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This morning I completed the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) - Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography examination (PTEeXAM). To achieve Advanced PTE board certification, one must pass the PTEeXAM, have an unrestricted physician...

One of the cardiopulmonary challenges I constantly face as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and intensivist is balancing positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with cardiac output (CO). CO is related to the heart rate (HR)...

At our last fellowship social event, our group went candlepin bowling! For who've never heard of this, imagine using a smaller ball to knock down thinner pins over three attempts per frame....

As a fellow, I’m often privileged to work with medical students and anesthesiology residents in the cardiothoracic operating rooms. Many of these individuals I’ve come to know through the ICU, but some...

Here's a quick video summarizing the basics of my life as a cardiothoracic anesthesia fellow!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQYL577UQLQDrop me a comment...

NovoSeven (recombinant factor VIIa or rFVIIa) is an intravenous, structurally similar molecule to human factor VII - a protein involved in the extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade. This protein then activates...

Now that I'm nearing the end of my formal medical training, I wanted to look back and catalog the licensing exams I've taken (including my admissions exam for medical school) over the...