Some links on this page may require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the plug-in . The management of patients undergoing cardiothoracic and major vascular surgery are some of the most interesting and challenging cases in anesthesiology. These patients are typically older and have complex co-morbidity's. Furthermore, the physiologic changes that occur, particularly during cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass, are unique.
Clinical excellence requires experience.
Intraoperative echocardiography was done for more than a thousand procedures. While the cardiothoracic practice is busy, the workload of our residents and fellows is reasonable because of sufficient staffing. It is typical for Cardiothoracic Anesthesia fellows to be assigned to a specific operating room for the first 2-3 months of training. Following that, the fellow plays an increasingly supervisory role, gains far greater experience, and can begin to pursue a range of interests directed toward his or her career goals. Given our surgical volume at Mayo and the fact that typically only two CVT fellows are accepted annually, the opportunities at Mayo are virtually unlimited.