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Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship
The U-M Medical School's Department of Anesthesiology offers a one-year, non-ACGME-accredited Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship, training one fellow annually. This fellowship aims to provide advanced training in the perioperative care of patients with congenital or acquired cardiac disease at the Congenital Heart Center of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Training primarily takes place through participation in pediatric cardiac care three days per week in pediatric cardiac operating rooms, the pediatric catheterization laboratories, and other associated sites, including pediatric cardiac imaging studies. Fellows will serve as pediatric anesthesia faculty for two days per week, caring for patients within the general pediatric population.
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Program Highlights
Learn alongside a faculty team for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia that consists of 12 experienced members dedicated to clinical care, education, and research related to patients with congenital heart disease.
Provide care for infants, children, and adults with a variety of congenital and acquired heart diseases, including both cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries in the operating rooms, the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, and pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratories for biopsy, diagnostic, and interventional procedures. Faculty also work in the pediatric electrophysiology laboratory and multiple other sites to provide anesthetic care for patients with congenital cardiac disease requiring a variety of invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Train in a setting that serves a patient population with a unique complexity and acuity. During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, over 1,300 anesthetics were performed, including 423 operations with cardiopulmonary bypass, nine heart transplants, nine mechanical support device implantations, 26 hybrid procedures and more than 800 cardiac catheterizations. We serve one of the largest populations of children with single ventricle physiology in the Midwest.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates must have successfully completed one year of training in an accredited pediatric anesthesia fellowship or a one-year accredited adult cardiothoracic fellowship. Exceptional international candidates will also be considered. Two-year training positions that combine pediatric anesthesiology and advanced pediatric cardiac anesthesiology are available for interested and qualified candidates. Candidates should be board-certified diplomates of the American Board of Anesthesiology or board-eligible.
All applications should include the following:
Three letters of recommendation (LORs), including one from the current or previous program director and one from a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist
Curriculum vitae
Personal statement
Copy of ECFMG certificate for graduates of medical schools outside the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico
Curriculum & Goals
The primary goal of the Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship is to provide advanced clinical training. Fellows will gain exposure to the unique aspects of the cardiac surgical program at the Congenital Heart Center of the University of Michigan, including heart transplants, cardiac assist device implantation, and care for patients on ECMO in addition to abundant cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Upon completion of the program, fellows are expected to possess comprehensive pathophysiologic knowledge and technical skills to manage the perioperative care of infants, children, and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest management.
Fellows will also care for patients with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgeries, as well as patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations and other procedures such as radiofrequency ablation, transesophageal echocardiography, and magnetic resonance imaging. They are expected to develop team leadership skills and supervisory proficiency expected of consultants and leaders in the field of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology.
The pediatric cardiac anesthesiology team at Mott is an integral part of our heart center’s care of complex neonates, infants, children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. Our anesthesia colleagues are incredibly capable of caring for a wide variety of disease processes — in the OR, in the cath lab and everywhere in-between — and they do so in an unflappable manner. As a group of teachers, they prioritize hands-on learning, with graduated independence (and an appropriate safety net). It is world class training for individuals interested in pediatric cardiac anesthesia.
Rotations
A minimum of nine months will be spent providing clinical care in the cardiac operating rooms and catheterization laboratory under the direct supervision of pediatric cardiac faculty. Additionally, fellows will have the opportunity to care for an increasing number of adult patients with congenital heart disease undergoing both cardiac and non-cardiac interventions.
The remaining months of the fellowship will be spent in the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTU) (two 2-week rotations) and elective rotations in imaging, heart transplant/heart failure, and perfusion services. Depending on individual interests, additional elective time for clinical research can be arranged.
Educational Opportunities & Requirements
Dedicated weekly advanced pediatric cardiac anesthesiology fellowship didactic series
Participation in Pediatric Anesthesiology divisional meetings, including regular quality and safety reviews, case reviews, educational and research updates, and journal clubs
Advanced fellows will deliver two 30-minute lectures on “New Developments in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology” to the pediatric cardiac anesthesia faculty. Fellows are encouraged to present clinical case reports, PBLDs, or workshops at national meetings
Attendance at Congenital Heart Center-wide conferences, including PCTU multidisciplinary performance rounds, in-depth reviews, and weekly presurgical case reviews, as well as Cardiology Pathology Conferences
Being a part of the University of Michigan Congenital Heart team is the most valued part of my career. We are a high performing, collaborative and — most importantly — caring team for both our patients and each other. Our amazing care begins in the operating room with the best anesthesia team in the nation. They are our trusted partners.
Benefits
The fellow will be appointed as a clinical lecturer/advanced pediatric cardiac anesthesiology non-ACGME fellow. The annual salary will consist of 40% new faculty salary and an equivalent 60% fellow salary, alongside an additional annual allowance of $3,000 for education and work-related travel.
The department will cover renewal fees for Michigan medical and controlled substance licenses, as well as dues to the American Society of Anesthesiology, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Fellows will receive 22 vacation days and 8 days for educational leave.
Recent Graduates
Amy Luke, DO
Next Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Andrew Breglio, MD, D.Phil
Next Appointment: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Spectrum Healthcare Partners, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Adam Was, MD
Next Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Anila Elliott, MD
Next Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Sarina Khan, DO
Next Appointment: Clinical Instructor, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Research Opportunities
We seek to be the pre-eminent academic anesthesiology department in the world by making major advances in the field and developing the next generation of outstanding researchers.
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Program Leadership
Anila Elliott, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Associate and Program Assistant
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