- Interviews: April to June, 2013
- Decision: The program will participate in the upcoming CT Fellowship Match
Call schedule: 2 calls/week and 1 weekened/month, only during University OR rotations.
Academic Experience:
One academic day/week
At least 1 month for research (this can be negotiable depending on the project)
Time and support for one Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology meeting
Miscellaneous:
Appropriate office with computer and internet access
Reimbursement of successful TEE exam
Why Colorado?
Enjoy 300 days of annual sunshine
Incredible skiing and snowboarding
Road and mountain biking
World-famous Rocky Mountains
Home of the Super-Bowl Champion Broncos (1998 and 1999), Stanley Cup winning Avalanche (1996 and 2001), Champion Mammoth (2006), and Nuggets.