Fellowships

Fellowships in the Department of Anesthesiology

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Fellowship

The focus of the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/ Memorial Hermann Hospital is to provide an environment in which to acquire the knowledge and skills required to provide outstanding care in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia.

The supervising CV Faculty are all Fellowship trained. The CV faculty are:

Dr. Craig Ignacio
Dr. Sreelatha Panthayi
Dr. Roy Sheinbaum
Dr. Shao Feng Zhou

The Fellowship Directors will meet with fellows every three months to assess progress.

The program is set up as a one year training period, with full exposure to complex aortic, vascular, cardiac and vulvular cases. A dedicated month is spent in the echo lab, under the supervision of experienced echocardiographers

In addition to adult cardiac procedures, fellows will participate in Congenital Pediatric Cardiac procedures. For those wishing to pursue Pediatric Cardiac training, the Fellowship will be more heavily weighted toward that goal, with a minimum of two months of adult cardiac training.

Research opportunities abound, with ongoing projects such as; renal protection, blood conservation research, neuroprotection mechanisms, applied education dynamics and anesthesia for robotic cardiac procedures.

In addition to clinical and research responsibilities, fellows will be expected to participate in resident education, CV journal club and grand round presentations.

Upon completion of the Fellowship, successful Fellows will have achieved: