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Fellowship Training Program:
Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine

Description

The Critical Care Fellowship Training Program of the University of Washington is a collaborative one-year program administered by the Departments of Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. The program accepts graduates of residency programs in multiple disciplines including medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology and emergency medicine. Candidates are selected based on their preparedness and ability to benefit from the Program.

Completion of this one-year Critical Care Fellowship allows graduates of residencies in anesthesiology or obstetrics to sit for the ABA certification exam, and graduates of surgical residencies to sit for the ACS certification exam in critical care medicine. Graduates of internal medicine residencies who have also completed a sub-specialty fellowship are eligible to sit for the ABIM certification exam in critical care after this one-year program, but two years of critical care training are required for Board-eligibility after graduation from an internal medicine residency alone.

The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine also offers an innovative five-year combined Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Program that confers ABA board eligibility if successfully completed. The first three years of training parallel those of trainees in the "conventional" anesthesiology residency track, and include a total of five months of intensive care unit rotations. The last two years of training integrate 12 months of advanced critical care medicine at the fellow level with conventional anesthesia rotations and electives. The advanced critical care rotations are jointly administered with the Department of Medicine, and are generally identical to those offered through the conventional one-year Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. For more information about the combined program, please contact
 Louena Goodwin: 206-543-2773, fax 206-543-2958, lfg@uw.edu.

Aptitude, academic credentials, personal characteristics and communication skills are considered in the selection process

Training Program

Introduction

Fellows rotate through a broad mix of ICUs within the UW system in a schedule that it is integrated with the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship. The Critical Care Division of the Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Department includes 15 faculty who are trained in Critical Care Medicine, and who contribute to the education of critical care fellows.

The Rotations

Fellows split their time between three Seattle clinical sites: University of Washington Medical Center; Harborview Medical Center; and Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System - Seattle Division, with the majority of time spent at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC).

The University of Washington Medical Center offers fellows several ICU services:

  • The Medical ICU Service cares for a variety of patients, including post-operative liver transplant and long-term lung-transplant patients, as well as more "routine" medically ill patients. The fellow guides a team of housestaff composed of interns and Internal Medicine R2s with oversight by faculty from Pulmonary and Critical Care. The fellow takes the calls for outside transfers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, and is responsible for triaging transfers.
  • The Surgical ICU Service cares for post-operative surgical patients from General Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT, Urology, Plastics, Orthopedics, and some Obstetrics patients requiring ICU stays. The fellow oversees a group of housestaff from Anesthesiology, Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Critical are faculty on this service are from General Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pulmonary Critical Care. Call for fellows on these services is from home.
  • The Cardiothoracic ICU Service serves all Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical patients at UWMC. The fellow is integral in management of the complex pathophysiology associated with these cases. The fellow leads a multidisciplinary team of Surgery housestaff, Acute Care Nurse Practitioners, Physician's Assistants, Pharmacists, and Dietitians. In the "5 Southeast ICU", the patient population consists of a robust general cardiac and thoracic experience, one of the world's most active lung transplantation programs, a large cardiac transplantation program, and a rapidly growing ventricular assist device program. The Critical care faculty on this service are dual-trained in Cardiac Anesthesiology and Critical Care, or in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Critical Care.
  • The Heme-Onc ICU provides exposure to bone marrow transplant and solid organ malignancy patients requiring ICU care. Fellows work one-on-one with a Pulmonary Critical Care attending in a co-management role with the hematology/oncology teams. This service provides a great opportunity to work with a unique patient population, and provides an opportunity to become facile with bronchoscopy as a tool for the evaluation of immunocompromised patients.

Harborview Medical Center is the hospital for King County, and is also the only level-one trauma center in a four state region (Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, or "WAMI"). The hospital is owned by the county, and managed by the University of Washington. Fellows rotate on three services at Harborview:

  • The Neurocritical Care Service is directed by the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and provides care for neurosurgical trauma patients with isolated spine and head injuries, and patients with a variety of neurovascular problems such as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Fellows work with housestaff from Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, and Neurosurgery, and faculty from Anesthesiology and Pulmonary Critical Care.
  • The Trauma/Surgical ICU Service manages a large volume of trauma patients from throughout the region in addition to general, vascular, and thoracic surgical patients in a "closed" ICU model. Residents on the service come from Anesthesiology and Surgery, and critical care faculty are from Anesthesiology, Pulmonary Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery.
  • The Harborview MICU Service cares for critically patients from the surrounding area and WWAMI region with medical problems. Residents on this service are from Internal Medicine, and faculty are from Pulmonary Critical Care. Like the UWMC, call for fellows on Harborview ICU services is from home.

The third site is the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System - Seattle Division, where fellows rotate through the following service:

  • The Surgical ICU Service cares for a variety of postoperative patients including post-cardiac surgery patients. This service is directed by the Anesthesiology Department. Residents on this service are from Anesthesiology and Surgery, whereas faculty are predominantly from Anesthesiology and Surgery.

In addition to nine months of core ICU rotations, electives are available in radiology, cardiology/echocardiograpy, nephrology, infectious disease, and independent study.

Education

A variety of structured educational opportunities exist in addition to ongoing clinical education. The Anesthesiology Critical Care Division holds a quarterly journal club meeting for faculty, fellows, and combined program trainees. Fellows also take part in the Pulmonary Division's weekly Chest Conference, a CPC-type format where fellows present teaching cases for attendings to discuss. This conference is followed by a didactic session each week. Every rotation has specific didactics, and a weekly multidisciplinary critical care journal club takes place at Harborview. An extensive array of research-based journal clubs and conferences are available through the fellowship.

Research Opportunities

The University of Washington provides a vibrant environment for interdisciplinary biomedical research. The Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Medicine, and Surgery Departments all offer opportunities for research in basic science and clinical aspects of Critical Care and related fields. Collaboration among departments is common, and provides for a rich intellectual atmosphere. The University of Washington School of Medicine ranked sixth among U.S. medical schools in receiving NIH funding in 2005, with grants totaling more than $300 million..

Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington have an illustrious history of leadership in research in critical care medicine. The Critical Care Division of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is actively involved in outcomes-based research at Harborview Medical Center, providing opportunities for critical care fellows to gain exposure to clinical research. For trainees interested in more in-depth research training with the intent to pursue an academic career, several opportunities exist. The department offers a two-year research fellowship in basic science or clinical research for trainees interested in focused research training that is funded by an NIH training grant. Another mechanism for research training is present in the form of research "faculty-fellowships" that combine clinical work with basic science or clinical research training, which are funded by clinical revenue.

Anesthesiology Faculty

  • Bhagwanjee, Satish, MB ChB Professor & Vice-Chair (Academic Affairs), UWMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Satish Bhagwanjee, MB ChB

    Professor & Vice-Chair (Academic Affairs),
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    satsb@uw.edu

    Primary Location: UW Medical Center

    Clinical Interest: Critical care medicine.

    Research Interests: Sepsis, outcome prediction and risk reduction, global health.

    Personal Interests: Tennis, squash, dancing, reading.

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  • Hallman, Matthew R., MD Acting Assistant Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Matthew R. Hallman, MD

    Acting Assistant Professor,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    mhallman@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

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  • Joffe, Aaron, DO Assistant Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Aaron Joffe, DO

    Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    joffea@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

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  • Khandelwal, Nita, MD Acting Assistant Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Nita Khandelwal, MD

    Acting Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    khandel@uw.edu

    Primary Location: HMC

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  • Krishnamoorthy, Vijay, MD Acting Assistant Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD

    Acting Assistant Professor,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    vkrish@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

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  • Lang, John D., MD Assoc Professor & Co-Assoc. Chief (UWMC Clinical Svs), UWMC
    Regular Faculty
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    John D. Lang, MD

    Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine;
    Associate Chief, UW Medical Center
    Anesthesiology Clinical Services;
    Adjunct Associate Professor,
    Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine;
    Researcher, Mitochondria & Metabolism Center

    jdlang@uw.edu

    Primary Location: UW Medical Center

    Reseach Interests: Influences of hypercapnia on inflammatory cell signaling pathways in relevant clinical translational models of lung injury. Effects of nitric oxide and nitrite anion on attenuating hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury during transplantation.

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  • Le, D. Khang, MD Acting Assistant Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    D. Khang Le, MD

    Acting Assistant Professor
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    khangdle@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

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  • Lee, Alex, MD Acting Assistant Professor, VAPSHCS
    Regular Faculty
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    Alex Lee, MD

    Acting Assistant Professor,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    leeat@uw.edu

    Primary Location: VA Puget Sound HCS

  • Mackensen, Burkhard, MD PhD, FASE Professor and Acting Chair, UWMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE

    Professor and Acting Chair, UWMC
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    gbmac@uw.edu

    Primary Location: UW Medical Center

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  • Pauldine, Ronald, MD Clinical Professor & Chief (Critical Care Medicine), VAPSHCS
    Regular Faculty
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    Ronald Pauldine, MD

    Clinical Professor & Chief of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine; Chief, ICU Medicine Division & Co-Director, SICU, VA Puget Sound HCS

    ronald.pauldine@va.gov

    Primary Location: VA Puget Sound HCS

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  • Souter, Michael J., MB ChB, FRCA Professor & Chief (HMC Clinical Svs), HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Michael J. Souter, MB BS, FRCA

    Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine;
    Chief, HMC Anesthesiology Clinical Services;
    Adjunct Professor, Neurosurgery;
    Head, Neuroanesthesia Division,
    Medical Co-Director, NeuroCritical Care Service,
    Harborview Medical Center

    msouter@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Research Interests: Neuroanesthesia with neurophysiology and monitoring, critical care of subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury, information technology in anesthesia & medicine, monitoring technology in anesthesia & critical care medicine.

    Personal Interests: Scuba diving (divemaster, mixed gases, closed circuit rebreathers), aviation (Private Pilots License).

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  • Treggiari, Miriam M., MD, PhD, MPH Professor, HMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Miriam M. Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH

    Professor & Faculty Fellowship Academic Project Coordinator, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
    Director of ICU Research, HMC Anesthesiology

    treggmm@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Professional Interests: Pathophysiology and clinical management of patients with cerebral aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage, glucose management and outcomes in critically ill patients, and outcomes assessment in critically ill patients.

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  • Von Homeyer, Peter, MD, FASE Assistant Professor & Interim Chief (CT Anesthesia), UWMC
    Regular Faculty
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    Peter Von Homeyer, MD, FASE

    Interim Chief (CT Anesthesia)
    Assistant Professor
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    peter2@u.washington.edu

    Primary Location: UW Medical Center

    Professional Interests: Cardiovascular physiology, coagulation, echocardiography, and adult congenital heart disease.

    Personal Interests: He loves to spend time outdoors with his family, cycling, mountaineering, and reading.

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  • Zaky, Ahmed F., MD, MPH Acting Assistant Professor, VAPSHCS
    Regular Faculty
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    Ahmed F. Zaky, MD, MPH

    Acting Assistant Professor,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    ahmed.zaky@va.gov

    Primary Location: VA Puget Sound HCS

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Current Trainees

  • Clark, Robert, MD CBY, Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program
    Resident
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    Robert Clark, MD

    CBY Resident,
    Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    rclark7@uw.edu

  • Khorsand, Sarah, MD CBY, Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program
    Resident
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    Sarah Khorsand, MD

    CBY Resident,
    Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    skhor@uw.edu

  • Hankinson, Elizabeth E., MD CA1, Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program
    Resident
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    Elizabeth E. Hankinson, MD

    CA1 Resident,
    Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    eeh3@uw.edu

    MD: University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • Pennington, Matthew W., MD CA1, Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program
    Resident
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    Matthew W. Pennington

    CA1 Resident,
    Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    mpenning@uw.edu

    MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Luk, Kevin, MD CA3, Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program
    Resident
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    Kevin Luk, MD

    CA3 Resident,
    Combined CCM/Anesthesiology Program,
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    kluk@uw.edu

  • Togashi, Kei, MD Senior Research Fellow, UWMC
    Research Fellow
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    Kei Togashi, MD

    Senior Fellow, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    ktogashi@uw.edu

    Primary Location: UW Medical Center

    Residency: Anesthesia, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    MD: Wakayama Med. University, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
    Fellowship: University of Iowa Hosp & Clinics (Surgical ICU, Anes)
    Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics (CT Anes);
    Attending Anesthesiologist: Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo

  • Perkerson, Jace, MD Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow, HMC
    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
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    Jace Perkerson, MD

    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    jperk@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    MD: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

  • Rose, Kristi, MD Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow, HMC
    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
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    Kristi Rose, MD

    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    kdhrose@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Residency: University of Virginia, Charlottesville
    MD: University of Utah School of Medicine

  • Shah, Vipul, MD Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow, HMC
    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
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    Vipul Shah, MD

    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    vshah1@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    MD:University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  • Stoltenberg, Erik, MD Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow, HMC
    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
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    Erik Stoltenberg, MD

    Critical Care Anesthesia Fellow
    Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

    vshah1@uw.edu

    Primary Location: Harborview Medical Center

    Residency: University of Washington
    MD:University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Application

This application form is a "common form" that will be accepted by the majority of ACCM fellowship programs. You may complete the application electronically, and then e-mail or surface mail the application to the programs you wish to apply to, including ours. You cannot save the information that you enter into the application, so you may wish to submit to all of the programs that you are interested in at one sitting, or make a paper copy that you can mail, fax or scan for additional submissions. The common ACCM application form and a list of all ACGME-approved ACCM programs can also be found on the SOCCA website.

In addition to the application form, these are the documents required for application:

  • Three references, including one from your residency director
  • USMLE documentation (transcript copies are accepted)
  • Anesthesia ITE documentation
  • Dean's Letter

Inquiries and applications should be directed to:

For applicants from Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics, or Surgery programs, please send completed applications and/or questions to:

Kati Koszegvari
Fellowship Program Administrator
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
University of Washington, Box 356540
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195-6540

phone: 206-221-6453 / fax: 206-543-2958
e-mail: katibell@uw.edu


For applicants from Internal Medicine programs, please send completed applications and/or questions to:

Norma Jean Schwab
Program Operations Specialist
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
BB-1361 Health Sciences Bldg., Box 356522
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195-6522

phone: 206-616-8378 / fax: 206-685-8673
email: pccmfelo@uw.edu

Fellowship Director

For further information please contact:

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Dr. Matthew R. Hallman
Acting Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine;
Program Director, Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine

Harborview Medical Center, Box 359724
1325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-744-7239
Email: mhallman@u.washington.edu

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