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TRAUMA FELLOWSHIPS
| Speciality |
Surgical
Critical Care |
| Institution |
University
of Pittsburgh
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| Country |
United
States |
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| Length
(years) |
1
|
| Number
of posts |
4 |
| Trauma
Director |
Andrew Peitzman, MD
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| Critical Care Fellowship
Director |
Samuel A. Tisherman, MD |
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| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
17 |
| Description |
Academic medical
center with multiple subspecialty surgical ICUs including:
general surgery, trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, transplantation.
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| |
|
Research
activities
|
Multiple ongoing
clinical trials related to sepsis, ARDS, hemorrhagic shock,
outcomes research
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| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
responsibilities |
Mixture of primary
patient care and supervision of housestaff. In house call
on average every fourth night. |
| |
|
| Research
opportunities |
Involvement in ongoing
clinical trials, potential laboratory research with additional
training. An NIH-sponsored National Research Service Award
may involved up to 4 trainees per year. |
| |
|
Teaching
resposibilities
|
Teach medical students,
surgical and anesthesia housestaff |
| |
| Certifications |
|
| Salary |
$39,000-41,000 depending
upon post-graduate year |
|
|
| Applicant
requirements |
Completion of at least 3 clinical
years in an accredited graduate educational program in the
disciplines of general surgery, neurosurgery, urology, or
obstetrics and gynecology |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Samuel A. Tisherman,
MD |
| Address |
638 Scaife Hall,
200 Lothrop Street
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|
|
| City |
Pittsburgh |
| State |
Pennsylvania |
| Postcode |
15213 |
| Telephone |
412 647 9914 |
| Fax |
412 647 8060 |
| Email |
tishermansa@msx.upmc.edu
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| Webpage |
www.anes.upmc.edu/mcctp
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| Updated |
20.07.2001
(6:7) |
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