Overview

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has three ACGME-approved Cardiothoracic (CT) Anesthesiology fellowship positions. With our surgical case mix, CT anesthesiology fellows receive ample opportunity to gain experience in managing the most interesting and challenging cases. Each CT Anesthesiology fellow will participate in a total of six months in the cardiovascular operating rooms where he or she, under the supervision of an attending anesthesiologist, will both individually perform, as well as supervise residents in the cardio-thoracic operating rooms. In addition to the cardiac operating rooms, fellows spend one month in the Cardiac Surgery ICU (CSICU), have two months of elective time, two months of dedicated time learning echocardiography, and one month of thoracic anesthesia experience. Fellows take approximately four weekday calls and one weekend of call coverage per month. There is a guaranteed post call day free of clinical duties after 2 weekday calls and the weekend call. For the 2 remaining weekday calls, a post-call day is assigned, should the fellow work past 10 pm.

The CT Anesthesiology fellows are encouraged to pursue scholarly activities, and the faculty are highly supportive of these endeavors. The fellows have a professional development/education fund that can be used to attend meetings or to purchase educational materials. Fellows attend the SCA Perioperative TEE meeting in Atlanta, GA, national meetings- the Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting if presenting, as well as local and regional meetings.