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 |