Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellow

This fellowship has one position open for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Riley Hospital for Children’s pediatric heart program is ranked 5thin the nation by U.S. News & World Report and has one of the highest acuity of illness levels among reporting hospitals. Over 19,000 pediatric anesthetics are performed each year, with over 500 of those being cardiac surgery cases and over 600 cardiac catheterization procedures. The advanced fellowship in pediatric cardiac anesthesia is associated with the ACGME-accredited core pediatric fellowship at Riley Hospital. One 12-month fellowship position is available each year.

This program is accredited by the ACGME (Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education) and all program requirements set forth by the ACGME apply. Advanced fellows are expected to demonstrate proficiency in the six competency areas, and they are evaluated regularly on this basis.

Fellows gain appropriate knowledge of the pediatric cardiovascular system and develop a systematic comprehension of the various forms of congenital heart disease. Clinical training, didactic instruction and opportunities for research or quality improvement projects are essential components of the program curriculum. Fellows become expert consultants in anesthetic care for patients with a wide variety of congenital cardiac defects, as well as for ECMO, VAD devices, and heart transplantation. Skills for the preoperative evaluation of patients presenting for cardiac surgery, including experience with echocardiography, are developed. Mastery of essentials of patient monitoring and appropriate pre-bypass, bypass and post-bypass anesthetic management is emphasized.

Rotation Schedule

• 0.5 month perfusion
• 1 month cardiovascular intensive care unit
• 9.5 months clinical exposure in operating room/cardiac catheterization laboratory
• 1 month echocardiography