| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery |
| Institution |
Allegheny
General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
1 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Richard
N. Townsend, MD |
The Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
5 |
| Description |
746 bed
hospital, 3000 trauma admissions/year (85% blunt, 15% |
|
penetrating) |
| Research activities |
Fellowship Program |
| Clinical
|
One year
fellowship with primarily clinical emphasis. In first six
months |
| responsibilities |
in-house
call is alternated with chief residents and activity is concentrated
|
|
on resuscitation,
operative treatment and care in dedicated trauma, ICU |
|
run by
the trauma service. Second six months includes out-of-house
call, |
|
clinical
and optional basic research supported by registry with 20,000
plus |
|
patient
entries and critical care supervision and teaching. Helicopter
and |
|
EMS experience
are optional. |
| Research
|
Clinical
and laboratory experience is available, and a second year
is |
| opportunities |
possible.
The laboratory experience is supported by a licensed animal
|
|
facility
and animal research labs and ORs. |
| Teaching |
| responsibilities |
| Certifications |
| Salary |
$40,900 |
| Applicant
|
Must be
graduate of approved surgical program and be board-eligible
in |
| requirements |
general
surgery. Must be licensed in the State of Pennsylvania |
Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Richard
N. Townsend, MD |
| Address1 |
Trauma
Director, Allegheny General Hospital |
| Address2 |
320 East
North Avenue |
| City |
Pittsburgh |
| State |
Pennsylvania |
| Postcode |
15212 |
| Telephone |
(412)
359-4068 |
| Fax |
(412)
359-6732 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
29.06.98 |
