The Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship is a one-year clinical training program designed to prepare graduates for leadership positions in the subspecialty practice of cardiothoracic anesthesiology. The program is dedicated to providing training and experience in a multidisciplinary academic environment to achieve competence in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice in the field of cardiothoracic anesthesiology.
The curriculum is structured to provide fellows with the opportunity to develop skills in clinical care, judgment, teaching, and research. At the conclusion of the fellowship, the fellow functions as an independent consultant in the anesthesia care of cardiothoracic patients, including the certification in perioperative TEE. Additionally, it is our practice to assign the fellows to the more complex, challenging teaching cases, including ventricular assist device insertion, transplantation, or thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair. This maximizes the fellows’ learning experience in clinical care and judgment.
Completion of the fellowship program curriculum fulfills the minimum program requirements specified by the ACGME and the eligibility requirements for achieving certification in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography.
The fellowship education in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology training includes:
In addition to the requirements listed above, all fellows must be educated in advanced cardiac life support and be ACLS providers.
In conjunction with a faculty supervisor, all fellows must complete a minimum of one academic assignment related to cardiothoracic anesthesiology. Academic projects may include:
The fellow in adult cardiovascular anesthesiology will gain significant clinical and supervisory experience. In addition, the fellow will teach and supervise core residents and other anesthesia providers in preparation for future supervisory roles. The clinical program follows the course of study outlined by the ACGME Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship criteria, as follows:
Daniel Cormican, MD Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Allegheny General Hospital Anesthesiology Department
320 East North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 daniel.cormican@ahn.org
JP Lawrence, MD (Anesthesiology Institute Chairman)
Soma Bandi, MD
Daniel Cormican, MD
Michael Dishart, MD
Edward Gologorsky, MD
Rachel Gryta, DO
Jeffrey Helkowski, MD
Donna Kucharski, MD
Laura MacNeil, MD
Barry Marks, DO
Matthew McConnell, MD
Colin Nabb, MD
Bryan Noorda, MD
Qin Zhang, MD
All applications are accepted through the SF Match. This program does not participate in ERAS or the NRMP.
The Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship program is part of the graduate medical education (GME) opportunities offered by the AHN Medical Education Consortium. Learn more about graduate medical education.
Christina Wolbert
Coordinator, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Department of Anesthesiology
Allegheny General Hospital 4th Floor, South Tower
320 E North Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15212
(412) 359-6726
christina.wolbert@ahn.org
