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Clinical Program
Internship/ Residency
Our residency program begins with either the Clinical Base (PGY-I) year or First Clinical Anesthesia (CA-I/ PGY-II) year.
Clinical Base:
The first postgraduate year, classified as Categorical in the NRMP, includes rotations in general medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology and surgical subspecialties. After the satisfactory completion of the Clinical Base (PGY-I) year, the following three years will consist of Clinical Anesthesia.
CA-I, CA-II, CA-III:
During three years of clinical anesthesia, residents assume increasing responsibility in the selection and administration of anesthesia and the pre-and post-operative care of patients for all types of surgical and obstetrical procedures. Nearly one quarter of all surgical procedures are performed on children, and an active newborn transport service provides many challenging neonatal anesthesia cases. A reasonable amount of emergency and trauma anesthesia can also be expected.
The Department of Anesthesiology stresses residents' active participation in the patient's anesthetic and respiratory management. Early in the assignment to the clinical service, residents work closely with an experienced anesthesiologist. Later, residents are expected to manage anesthetic problems independently, but faculty consultation is always available.
In the CA-I and CA-II years, the clinical education focuses on the pharmacology and physiology related to clinical problems. Rotations are in all fields of anesthesia including pediatrics, cardiothoracic, neurological surgery and obstetrics. The CA-III year is designed to broaden the resident's experience. House officers may elect to work in specialized areas of clinical anesthesia, such as cardiothoracic, surgery, neurological surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, orthopaedics or pain management. A year in critical care is also available.
The Department also offers ample opportunities in research, ranging through studies of ion transport, genetics, the mechanism of action of anesthetics, biogenic amine metabolism, cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering application in anesthesiology.
Fellowships
University Hospitals offers the following ACGME-accredited fellowships, recognized by the American Board of Anesthesiology:
*Critical Care Fellowship (2 positions)
Contact Joel Zivot, M.D., (216) 844-7333 joel.zivot@uhhs.com
*Pain Management Fellowship (3 positions)
Contact Mark Boswell, M.D., Ph.D., (216) 844-3771 mark.boswell@uhhs.com
*Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship (2 position)
Contact Mark Goldfinger, MD (216) 844-1000 x 27600 mark.goldfinger@uhhs.com
*Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship (1 position)
Contact Susan Dumas, M.D., (216) 844-7335 susan.dumas@uhhs.com