About Our Fellowship Programs
The Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine offers outstanding training programs in all areas of anesthesia care.
Here at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, we are passionate about trainee education. Our fellowships are designed not only to provide clinical training, but also to build careers. The Department of Anesthesia houses a dynamic and adaptable community of learners and educators who are committed to providing comprehensive training to our fellows to help them succeed as confident, compassionate and innovative physicians.
Our fellows can take advantage of the research opportunities available here at the Department of Anesthesia and through the research community at Harvard Catalyst. During the course of their training, our fellows evolve as educators by teaching medical students and residents. We also improve and drive education in the field of perioperative medicine through our Center for Education Research, Technology, and Innovation (CERTAIN).
Over the past several years, our department has committed significant faculty and financial resources to resident and fellow wellness. These efforts run the gamut from organized peer support, after-hours snacks, and organized social outings. The mission of the department wellness committee is to encourage both a strong sense of community as well as a healthy work life balance. The anesthesia fellows are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the full curriculum of events.
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Anesthesia Fellowship Programs
Learn more about each fellowship program below. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at the Beth Israel Lahey Health provides the academic and clinical foundation for a career as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist. The emphasis is on an in-depth understanding of cardiopulmonary pathophysiology, pharmacology, and therapy, in addition to learning all aspects of clinical management of patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures. Our fellows are also provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to become certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography as outlined by the National Board of Echocardiography.
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Advanced Perioperative Ultrasound & Clinical Anesthesia Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The current education and training model for Point of Care (POC) ultrasound skills is often not sufficient to allow trainees to reach a level of proficiency to practice these skills confidently and independently. In order to develop the complete set of clinical skills (e.g., regional anesthesia, invasive monitoring, POC ultrasound, echocardiography, management of ECMO and ventricular assist devices) to rise to the challenge as perioperative physicians, additional training beyond residency is highly beneficial.
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Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The mission of the ACGME-accredited Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is to train physicians in the art and science of critical care medicine, allowing them to become compassionate and thoughtful leaders who can contribute to academic, clinical and educational achievements in our field. Our program seeks to build a strong clinical core in our trainees through broad exposure to different facets of intensive care and a comprehensive didactic program. We pride ourselves on constantly evolving our program to expand training and opportunities for our fellows, including in research, quality improvement and education.
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Medical Education Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
This unique 2-year clinical non-ACGME post-graduate fellowship program in Medical Education combines formal training through Harvard Medical School, deep immersion in educational programs and courses at BIDMC, and a highly dynamic research program. The fellowship program is bidirectional where fellows will work as a clinical fellow in Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at BIDMC and acquire an in-depth knowledge of medical education at Harvard Medical School. Fellows will apply the learned skills to become an independent leader and an expert educator.
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Neuroanesthesia
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The Neuroanesthesia fellowship is designed to provide advanced clinical training in the provision of anesthesia for both the surgical and endovascular management of complex intracranial disease and the surgical treatment of complex acute and chronic spine disorders.
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Obstetric Anesthesia
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The core philosophy of the Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship is to offer balanced training to the future OB anesthesiologist and provide the clinical, educational and research foundation required to provide the highest level of care to parturients. We seek to train physicians who can educate their colleagues across disciplines and participate in the scientific evolution of obstetric anesthesia. To create experts, we expose our trainees to a wide variety of educational materials, clinical experiences, instruction, and opportunity for independent learning.
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Pain Medicine
Overview and Fellowship Goals
The Pain Medicine Fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to patient care, teaching, and research using cutting edge knowledge and technology. Our fellows train in the outpatient Arnold-Warfield Pain Management Center, the inpatient Acute/Chronic Pain Services, and satellite pain clinics in the greater Boston area. Members of our faculty specialize in diagnosing and treating patients who have not responded to conventional therapies and our fellows are trained to offer comprehensive care to patients with complex pain syndromes. The multidisciplinary team includes specialists in anesthesiology, neurology, physiatry, internal medicine, psychology, nursing, physical therapy and complementary medicine. The fellowship provides trainees with a focused year of training with an emphasis on developing clinical expertise, leadership, research and clinical care through multidisciplinary training.
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Perioperative Quality & Safety Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
This unique 2-year clinical non-ACGME post-graduate fellowship program in Perioperative Quality and Safety combines formal training through Harvard Medical School, deep immersion in organizational operations at BIDMC, and a highly productive research program.
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Regional Anesthesia Fellowship
Overview and Fellowship Goals
Regional fellows will spend 2 weeks every month on Regional Anesthesia and the Acute Pain Medicine service to develop the technical skills to gain proficiency in basic and advanced regional blocks in the perioperative period. Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to serve as a consultant for other physicians interested in regional anesthesia and provide optimal perioperative pain control for their patients.
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