| Institution Name: |
Loma Linda University |
| Website: |
lluanesthesia.com |
| Faculty List Page on Website (optional, if different from above): |
Michael Benggon, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director of Adult Anesthesiology QI Stanley Brauer, MD Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Vice Chair, Anesthesiology Chair, Clinical Competency Committee Chief Financial Officer, Anesthesiology Ihab Dorotta, MBBS Associate Professor, Critical Care and Cardiac Anesthesiology Director, Critical Care Center Associated Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Chief of Quality and Patient Safety Director Critical Care Medicine Jason Gatling, MD Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Vice Chair, Clinical Competency Committee Chair, Education Committee Med Staff President Justin Horricks, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Uoo Kim, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Associate Director, Liver Transplantation Ryan Lauer, MD Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Medical Director of Operating Room Services Carin Mascetti, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director of Medical Student Education Director of Adult Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Melissa McCabe, MD MSCR Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Program Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship Ken Neff, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director, Adult PACU Gary Stier, MD, FACP, MBA, CPE Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Critical Care Anesthesiology, and Internal Medicine Program Director, Combined Anesthesia/Medicine Residency Director, Perioperative Surgical Home Medical Director, Loma Linda University Health Perioperative Clinic |
| ACGME Accredited? |
Yes |
| Participates in SF Match? |
Yes |
| Department Chair Name: |
Robert Martin, MD |
| Department Chair Email: |
rdmartin@llu.edu |
| ACTA Fellowship Director Name: |
Melissa McCabe, MD, MSCR |
| ACTA Fellowship Director Email (for publication): |
mmccabe@llu.edu |
| Address 1: |
LLUMC Department of Anesthesiology, Attn: Cardiothoracic Fellowship Office |
| Address 2: |
11234 Anderson Street, MC 2532 |
| City: |
Loma Linda |
| State: |
CA |
| Zip: |
92354 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Phone: |
909.558.4015 |
| Fax: |
909.558.0214 |
| Number of Positions: |
1 |
| Clinical / Basic Research |
Yes |
| Clinical / Clinical Research |
Yes |
| Clinical Research only |
No |
| Basic Research only |
No |
| Comments: |
Loma Linda offers one cardiothoracic fellowship position per academic year, most fellows elect to join us from August through July. We welcome residents who are intellectually curious with a strong work ethic who are interested acquiring advanced skills in echocardiography and intraoperative management. Our program emphasizes a well-rounded educational experience to prepare fellows to be consultants in cardiothoracic anesthesiology. We look forward to reviewing your application. |
| Annual Salary: |
$67,800 |
| Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years: |
5 |
| Conference Available to Fellows (frequency / description): |
Weekly cardiac division conferences emphasizing cardiac anesthetic management and echocardiography: TEE didactics, echo rounds, quarterly cardiac journal club, and multidisciplinary conferences for TAVR, ventricular assist devices, congenital cardiac disease, and critical care. Weekly Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. Educational Conference Support: Echo week and SCA |
| Academic Fellow Activities – in the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author on: Abstracts |
yes |
| Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: |
yes |
| QI Projects: |
yes |
| Total Number of Procedures: |
2000 |
| Distribution of Cases/Number of CPB Procedures: |
1,000 (5 -10% heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices; 15-20% complex valve; 15-20% redo cardiac surgery; 25% adult/pediatric congenital) |
| Number of Cardiac Procedures: |
1200 |
| Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures: |
150 (5% off-pump CABG, 5-10% percutaneous valve/hybrid procedures; Laser lead extractions) |
| Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures: |
400 |
| Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants”: |
25 |
| Major Vascular Procedures: |
400 (25% liver transplants) |
| Operating Equipment Available: |
3D TEE, point of care ultrasound, continuous cardiac output, cerebral oximetry, non-invasive continuous BP monitoring, point of care thromboelastography |
| Program Coordinator Name: |
Darnell Sy |
| Program Coordinator Phone: |
909.558.4015 |
| Program Coordinator Email: |
dasy@llu.edu |
| Name |
Melissa McCabe |
| Email Address |
mmccabe@llu.edu |
