Fellowship
Life as a critical care and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology clinical fellow in Boston
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The Denervated Heart
The concept of a denervated heart is a significant consideration in patients receiving orthotopic heart transplants. When these donor hearts…
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Surgical Steps In CentriMag Biventricular Assist Device (BiVAD) Placement
CentriMag devices are implanted for acute right and/or left-sided circulatory support but often times used for extended periods of time…
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Surgical Steps In HeartMate 3 LVAD Placement
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) like the HeartMate 3 are routinely being implanted as a mechanical circulatory bridge-to-transplant (BTT) or…
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Bubble Study On Transesophageal Echocardiography
A “bubble study” is often utilized to confirm the presence of shunting across the interatrial septum (IAS) via patent foremen…
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Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology – MOCA 2.0®
Maintenance of certification in anesthesiology (MOCA) is an important aspect of demonstrating knowledge and various proficiencies over the course of…
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Passed The Critical Care Echocardiography Examination!
Yesterday while at work, I received an email from the National Board of Echocardiography stating that I passed my critical…
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My Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Image Acquisition Sequence
According to the guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), a comprehensive transesophageal…
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Finished With The Texas Initial Physician Licensure Application
I started the process of filing for my Texas initial physician license back on October 20, 2018. Today I finally…
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Surgical Steps In Heart Transplantation
Orthotopic heart transplantations (OHTs) are some of my favorite procedures as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist! After establishing general endotracheal anesthesia (GETA)…
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Texas Jurisprudence Exam
When I applied for my Massachusetts medical licensure, I never had to take a jurisprudence (JP) exam; however, Texas requires…
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