Program Overview

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is a one-year program that welcomes nine fellows from around the country to train with our ACGME-accredited program. Fellowship candidates have completed residency training in anesthesiology, surgery, emergency medicine, or obstetrics, and are offered ACCM career training in a supportive environment that prepares them to care, lead, educate, and discover.

Program Overview

• The program is situated on 20 acres in northern Manhattan.
• The fellowship is designed to provide a comprehensive education in critical care medicine.
• The program includes rotations through the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU), medical intensive care unit (MICU), and neurointensive care unit (NICU).
• Fellows will have one month of electives to experience rotations such as nephrology, infectious disease, interventional pulmonology, radiology, and more.

Program Structure

• The program starts on August 1 and lasts for 12 months.
• The number of positions available is 9.
• The program includes a three-day boot camp on ICU topics in August.
• Monthly educational boot camps consist of lectures, ultrasound, and simulation.

Dual ACCM/Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology 2-Year Fellowship

• The dual ACCM/ACTA fellowship track consists of two consecutive years of training.
• The track is offered to two or applicants each year.
• Applicants interested in pursuing both fellowships at our institution should apply first to the ACCM fellowship via the SF Match and indicate their interest in a dual fellowship.

ABA-EM 2-Year ACCM Fellowship

• Candidates who have completed emergency medicine training and are interested in our ACCM fellowship program through the Anesthesia-ABA pathway can apply through the San Francisco (SF) Match.
• The first year of the fellowship mirrors the experience of anesthesiology trainees.
• During the second year, EM trainees will spend time refining skills such as transesophageal echocardiography, percutaneous tracheostomy, and medical education implementation.

Program Details

• The program is designed to give fellows flexibility and exposure to a diversity of disease processes in critical care medicine.
• The program includes a hands-on ultrasound training program to prepare fellows for the NBE Critical Care Ultrasound Examination.
• The program has established and continuously assesses critical care competencies.
• The program simulates events to teach the principles of Crisis Resource Management.

Fellowship Director and Administrator

• Fellowship Director: David S. Wang, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
• Fellowship Administrator: Ms. Lisa Hasenbalg, ACCM Program Coordinator, Department of Anesthesiology, PH 527-B, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032

Department of Anesthesiology

• The department is located at 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, United States.
• The department includes various clinical divisions, education programs, patient care services, and faculty development opportunities.