University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Institution Name: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Website: | https://www.uab.edu/medicine/anesthesiology/education/fellowships/cardiac-anesth |
| ACGME Accredited? | Yes |
| Participates in SF Match? | Yes |
| Department Chair Name: | Dan Berkowitz, MD |
| Department Chair Email: | DBerkowitz@uabmc.edu |
| ACTA Fellowship Director Name: | Brad Meers, MD |
| ACTA Fellowship Director Email (for publication): | jmeers@uabmc.edu |
| Address 1: | 941 Jefferson Tower |
| Address 2: | 619 19th Street South |
| City: | Birmingham |
| State: | AL |
| Zip: | 35249 |
| Country: | USA |
| Phone: | 205-996-9571 |
| Number of Positions: | 5 |
| Comments: | Although no specific research training program is utilized, any interested applicant may work with the Department Chair to secure specific arrangements. |
| Annual Salary: | As determined by GME for appropriate PGY |
| Number of Fellows Completing Training in Previous 5 Years: | 15 |
| Conference Available to Fellows (frequency / description): | – Weekly fellow didactic conferences – TEE review sessions – Weekly multidisciplinary structural heart conference – Continuous Quality Improvement conference within the division of Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery – Quarterly journal club |
| Academic Fellow Activities – in the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author on: Abstracts | 15 (all fellows present abstracts at the SCA meeting) |
| QI Projects: | 15 (all fellows complete a yearly QI project) |
| Total Number of Procedures: | 3000 |
| Distribution of Cases/Number of CPB Procedures: | 1800 |
| Number of Cardiac Procedures: | 2400 |
| Number of off-CPB Cardiac Procedures: | 400 |
| Non-Cardiac Thoracic Procedures: | 800 |
| Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants”: | 40-50 |
| Operating Equipment Available: | Philips Epiq 7 TEE Machines with up to date capabilities including Tomtec processing software |
| Program Coordinator Name: | Ashley Garrett |
| Program Coordinator Phone: | 205-996-9571 |
| Program Coordinator Email: | AnesFellowshipOffice@uabmc.edu |
| Name | Brad Meers |
| Email Address | jmeers@uabmc.edu |