Your Education

Rotation Roster:

• 7 Months of Adult Cardiac Anesthesia
• 1 Month Thoracic Anesthesia
• 1 Month of Critical Care
• 3+ Months of elective rotations (2- or 4-week blocks including cardiac anesthesia, perioperative echo service and others.)

Available Electives:

• Perfusion Technology
• Research
• Adult Cath Lab with Cardiologists
• Perioperative echo service
• Private Practice Community Hospital Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
• Adult Echo Lab with Cardiologists
• Echocardiography Simulation
• Additional Adult Cardiac Anesthesia
• Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Experience

The following are average figures adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellows can expect to perform: 

Major Vascular Procedures include Thorocoabdominal aneurysm repair, total arch, TEVAR, AAA. Operating Equipment Available includes 3-4 cardiac ORs, 3 hybrid ORs, 2 thoracic OR

This multidisciplinary simulation session in UNMC’s state-of-the-art Global Davis Simulation Center included cardiac surgery, anesthesia, and perfusion groups. 

Lecture Series:

The Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellowship offers institutional conferences and lectures that enhance the clinical experience:

• Simulation Sessions, multidisciplinary and fellowship-specific
• Quality conferences, multidisciplinary and division-specific
• Morbidity and Mortality conferences, multidisciplinary and division-specific
• Journal Clubs, multidisciplinary and division-specific
• Echo Boot Camp
• Weekly Echo Review Conference by fellows, led by faculty
  • Challenging and interesting echos with key learning points
• Lectures
  • In cardiothoracic anesthesiology, pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesiology, critical care, cardiology
  • Problem-Based Learning Discussions (PBLDs) with faculty
• Anesthesiology Fellowship Education Series
  • Oral board review, finance, practice management, insurance, contracts, etc.
• Grand Rounds
• Visiting Professors