Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology Fellowship
Welcome to the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology!
Our Texas Medical Board approved program offers a 12-month fellowship, both fellows completing a pediatric anesthesiology or adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowships are welcome!
The fellow will care for the congenital cardiac patient population during cardiac surgeries including cardiopulmonary bypass, thoracic, non-cardiac surgery, catheterization suite procedures, imaging, and cases in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU). The rotation site, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, performs over 290 bypass cases annually, with 350 catheterization lab cases, 600 imaging cases, and non-cardiac cases. Fellows will gain additional training in transesophageal echocardiography, and insertion of invasive monitoring lines such as arterial and central venous cannulation with advanced ultrasound guidance. Our group also actively utilizes regional anesthesia techniques.
Interested applicants should contact our Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator I, Tyra McGowen at 713-500-7160.
Olga Pawelek, MD
Program Director
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
[email protected]
From L to R: Kayla Edmonds, CAA; Anil de Silva, MD; Richard Hubbard, MD; Olga Pawelek, MD, FASA; Kelbie Kerr, CAA; Nischal Gautam, MBBS