Institution Name: |
Ochsner Medical Center |
Website: |
https://education.ochsner.org/gme/training-programs/adult-cardiothoracic-anesthesiology-fellowship |
ACGME Accredited? |
Yes |
Participates in SF Match? |
Yes |
Department Chair Name: |
David Broussard, MD |
Department Chair Email: |
dabroussard@ochsner.org |
ACTA Fellowship Director Name: |
Logan Kosarek, MD |
ACTA Fellowship Director Email (for publication): |
lkosarek@ochsner.org |
Address 1: |
1514 Jefferson Hwy |
City: |
New Orleans |
State: |
LA |
Zip: |
70121 |
Country: |
USA |
Number of Positions: |
2 |
Clinical / Basic Research |
No |
Clinical / Clinical Research |
No |
Clinical Research only |
No |
Basic Research only |
No |
Annual Salary: |
$61,347.69 |
Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years: |
8 |
Conference Available to Fellows (frequency / description): |
We have a robust didactic curriculum with many educational opportunities. This includes weekly lectures on Wednesday mornings with a dedicated cardiac anesthesia faculty, monthly echo rounds with the cardiac section, quarterly or bi-monthly journal club with cardiac surgery and anesthesia, and almost daily echo reading sessions. Additionally, our fellows attend relevant echo conferences with cardiology. |
Academic Fellow Activities – in the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author on: Abstracts |
8 |
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: |
1 |
QI Projects: |
8 |
Total Number of Procedures: |
>700 |
Distribution of Cases/Number of CPB Procedures: |
490 CPB cases in 2019 |
Number of Cardiac Procedures: |
>700 including CPB and cath lab |
Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures: |
>200 including OPCABG and cath lab |
Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures: |
>200 estimated |
Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants”: |
60 to 70 consistently since 2016 |
Major Vascular Procedures: |
>200 estimated |
Operating Equipment Available: |
Top of the line Philips TEE machines (CVx and Epiq7) as well as several older models (iE33). Equipment relevant to the cardiac fellowship also includes: rapid TEG machine, Belmont rapid infuser, Hepcon HMS, point of care iSTAT, and Epic EMR |
Program Coordinator Name: |
Lana Schiro |
Program Coordinator Phone: |
504-842-3161 |
Program Coordinator Email: |
laschiro@ochsner.org |
Name |
Logan Kosarek |
Email Address |
lkosarek@ochsner.org |