Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP

Introduction and Goals

The Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Emory is based at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Affiliated hospitals include Emory University Hospital and Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. The goal of our program is to produce anesthesiology consultants with expertise in all areas of pediatric anesthesiology including:

Critical Care
Pain Management
Advanced Life Support

The Fellowship program is designed to provide fellows the opportunity to develop skills in clinical care and judgment, teaching, administration and research. The fellowship is ACGME approved, one year in duration and all clinical rotations are at Egleston.

The one year pediatric fellowship includes the following clinical rotations- -- the program offers some flexibility in rotations for each fellows' specific interests.

Main operating rooms- 6-7 months- exposure to the full spectrum of cases including general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, craniofacial, ophthalmology, urology and also off site CT, MRI, radiation therapy , and angiography. Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston has an active transplant program including heart , liver, kidney and lung transplants.
Pain service- 2 months- fellows will gain experience in pediatric pain management including epidural management, acute pain management in the recovery room and rounding on pain service patients.
Cardiac anesthesia- 2-3 months- over 500 operations with cardiopulmonary bypass are performed at >Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston each year. Fellows will gain experience with the most complex cardiac lesions ( TOF, hypoplastic left heart ) as well as with the more common cardiac lesions. ( VSD, ASD, PDA)
PICU- 1 month- fellows will round with the PICU team and participate in the care of critically ill infants and children, gaining experience in advanced life support in a wide variety of patients.
Elective/ research- 1 month

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship

The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology also offers a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia of six or twelve months duration to applicants having completed a fellowship in either pediatric or cardiac anesthesia. This fellowship is also based at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where anesthesia care is provided to approximately 750 children per year undergoing the entire spectrum of cardiac surgical procedures. Approximately 25% of these children are neonates and 60% are infants and over 500 of these procedures are performed utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass. An additional 400 children are anesthetized annually for procedures and electrophysiologic studies in the cardiac catheterization lab. Rotations through the cardiac intensive care unit and exposure to echocardiography are also provided during the fellowship. Clinical research opportunities are available to fellows wishing to participate in ongoing projects in the department. Extensive hands-on clinical and technical experience is gained by the fellows while working one-on-one with attending cardiac anesthesiologists and with cardiac intensivists and echocardiographers .

Clinical Research and Didactics

Fellows are strongly encouraged to participate in ongoing research projects with the faculty or plan and execute their own project ideas. Several faculty members at Egleston have ongoing research projects and fellows can be matched with mentors to guide them in their research interests. Morning lectures ( 0645-0700) are presented four days per week by faculty, fellows and residents. Journal club and case conferences are also periodically presented and while on the cardiac service the fellows attend cardiac cath conference to discuss upcoming cardiac cases. Monthly lectures are also given by faculty and special lecturers along with performance improvement reviews.

Application Process

Interested applicants should contact the Department of Anesthesiolgy at Childrens Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston. Applications can also be requested on the Emory Anesthesiology website. Applications should generally be received in the fall of the preceding year and interviews are extended as early as September.

For Additional Information:

To view and download an application, click here. Additional questions regarding the application process, fellowship opportunities and other general questions should be directed to:

Carolyn Bannister, M.D.
Director, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital
1405 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-1062
Phone: (404) 785-6670
FAX: (404) 785-1362
Email: Carolyn.Bannister@emoryhealthcare.org

For further information about the Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship, contact:

Bruce E. Miller, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
1405 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30322-1062
Phone: (404) 785-6670
Fax: (404) 785-1362
Email: bruce.miller@emoryhealthcare.org