University of Alabama at Birmingham

Fellowship Director: Peter Nagi, M.D.

Contact Person: Kamara Savage, Fellowship Coordinator

Email: ksavage@uab.edu

Mailing Address:
JT 845
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35249-6810

Telephone: (205) 996-0571

Fax: (205) 934-0120

Website: http://medicine.uab.edu/anesthesiology/education/35461/

Program Chair: Keith Jones, M.D.

Other Affiliated Faculty:

• Thomas Vetter, M.D. - Division Director
• Jake Jessop, M.D.
• Jason McKeown, M.D.
• Hassan Monfared, M.D.
• Tim Ness, M.D.
• Aimee Walsh, M.D.
• Anne Xavier, M.D.

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year*

Participating Hospital: UAB Highlands Hospital, Birmingham AL

Application Deadline: September 1st of the year preceding enrollment

Number of Fellows: Three (3)

Approximate Salary: $48,750 base, $2,500 stipend for meeting expenses, books and etc.

Special Requirements:

• Completion of GME Resident Application w/attached photo
• Current CV & personal statement
• Medical School Diploma
• AL state medical license (prior to beginning fellowship program)
• Three letters of reference (preferably one from the Director of Pain Services, One letter from your residency director at your training institution and one additional letter of recommendation)
• USMLE Scores
• Dean's Letter & Transcript

Application Packet should be mailed to:
Kamara Savage
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UAB Department of Anesthesiology
823 Jefferson Tower
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35249-6810

Comments: Selected candidates will interview with the department chair and the pain management faculty. Final selection is made by the Department of Anesthesiology Pain Education Committee.

University of California at San Diego

Fellowship Directors:

• Edward Mariano, MD ermariano@ucsd.edu
• Brian Ilfeld, MD, MS (Clinical Research)
• Tony Yaksh, PhD (Basic Science Research)

Contact: Bertha Englund benglund@ucsd.edu

Address:

200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA  92103-8770

Telephone: 619.543.5742

Fax: 619.543.5424

Website: http://regional.ucsd.edu

Program Chair: Edward Mariano, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:

• Brian Ilfeld, MD, MSNavParkash Sandhu, MS, MD
• Vanessa Loland, MD
• Richard Bellars, MD
• Benjamin Atwater, MD, PhD
• Michael Bishop, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year*

Participating Hospitals:

• UCSD Hillcrest, San Diego, CA,
• UCSD Thornton, La Jolla, CA

Application Deadline: September 1st of the year preceding enrollment

Number of Fellows: Two (2)

Approximate Salary: $50,000 base plus call incentives

Special Requirements: CA state medical license

*2 year advanced program with clinical research track available

David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California at Los Angeles

Fellowship Director: Alireza Sadoughi, M.D.

Contact Person/Title: Diana Villa, Fellowship Coordinator

Email: dvilla@mednet.ucla.edu

Address:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Plaza – Suite 2331AA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7403

Telephone: 310.267.8693

Fax: 310.267.3899

Website: www.anes.ucla.edu/regionalpainfellowship.html

Program Chair: Patricia A. Kapur, M.D.

Affiliated Faculty:

• Jill L’Armand, M.D.
• Mary Hanna, M.D.
• Neesa Patel, M.D.
• Philip Levin, M.D.
• Bita Zadeh, M.D.
  

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:

• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood
• UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and Orthopaedic Hospital

Application Deadline: December 1, 2008

On-Line Application: www.anes.ucla.edu/RegionalPainApp.pdf

Number of Fellows: One (1)

Annual Salary: $65,000 base pay (academic year 2009-10)

Special Requirements:

• Completion of fellowship application with attached photo
• Three (3) letters of recommendation
• Current CV
• Letter of affirmation stating applicant’s interest in the program
• California License and DEA certificate required prior to start date
  

Comments: The Chair of the Department and all of the faculty on the Service closely review applications. Eligible candidates are invited to UCLA at candidate’s cost to be interviewed by the Chair of the Department as well as all of the faculty on the Service.

Stanford University Hospital
Stanford University

Fellowship Director: Lindsey Vokach-Brodsky, M.D. lvokach@stanford.edu

Contact Person/Title: Mrs. Bernadett Mahanay, Fellowship Coordinator

Email: bromo@stanford.edu

Address:
Department of Anesthesia
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3580
Stanford, California 94305

Telephone: (650) 723-6415
Fax: (650) 725-8544
Website: http://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/

Program Chair: Ronald Pearl, M.D.

Affiliated Faculty:

• Timothy Angelotti MD
• Brendan Carvalho MB ChB
• Jonay Hill MD
• Vanila Singh MD
• Sonia Szlyk MD
• Ludwig Lin MD
• Frederick Mihm MD
  

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:

• Stanford University Hospital
• Veterans Administration (VA) Palo Alto
• Free standing off-site surgery center
  

Application Deadline: October 1st for following July (but January 1, 2009 for July 2009 start)

Number of Fellows: One-two (1-2)

Annual Salary: $61,275 base pay (academic year 2007-08) plus benefits

Special Requirements:

• Two (2) letters of recommendation
• One page essay describing interest in fellowship
• California License required prior to start date
  

Comments: Experience provides advanced training in regional anesthesia & perioperative pain medicine in surgical patients. Emphasis is on perioperative management of peripheral nerve blocks, including indwelling catheters for a variety of surgical. Our fellows will:

• Learn to identify the best regional anesthesia technique suited for surgery type, and then directly administer or supervise residents performing peripheral nerve blocks.
• Gain proficiency using both nerve stimulator and ultrasound techniques for a variety of
• Upper and lower extremity blocks. Follow-up is obtained on all blocks and data collected in a database for analysis. Experience with the inpatient acute pain service is also included.
• Learn how to institute a new peripheral nerve block program including billing & practice management.
• Develop a clinical research project, and teach residents and nursing staff, and present at regular journal club.
• Assist with the annual one-day regional anesthesia workshop put on by the department for the housestaff. Opportunites to spend time in the anatomy lab are available.
  

Fellows have 5 wks vacation, one academic day per wk, 3 days doing clinical fellowship work, and to generate salary support work one day a wk in OR as staff anesthesiologist.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Fellowship Director: Dr. Chester C. Buckenmaier, III chester.buckenmaier@na.amedd.army.mil

Contact Person/Title: Dr. Chester C. Buckenmaier, III

Address: 
Army Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative
6800 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20307

Telephone: 202-782-2949

Fax: 202-782-5066

Website: www.arapmi.org

Program Chair: Dr. Chester C. Buckenmaier, III

Other Affiliated Faculty:

• Dr. Scott Croll
• Dr. Cynthia Shields
• Dr. Lisa Bleckner
• Dr. Brian McMillan

Duration of Fellowship:  1 year

Participating Hospitals: 

• Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center, DC
• Other Affiliations available

Application Deadline: September 15 of the previous year

Number of Fellows: One (1)

Annual Salary: > $100,000

Special Requirements: Must be commissioned into the US Military

Jackson Memorial Medical Center
University of Miami

Fellowship Director: Ralf E. Gebhard, MD
Associate Director: Andres Missair, MD

Contact Person/Title: Marsha Morris mmorris@med.miami.edu

Address:

Jackson Memorial Medical Center
1611 NW 12th Avenue, DTC 320
Miami, Florida 33136
Attn: Marsha Morris

Telephone: 305.585.7498
Fax: 305.545.6501

Website: http://anesthesiology.med.miami.edu/x7.xml

Program Chair: David Lubarsky MD, MBA

Other Affiliated Faculty:

• Shawn Banks MD
• Andres Missair MD
• Sripad Rao MD
• Alexandru Visan MD

Duration of Fellowship: 12 months (1 year)

Participating Hospitals:

• Jackson Memorial Hopsital
• University of Miami Hospital
• Ryder Trauma Center

Application Deadline: Accepted until position is filled

Number of Fellows: One (1)

Annual Salary: $45,000 plus moonlighting opportunity on weekends

Special Requirements: 3 letters of recommendation, a current CV, and a letter of affirmation stating interest in the program.

Comments: Position is currently 80% fellow, 20% attending. No call requirements.

University of Florida College of Medicine

Fellowship Director: Dr. Andre P. Boezaart

Associate Fellowship Director: Clint E. Elliott, MD

Contact Person/Title: Vatsala J. Desai  vdesai@anest.ufl.edu

Address:                      

College of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Florida
PO Box 100254
Gainesville, FL 32610-0254

Telephone: 352.846.1295

Fax: 352.392.7029

Website: http://www.anest.ufl.edu/acute/

Program Chair: F. Kayser Enneking, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:

• Clint E. Elliott, MD
• Stephen D. Lucas, MD
• Linda T. Le-Wendling, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:

• Shands at University of Florida,
• Shands at Alachua General Hospital
• Florida Surgical Center

Application Deadline: August 31, 2008 for July 2009

On-Line Application: www.anest.ufl.edu/acute/

Number of Fellows: Three (3)

Annual Salary: Listed on application

Special Requirements: Florida medical license and DEA number

University of Illinois at Chicago

Fellowship Director: E. Gina Votta –Velis, MD, PhD  ginavot@uic.edu

Contact Person/Title: E. Gina Votta –Velis, MD, PhD

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology (MC 515)
College of Medicine Suite 3200 West
1740 West Taylor Street
Chicago, Illinois  60612-7239

Telephone: 312.996.4020
Fax: 312.996.4019
Website: http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/anesthesiology/

Program Chair: David Schwartz, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Guy Weinberg MD
Iim Vadeboncouer MD
Chris Chiang MD
Nadia Hasan MD
Felix Angelov MD
Tarek Shabandar MD
Simon Ho MD
Naj Beyran MD
Phil Espaldon MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals: 
University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital
Jesse Brown VA Hospital

Application Deadline: July 31st of the previous academic year
Number of Fellows: One (1)
Annual Salary: $52,920 base plus call incentives

Special Requirements:
3 letters of Recomendation, CV, Personal statement, Illinois License and DEA number

Comments: Clinical and basic science research projects available.

University of Iowa
Fellowship Director: Richard Rosenquist, MD (Interim Director)         

Contact Person/Title: Teresa Schmidt, Fellowship Coordinator
Address:                      
The University of Iowa; Department of Anesthesia          
200 Hawkins Drive; 6 JCP         
Iowa City, Iowa  52242-1009      

Telephone: 319.353.7783                                                                                        
Fax: 319.356.3431                                                                                        
Website: www.anesth.uiowa.edu/fellowships/Regional/tabid/571/Default.aspx

Program Chair: Richard W. Rosenquist, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Anke Bellinger, MD                
Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD   
Alex Fraser, MD
John Laur, MD                         
Douglas Merrill, MD
Robert Raw, MD                                   
Christina Spofford, MD, PhD                                                    
David Swanson, MD                                                                             

Duration of Fellowship: 12 months (one year)    
Participating Hospitals: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics                                    
Application Deadline:
Application are accepted until all positions are filled                 
Applications should include CV, personal statement, USMLE scores and three letters of recommendation                                          

On-Line Application: http://www.anesth.uiowa.edu/fellowships/Application/tabid/618/Default.aspx
Number of Fellows: Two (2)                                                                                                
Annual Salary: Fellows/Associates $100,000 plus House Staff Benefits             

Special Requirements: Completion of a residency program in anesthesiology               
Comments: Fellows will be 80% Fellow/20% Faculty

Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Johns Hopkins University

Fellowship Director: Vineesh Mathur, MD mathur@jhmi.edu

Contact Person/Title: Gloria McCoy

Address:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Carnegie 280
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287

Telephone: 410.955.5608 or 410.614.0401
Fax: 410.614.1796
Website: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology/

Program Chair: John A. Ulatowski, MD, PhD, MBA

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Marie Hanna, MD – Director, Acute Pain Service
Jian Hang, MD – Director of Regional Anesthesia at Bayview
Scott Mittman, MD, PhD
Jamie Murphy – Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Patricia Veloso, MD
Christopher L. Wu, MD – Division Chief

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (downtown campus)
Johns Hopkins at Bayview Medical Center
Application Deadline: November 1 (for Fellowship to begin July 1 of the following year)
Number of Fellows: Two-three (2-3)
Annual Salary: Instructor/Fellow: $130,000-$150,000

Special Requirements: MD state medical license [www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/dr_initial.pdf], MD state permit to dispense drugs [www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/permit-disp.pdf], DEA license for Instructor/Fellow

Comments: Out institution does not sponsor J-1 visas beyond residency.

Mayo Clinic
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education

Fellowship Directors:
James R. Hebl, MD hebl.james@mayo.edu
Sandra L. Kopp, MD kopp.sandra@mayo.edu

Contact/Title: Stacey Maxwell

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, Minnesota  55905

Telephone: 507.266.2049
Fax: 507.284.0120
Website: www.mayo.edu/msgme/

Program Chair:
Timothy R. Long, MD
Other Affiliated Faculty:  John A. Dilger, MD
Christopher M. Duncan, MD
Terese T. Horlocker, MD
Hugh M. Smith, MD
Denise J. Wedel, MD

Duration of Fellowship:  1 year

Participating Hospitals:
Rochester Methodist Hospital, Mayo Clinic
Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic
Gonda Outpatient Procedure Center, Mayo Clinic

Application Deadline: October 1

On-Line Application:
www.mayo.edu/msgme/
https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=mayo-fp

Number of Fellows: 1-2
Annual Salary: $54,218 (Academic year 2008-09)

Comments: 2 year combined Academic/Clinical Research Fellowship available resulting in a Master's degree in Clinical Research

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Dartmouth Medical School

Fellowship Director: Dr. Brian D. Sites brian.sites@hitchcock.org

Contact Person/Title: Dr. Brian D. Sites 

Address:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Orthopedic and Regional Anesthesia
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

Telephone: 603.650.6823
Fax: 603.650.8980
Website: www.dartblock.org

Program Chair: Thomas Dodds, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Michael Beach, MD
Brian Spence, MD
Jeff Shiffrin, MD
Chris Wiley. MD 

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Application Deadline: Rolling admission
Number of Fellows: Two (2)
Annual Salary: 50% of staff salary

Special Requirements: Completion of ACGME approved anesthesia residency

Comments: Wonderful fellowship opportunity to learn cutting edge regional anesthesia techniques.  Our clinical and research interests focus on the role of ultrasound in facilitating peripheral and central nerve blocks.   The fellow will spend 6 months in a dedicated regional anesthesia suite with no call or operating room responsibilities.  The fellow will also spend 6 months in the general operating room supervising residents and CRNAs.  There will be an emphasis on orthopedic anesthesia.

Columbia University/NYPH Medical Center Columbia University

Fellowship Director: Anthony (Robin) Brown, MD arb6@columbia.edu

Contact Person/Title: Anthony (Robin) Brown, MD

Address:                      
Columbia University
Department of Anesthesiology
Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program
622 West 168th Street – PH 5
New York, NY 10032

Telephone: 212.305.5232
Fax: 212.305.8883
Website: www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/anesthesiology/fellowship/regional.html

Program Chair: Margaret Wood, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Arthur Atchabahian, MD
Danielle Ludwin, MD 
Leena Matthew, MD
Oliver Panzer, MD
Steven Shafer, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals: New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center
Application Deadline: Rolling Application process
On-Line Application: Application checklist available online
Number of Fellows: Two (2)
Annual Stipend: $58,051 (Academic year 2008-09)

Special Requirements: NYPH/Columbia University do not sponsor H-1B visas
Comments: Following Documents are required for application to be complete: Current CV, personal statement, three Letters of reference – at least one letter should be from your current Program Director, USMLE Scores (Step I, II and II), medical school transcript, Dean’s Letter, ECFMG Certificate, if applicable

Hospital for Special Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Fellowship Directors: Jonathan C. Beathe, M.D. and James D. Beckman, M.D.

Contact: Mary J. Hargett, Assistant Director

Address:
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

Telephone: 212.606.1793
Fax: 212.517.4481
Email: hargettm@hss.edu
Website: www.hssanes.org

Program Chair: Gregory A. Liguori, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Spencer S. Liu, MD
Nigel E. Sharrock, MB, ChB
Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD
William F. Urmey, MD
Jacques T. Ya Deau, MD, PhD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: Hospital for Special Surgery
Application Deadline: July 31st of previous academic year
Number of Fellows: Eight (8)
Annual Salary: $60,700 annually

Special Requirements: None
Comments: *2 year Academic/Clinical Research Fellowship resulting in advanced scientific degree available to one applicant per academic year

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University

Fellowship Director: Jeff Gadsden, MD jeffgadsden@gmail.com

Contact Person/Title: Jeff Gadsden, MD

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
1111 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 

Telephone: 212.523.2500  
Fax: 212.523.3930
Website: www.slranesth.org/regional.html

Program Chair: Daniel M. Thys, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD
Marina Yufa, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: St. Luke's Hospital
Roosevelt Hospital (St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center)
Application Deadline: August 31, 2008
Number of Fellows: One (1)
Annual Salary: $63,669

Special Requirements: Must be eligible to hold a New York State Medical License or Limited Permit

Duke University Medical Center
Duke University

Fellowship Directors:
Karen C. Nielsen, MD niels006@mc.duke.edu
Stephen M. Klein, MD klein006@mc.duke.edu

Contact Person/Title: LuAnne Latta

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke Medical Center
Box 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Telephone: 919.681.9941
Fax: 919.688.2081

Website:
http://anesthesiology.duke.edu/wysiwyg/downloads/ambu_regfellow.pdf
http://anesthesiology.duke.edu/modules/anes_flwshp/index.php?id=1

Program Chair: Mark Newman, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Marcy Tucker, MD, PhD
Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD
Steve Melton, MD
Gavin Martin, MB, ChB, DA, FRCA
Stuart Grant, MB, ChB, FRCA
David Macleod, MB, BS, FRCA

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:
Ambulatory Surgery Center (North Pavilion)
Duke University Medical Center (Main Campus)

Application Deadline: July 15 (for Fellowship to begin July 1 of the following year)
Number of Fellows: Three (3)

Special Requirements: NC state license.

Wake Forest Medical Center
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Fellowship Director: Robert S. Weller, MD

Contact Person/Title: Linda Marion

Address:
Dept. of Anesthesiology – 9th Floor CSB
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC  27157

Telephone: 336.716.4497
Fax: 336.716.8190
Website: www.allnumbedup.com

Program Chair: Joseph R. Tobin, MD
Other Affiliated Faculty:
JC Gerancher, MD – Section Head, Regional Anesthesia 
Robert Weller, MD – Fellowship Director
James Crews, MD – Director, Acute Pain Service
Stephen Copeland, MD
Quinn McCutcheon, MD
Pamela Nagle, MD
Wells Reynolds, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Application Deadline: November 1 (for Fellowship to begin July 1 of the following year)
On-Line Application: www.allnumbedup.com
Number of Fellows: Two (2)
Annual Salary: Instructor/Fellow: $80,000

Special Requirements: NC Medical License for Instructor/Fellow
Comments: Please review program description and requirements on the Fellowship link at www.allnumbedup.com

Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Health Sciences

Fellowship Director: David A. Burns, MD

Contact/Title: Janet Zeager  

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology
Regional Anesthesia Division H187
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033-0850

Telephone: 717.531.4264
Fax: 717.531.4110
Website: www.hmc.psu.edu/anesthesia/

Program Chair: Berend Mets
Duration of Fellowship: 12 months
Participating Hospitals: Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Application Deadline: None
On-Line Application: Yes
Number of Fellows: One (1)
Annual Salary: $103,000

Special Requirements: No foreign visas can be supported
Comments: 10-15 blocks per day is typical. May be as high as 25 blocks per day.
We perform all types of nerve blocks of the upper and lower extremities as well as paravertebral blocks including the technique that was invented here as well as continuous techniques and home infusion practices. We also extensively use the ultrasound in our training.  Time divided between 2 days/week as a Acute Pain Fellow and 1 day/week for academic pursuits/research and 2 days a week as a junior attending anesthesiologist to allow you the opportunity to get valuable experience as an attending before the ABA oral exams and to significantly supplement your income.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship Director: Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA (chelje@anes.upmc.edu)

Contact Person/Title: Jim Walker, Education Administrator
Address: University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 910
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

Telephone: 412.692.4505
Fax: 412.692.4515
Website: www.anes.upmc.edu

Program Chair: John P. Williams, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty/Hospitals:  (30 Regional Attending distributed over 8 hospitals)
Fenny Anthikad (Montafiore Hospital; liver and hand surgery)
Alon Ben-Arie MD* (Presbyterian Hospital and clinical research including genetics)
Bruce Ben-David, MD (Shadyside Hospital; joint replacement; surgical oncology)
Susan Mc Elroy (Magee Women Hospital)                     
Mario Montoya MD (Presbyterian, Hospital; Trauma; transplantation)
Steve Orebaugh, MD (South Side Hospital; Sport Medicine)
Darrin Taormina, MD (St Margaret and Hammerville Hospitals; Sport Medicine, joint replacement)
Charles Yang, MD (Children Hospital of Pittsburgh)
Brian Williams, MD* (South Side Hospital and basic and clinical research)
complete list on request to Angela Felix (felixa@upmc.edu)

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year* with opportunity to moonlight as a junior trauma attending if qualified
Application Deadline: Preferable by December 31st for next academic year in July
On-Line Application: www.anes.upmc.edu
Number of Fellows: Six (6)
Annual Salary: $51,426 (Academic year 2008-09)
Special Requirements: Highly motivated in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Interventional Perioperative Pain Management

Comments: In 2007-2008 the Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Interventional Perioperative Pain performed over 15,000 blocks with over 60% continuous nerve blocks including lumbar plexus and continuous paraverterbal blocks (in-patients and ambulatory). Ideal for trainees who want to become efficient in performing all peripheral and paravertebral blocks.  Each Regional fellow is expected to perform between 1,500-2,000 blocks during their fellowship. Most blocks are performed using either neurostimulation or ultrasound or both. Fellows are requested to attend weekly formal lectures, participate in a monthly journal club, an annual fresh cadaver dissection workshop, attend national meetings, serve as junior mentor to regional residents and participate in clinical research. Great opportunities for research.  The complete list of previous Regional Fellows available on request to Angela Felix (felixa@upmc.edu).

*2 year advanced program with NIH clinical research track program available if qualified

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Fellowship Director: Raymond S. Joseph, Jr., MD

Contact Person/Title: Raymond S. Joseph, Jr. MD  raymond.joseph@vmmc.org

Address:                      
1100 Ninth Avenue B2-AN
Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: 206.223.6980
Fax: 206.223.6982
Website: www.vmmc.org

Other Affiliated Faculty:
David B Auyong, MD
M.S. Batra, MD
Christopher M. Bernards, MD
Michael F. Mulroy, MD
Joseph M. Neal, MD
Julia E. Pollock, MD
Francis V. Salinas, MD

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Participating Hospitals: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Application Deadline: Accepted until positions are filled
Number of Fellows: Two (2)

Special Requirements: Please send CV and 3 letters of recommendation

McGill University

Telephone: 514.934.1934 x43261  
Fax: 514.934.8249  
Website: www.regionalworks.ca
  
Program Chair: Steven Backman, MD  

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Franco Carli, MD
Roderick J Finlayson, MD, FRCP
Avinash K Sinha, MD
  
Duration of Fellowship: One year (extension possible)
Participating Hospitals: The Montreal General Hospital
Application Deadline: November of the preceeding year
On-Line Application: www.mcgill.ca/anesthesia/fellowship/requirements/
Number of Fellows: 1–2 per year  
Annual Salary: CDN$50,000
 
Special Requirements: Residency in Anesthesia completed

Comments: Our program follows the ASRA guidelines.  There are ample opportunities for basic science and clinical research.  Over 1500 ultrasound-guided (single shot and continuous) regional techniques are done per year with state of the art equipment.  Perineural catheters and ambulatory local anesthetic infusions are also standard practice. 

Montreal is an affordable, bilingual (English/French) and vibrant city with many cultural and outdoors activities to enjoy.  Opportunities for interventional pain management exposure are available.

University of Toronto
Saint Michael’s Hospital

Fellowship Director: Brian A. Pollard, MD, MEd

Contact/Title: Patricia Houston, MD, MEd

Address:
Department of Anesthesia
St. Michael’s Hospital
30 Bond Street
Toronto, Canada, M5B 1W8

Telephone: 416.864.5071
Fax: 416.864.6014
Website: www.anesthesia.utoronto.ca/hospitals/smh.htm

Program Chair: Brian Kavanagh, MD

Other Affiliated Faculty:            
Brian A. Pollard, MD, MEd
Bok Chan, MD
Alex Ho, MD
Aaron Hong, MD
Peter Leung, MD
Ryan Mai, MD
Vern Naik, MD, MEd
George Sakotic, MD
                                     
Duration of Fellowship: 12 Months, commencing July 1st or January 1st
Participating Hospitals: St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Application Deadline: Minimum 12 months before desired start date (positions generally filled within 18 months of start date)

On-Line Application: Initial correspondence through Houstonp@smh.toronto.on.ca
Number of Fellows: Two (2)
Annual Salary: CDN$100,000, plus 4 weeks vacation and 1 week conference leave

Special Requirements: FRCPC, FRCA, FANZCA or equivalent

Comments: This is a clinically focused Fellowship within a fully staffed and equipped dedicated block room that performs over 2000 preoperative regional blocks per year.  Ultrasound guidance is standard for all upper and lower extremity blocks.  Both single injection and catheter techniques are expected competencies following completion of the Fellowship.  There exists the opportunity to undertake clinical research projects based on an individual program focus.  Forty percent of clinical time is dedicated to regional anesthesia practice (clinical and/or research), with the remaining clinical responsibilities distributed throughout the scope of practice at our full service adult tertiary care trauma centre.

University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Fellowship Director: Dr. Colin McCartney  colin.mccartney@utoronto.ca

Contact/Title: Dr. Colin McCartney

Address:                      
Department of Anesthesia
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075
Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N3M5 Canada

Telephone: 416.480.4864
Fax: 416.480.6039
Website: www.anesthesia.utoronto.ca/hospitals/sunnybrook.htm

Program Chair: Dr. Brian Kavanagh

Other Affiliated Faculty:  
Dr. Joseph Kay
Dr. Imad Awad
Dr. Ben Safa
Dr. Alayne Kealey.

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Holland Orthopedic and Arthritic Centre

Application Deadline: 1.5 years prior to start date.
On-Line Application: via email to Dr. McCartney colin.mccartney@utoronto.ca
Number of Fellows: Four (4)
Annual Salary: CDN$120,000

Special Requirements: FRCA, FRCPC, FANZCA or equivalent

Comments: Areas of special academic interest: Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, Optimizing function following total joint replacement, Teaching regional anesthesia with ultrasound.  Evidence of prior research experience and a visit to our centre increase chances of successful appointment.

University of Toronto
Toronto Western Hospital

Fellowship Director: Dr. Richard T. Brull, M.D. FRCPC richard.brull@uhn.on.ca

Contact Person/Title: Ms. Christine Drane christine.drane@uhn.on.ca Administrator

Address:                      
Department of Anesthesia
Toronto Western Hospital,
University Health Network
399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8

Telephone: 416.603.5118  
Fax: 416.603.6494
Website: www.usra.ca/fellowship_program/

Program Chair: Brian P. Kavanagh, MB BSc MRCPI FRCPC FFARCSI(Hon)

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Vincent Chan, MD FRCPC
Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, FANZCA, FRCPC
Jacob Lai, MD FRCPC
Ahtsham Niazi, MB, FCARCSI
Philip Peng, MBBS FRCPC
Anahi Perlas, MD FRCPC
Arun Prasad, MBBS, DA, FRCA
Paul Tumber, MD FRCPC
Jean Wong, MD FRCPC

Duration of Fellowship: 12 months. Fellowships commence on January 1st and July 1st of each year.

Participating Hospitals: Toronto Western Hospital
Application Deadline: Applications are due at least 18 months in advance of the proposed starting date, e.g. January 1st, 2007 for the July 1st, 2008 commencement
Number of Fellows: Four (4) in total; two (2) positions open each January, two (2) positions open each July
Annual Salary: CDN $75,000 (non-taxable scholarship)

Special Requirements: PGY5 candidates or post-fellowship (FRCA, FANZCA, or equivalent)

Comments: The application includes a letter of intent, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. The letter of intent must specify the applicant’s proposed commencement date. Successful candidates will be notified at least 12 months in advance of the commencement date.

Contact Person/Title: Desiree Persaud, MD FRCPC/Regional Anesthesia Director

Address: Dept of Anesthesiology Rm B309
The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
1053 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1Y 4E9

Telephone: 613.761.4169 ext 1
Fax: 613.761.5032
Website: http://www.ottawa-anesthesia.org/Regional_Anesthesia_fellowship.shtml

Program Chair:
Dr. Homer Yang, Professor and Chair, Dept of Anesthesiology, University of Ottawa

Other Affiliated Faculty:
Dr. Michelle Chiu
Dr. Ioana Costache
Dr. Holly Evans
Dr. Alan Lane
Dr. Anne Lui
Dr. Caroline Tallmadge

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Participating Hospitals:
The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
The Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus

Application Deadline: July 1, 2009
Number of Fellows: One (1)
Annual salary: $70,399CN plus 8% in lieu of benefits
On-line application: Please e-mail dpersaud@ottawahospital.on.ca

Additional note: No overnight call and no weekend call
Comments: Applications for fellowship position starting July 1 2009 are now closed.
Applications for July 2010: Open

The Ottawa Hospital is the major tertiary centre for the Nations capital and the primary teaching centre for the University of Ottawa. The Regional Anesthesia Fellowship program is well established and nationally recognized. Our subspecialty core group has received Regional Anesthesia Fellowship training from a variety of locations: Brigham and Women’s Harvard University, The Monash Medical centre, Australia, The Virginia Mason Center, Seattle, Duke University, and locally at the University of Ottawa.  One of our members has been awarded the Canadian Anesthesiologist’s Society Clinical Teacher Award for outstanding contributions to Resident, Fellow and Medical student teaching and administration in Regional Anesthetic Techniques. Former graduates of our Fellowship training program have been instrumental in the development of their own regional anesthesia training in their home base nationally and internationally.

Our Fellowship program is one year in duration. One Fellowship position is open for the July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 academic year. You will be based at the Civic Campus. This program focuses on a variety of orthopedic surgeries (rotator cuff, arthroscopic shoulder repairs, elbow/wrist arthroscopy), and also vascular (amputations, carotid endarterectomy, AV fistula) and trauma anesthesia. We also perform paravertebral single shot blocks for our mastectomy patients. This area of study has been awarded a Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Research Award. You will also rotate through the Riverside Campus. The Riverside is the site of all ambulatory surgery and also the base site for our outpatient ambulatory plexus service. We have recently acquired ultrasound machines and will incorporate them as a standard in our Fellowship program. We have kept the Fellow numbers to one in order to maximize exposure for and increase teaching opportunities. From my personal experience, one year will allow for a maximal breath of exposure and participation in research trials.

Applicants for July 1, 2010 will start being accepted Jan 2009-June 2009

University of Alberta
Hospital University of Alberta

Fellowship Director: Dr. Ban Tsui, MD, MSC, FRCP(C) btsui@ualberta.ca Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Consulation Service

Contact Person/Title: Dr. Ban Tsui, MD, MSC, FRCP(C)

Address:
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Alberta
Room 8-120 Clinical Sciences
Building, 8440-112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3

Telephone: 780.407.8861
Fax: 780.407.3200
Website: www.edmara.med.ualberta.ca/About/About.html

Program Chair: Dr. B.A. Finegan
Other Affiliated Faculty: Ban Tsui, MD, MSC, FRCP(C)

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year Participating Hospitals: University of Alberta Hospital
Application Deadline: Please call or e-mail for latest information.
On-Line Application: www.edmara.med.ualberta.ca/FellowshipProgram/Fellowship.htm
Annual Salary: Please call for latest information.

Special Requirements: The applicant will have an MD or equivalent and will have passed either the Anesthesiology specialty exams of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the examinations of the American Board of Anesthesiology, or the equivalent. Completion of an approved anesthesiology residency program is required and the candidate must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Comments: Please send curriculum vitae and three letters of reference.