Fellowship Training in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia: History, Maturation, and Current Status

Viviane G Nasr; Nina A Guzzetta; Emad B Mossad

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.016

Fellowship Training in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia: History, Maturation, and Current Status

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jul;33(7):1828-1834. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.016. Epub 2018 Aug 11.

Authors

Viviane G Nasr¹, Nina A Guzzetta², Emad B Mossad³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Electronic address: mossad@bcm.edu.

PMID: 30243872
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.016

Abstract

Pediatric cardiac anesthesia as a discipline has evolved over the years to become a well recognized sub-specialty. Education and training in the field has also continued to change and develop. In this review, the author outline the changes in the field over the years and suggest a structure for an organized fellowship training process.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; fellowship; history; pediatric cardiac anesthesia; training.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Cardiac Procedures* / trends
Anesthesiology / education*
Child
Fellowships and Scholarships* / trends
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Pediatrics / education*
Simulation Training