Clinical training
An excellent case mix, and four services where we are genuinely strong.
Our patients bring significant medical comorbidity, which means the anesthetic plan is rarely routine. That is the single best thing about training here.
Neurosurgery
A high-volume neurosurgical service gives residents early, repeated exposure to neuroanesthesia and the physiology that governs it.
Orthopedics
Where our residents build real regional anesthesia skill — blocks performed often enough, and under supervision close enough, to become second nature.
Interventional pulmonology
Advanced airway management in its most demanding form, including jet ventilation and the shared-airway techniques few residents see in training.
Obstetric anesthesia
A busy labor and delivery service, with the volume needed to become genuinely comfortable with neuraxial technique and obstetric emergencies.
Core and subspecialty rotations
- General anesthesia
- Obstetric anesthesia
- Pediatric anesthesia
- Acute pain and regional anesthesia
- Chronic pain medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Neuroanesthesia
- Thoracic and vascular anesthesia
- Anesthesia outside the operating room
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Preoperative medical evaluation
Rotations at partner institutions
- Cardiac anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston — a full cardiac experience at one of the country’s leading programs.
- Pediatric anesthesia at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. We do a good number of pediatric cases at South Brooklyn Health; this rotation takes that experience considerably further.
- Critical care at NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem.
Electives
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Research
- Obstetric anesthesia
- Regional anesthesia
- Pain medicine
Three years
Supervised from day one. Independent by the end.
CA-1
Foundations
- One-to-one faculty supervision and no call for the first one to two months
- An introductory lecture series built specifically for the transition into anesthesiology
- Airway management, applied physiology and the conduct of a routine anesthetic
- Call begins around the third month and averages five per four-week block
CA-2
Integration
- Obstetric, cardiac, regional, neuro and pediatric anesthesia
- Complex cases where the right answer is contested and judgment matters
- Supervision stays close for advanced cases and loosens as judgment is demonstrated
CA-3
Senior responsibility
- Advanced cardiac, thoracic and vascular anesthesia
- Operating room coordination and teaching the residents below you
- Elective time to go deep in the area you intend to pursue
- Preparation for independent practice or fellowship