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Overview
The 12 month fellowship includes non-cardiac thoracic surgery and related outpatient work-up, planning of operative approaches, and follow-up. There is exposure to a wide variety of endoscopic techniques, including rigid bronchoscopy, flexible bronchoscopy and fluorescence bronchoscopy with associated advanced laser techniques. The fellows are also involved in the management of complex endoscopic cases for a wide variety of malignant and benign esophageal disorders. This includes minimally invasive esophagectomy, laparoscopic gastric bypass, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), rigid and flexible esophagoscopy, placement of expandable metal stents and applications of photodynamic and YAG lasers. The fellow is generally the operating surgeon on most procedures and the faculty member is the teaching surgeon or first assistant. On occasion, the complexity of an operative case surpasses the experience and capabilities of the trainee and in these circumstances the fellow is assigned as the first assistant to the attending surgeon.
A competitive salary is offered as well as the opportunity for moonlighting with additional compensation. The fellow will be expected to present at two national meetings. In addition, he or she will attend weekly morbidity and mortality conferences, esophageal conferences, departmental research conferences, and grand rounds.
Procedural Requirements
Fellows are expected to maintain an up-to-date log of their operative cases. Fellows will be able to show competency in advanced laparoscopic and thoracoscopic techniques and will have completed, with minimal support from attending, the following procedures:
Airway
Flexible bronchoscopy
Rigid bronchoscopy
Tracheostomy
Tracheal stent
Airway laser/Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Mediastinoscopy
Tracheal resection
Lung
Open Lung Resection:
- Wedge
- Segment
- Lobectomy
- Pneumonectomy
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS):
- Wedge/lung biopsy
- Pleural biopsy
- Empyema/decortication
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Mediastinum
Mass Resection
Esophagus
Lap Nissen
Lap redo-Nissen/Lap Collis-Nissen
Lap redo-Collis Nissen
Lap Heller myotomy
Lap Roux En-Y RY Gastric Bypass
Lap staging +/- infusaport
Minimally invasive esophagectomy
Open Esophagectomy
Zenker’s Diverticulectomy
EGD
EGD & dilation
EGD & stent
EGD & laser/PDT
Fellows must complete a case log on a quarterly basis.
Didactic Components
There are several teaching conferences devoted to the clinical and research education of the trainees during their fellowship. Thoracic tumor board is a weekly conference that includes members of the thoracic Division, medical oncology, radiation oncology and pathology. This is an ideal opportunity for the trainees to understand the current limitations of therapy and the current status of clinical trials for various thoracic malignancies. The thoracic division conducts a separate morbidity and mortality conference weekly. Thoracic staff, fellows, CT residents and general surgery residents review the previous week’s morbidities and discuss management issues. There is another weekly conference conducted that is entirely devoted to complex benign esophageal disorders. This conference is again a multidisciplinary team coordinated by the thoracic division and includes members of the Gastroenterology Division and the General surgery divisions. In addition to these required conferences, there is a weekly research conference that includes members of the thoracic division, fellows, and CT residents. This conference reviews ongoing and possible future lab projects both at the basic science and clinical level. The conference is attended by the PhD's from the basic science lab. During the course of the fellows' experience at UPMC, many get involved in related research projects and present at the thoracic surgery national meetings.
James D. Luketich, MD
Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Applicants should submit letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and 3 references to:
Christine Regan Carey, Fellowship Coordinator
UPMC Presbyterian, Suite C-700
200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)648-6359 or careycr@upmc.edu
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Current Fellows
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Igor Brichkov, MD
Edward Cheong, MD
Larry Crist, MD
Edward Frick, MD
Toshitaka Hoppo, MD
Thomas Murphy, MD
Inderpal (Netu) Sarkaria, MD
Francisco Tarrazzi, MD
Jie Zhang, MD |
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Previous Fellows
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1997-1998
Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
Dr. Nguyen is currently Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of the UCI Bariatric Surgery Program, and Chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.
1998-1999
Neil A. Christie, MD
Dr. Christie is currently Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of the LIFE Bronchoscopy Program, and a member of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Christie practices at the UPMC Shadyside campus.
1999-2000
Percival O. Buenaventura, MD
Dr. Buenaventura is currently in private practice in York, Pennsylvania.
Sean Grondin, MD
Dr. Grondin is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and a member of the Department of Surgery at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada.
2000-2001
Hiran C. Fernando, MD
Dr. Fernando is currently Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Jon Kiev, MD
Dr. Kiev is currently Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Anthony Petrick, MD
Dr. Petrick is currently Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
2001-2002
Virginia R. Litle, MD
Dr. Litle is currently Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery/Thoracic Surgery at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.
Yaron Perry, MD
Dr. Perry is currently at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Andrew Pierre, MD
Dr. Pierre is currently a member of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada.
2002-2003
Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, MD
Dr. Alvelo-Rivera is currently a member of the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at UPMC.
Gianluca Bonanomi, MD
Dr. Bonamoni was the first transplant/thoracic fellow. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Bonanomi returned to the UPMC hospital in Palermo, Italy.
Yaron Perry, MD
Dr. Perry is currently at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
John Samphire, MD
Dr. Samphire is currently practicing minimally invasive surgery in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Matthew Schuchert, MD
Dr. Schuchert completed his cardiothoracic training at the University of Pittsburgh and joined the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery in July 2005.
2003-2004
Omar Awais, DO
Dr. Awais completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh and is Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UPMC Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Sebastien Gilbert, MD
Dr. Gilbert joined the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at UPMC in July of 2004. He practices pulmonary transplantation and thoracic surgery at UPMC and the VA Medical Center.
Alberto de Hoyos, MD
Dr. de Hoyos is Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
D. Mario del Pino, MD
Dr. del Pino furthered his education in minimally invasive bariatric surgery and is no longer in the United States.
Ricardo Santos, MD
Dr. Santos completed a cardiothoracic transplantation fellowship and is currently at Boston Medical Center.
2004-2005
Ghulam Abbas, MD
Dr. Abbas joined the Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery Institute at UPMC and is currently Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Amgad El-Sheriff, MD
Dr. El-Sherif completed the cardiothoracic residency program at the University of Pittsburgh and advanced cardiac surgery fellowship. He is currently at Tawam Hospital/Johns Hopkins International, United Arab Emirates
Costas Bizekis, MD
Dr. Bizekis is currently Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York University Medical Center.
Gordon Padovan, MD
Dr. Padovan is practicing in Australia.
Michael Kent, MD
Dr. Kent completed the cardiothoracic residency program at the University of Pittsburgh and is currently at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, New York, NY.
Ricardo Santos, MD
Dr. Santos completed a cardiothoracic transplantation fellowship and is currently at Boston Medical Center
2005-2006
Amhad Ashrafi, MD
Dr. Ashrafi is in private practice in Canada.
Thomas d’Amato, MD
Dr. D'Amato was recently affiliated with Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA
Kashif Irshad, MD
Dr. Irshad is in private practice in Canada and is affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Sang W. Kim, MD
Dr. Kim is in private practice in General Thoracic Surgery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Michael Roller, MD
Dr. Roller is in private practice with Northern Colorado Surgical Associates in Fort Collins, CO.
John Tam, MD
Dr. Tam joined the surgical department at the University of Singapore Medical Center.
2006-2007
Chris C. Cook, MD
Dr. Cook is currently completing a cardiothoracic surgery residency at UPMC.
Shannon Trainor, MD
Dr. Trainor is affiliated with McMaster University in Ontario, Canada
Jonathan Waxman, MD
Dr. Waxman is in private practice in Boca Raton, FL.
Christopher R. Morse, MD
Dr. Morse is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
2007-2008
Amit Bhargava, MD
Dr. Bhargava is currently doing a second year as an MIS Fellow at the UPMC Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Katie Nason, MD
Dr. Nason is an Assistant Professor at the UPMC Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Harmik Soukiasian, MD
Dr. Harmik is currently completing a Thoracic Fellowship at UCLA
Paula Ugalde, MD
Dr. Ugalde is Assistant Professor, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Benny Weksler, MD
Dr. Weksler is Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
Joseph Wizorek, MD
Dr. Wizorek is Assistant Professor at the UPMC Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
2008-2009
Amit Bhargava, MD
Dr. Bhargava is in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program at the UPMC Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Cole Bordner, MD
Dr. Bordner is in a Private Practice, Hartford, Connecticut
Edward Cheong, MD
Dr. Cheong joined Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Michael Coello, MD
Dr. Coello is in a Private Practice, Michigan
Jari Rasanen, MD
Dr. Rasanen is a Specialist at Helsinki Univ Hospital, Div. General Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery
Wilson Tsai, MD
Dr Tsai is in a Private Practice, San Francisco, California
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