updated: 10-24-12
The mission of the Residency Program at Stony Brook University is to educate and facilitate the achievement of excellence in anesthesia care and thereby create physicians, who in the course of their careers will play a role in improving the quality of health care in our nation. The Department of Anesthesiology provides a faculty of national and international renown who excel in Patient Care, Teaching and Research and from whom the residents receive their educational experience. As a demonstration of our commitment to the residency program, the department has created several new and exciting initiatives. These include an educational intranet, a unique didactic program, a dedicated faculty mentor for each resident, a generous educational allowance and a compensation package that is among the best in the country. The end product of this anesthesia residency education is a superbly trained consultant in anesthesiology, able to provide the highest quality of care to patients even when they present the most challenging clinical conditions.
Anesthesiology is a major specialty in the practice of medicine. The country's need for well-trained anesthesiologists has increased greatly in the past few years, and the opportunities in community hospitals as well as in academia are legion. The scope of the specialty has dramatically expanded over the years. Anesthesia is one of the great medical discoveries of humanity, allowing the advancement of surgery. The anesthesiologist, who initially provided pain relief and amnesia to the patient, has become the clinical pharmacologist and physiologist in the operating room. The scope of the anesthesiologist has broadened to include obstetrical analgesia, acute and chronic pain therapy, intensive care, office-based anesthesia and sedation and monitoring of patients undergoing GI, radiologic and ECT procedures.
Residency Program Inquiries: Joan.Claeson@sbumed.org
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The Residency Program At-a-Glance. Click a topic to learn more.
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Clinical Base Year
We have been a 4 year program since 2008.
Clinical Divisions
The department is organized into clinical division that emphasize the many subspecialties of anesthesiology. Many members of each division have complete fellowship training in that subspecialty. Residents benefit from having experts as teachers as they do rotations through the clinical divisions.
Learn about and meet the members of each division here. Clinical Skills Center
 The Clinical Skills Center at Stony Brook Medicine is a state-of-the-art training center that can be used as a resource for specialized training of physicians and other healthcare professionals. In the Center, participants evaluate and diagnose patients through teaching modules that incorporate the use of actor patients and computerized mannequins that simulate disease. Dr. Christopher Gallagher is the Director of Anesthesia Simulation. Click here to watch an interview with Dr. Gallagher. Click here for more information about the Clinical Skills Center. Clinical Training
From the outset, the department has maintained a fully accredited residency training program. We are a four-year program. The Clinical Base Year (CBY) consists of rotations in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, including two ICU months; one month in the Emergency Room and one month in Pain Management. Whenever possible, the CBY residents will have the opportunity fo interact with faculty and residents in the Department of Anesthesiology.
Three groups of residents undergo training in each of the three clinical anesthesia years of training (CA-1, 2 and 3 years equivalent to PGY 2, 3 and 4). There is large variety in a very substantial caseload. All specialties and subspecialties are represented. All anesthetics are delivered by residents under the direction of an attending anesthesiologist. This supervision is given 24 hours per day, either on a one-to-one basis or, at most, in a ratio of one attending for two residents. It is an expression of our standard: optimal care, for all patients, at all hours. This applies not only in the operating rooms, but also in the obstetrical delivery suite, the intensive care units and the pain clinic. Residents and attendings make separate pre-anesthetic visits. The resident proposes a comprehensive plan for preoperative preparation, intra-operative monitoring, anesthetic management and postoperative care to the attending anesthesiologist. After conferring together, the resident performs the anesthetic under the direct supervision of the attending. In addition to their ICU experience, our residents administer well over 500 anesthetics in each of their three years of training. Many patients receive the benefit of regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. More importantly, the patients present all the taxing problems and complications one is likely to encounter in an operating room, obstetrical delivery suite or intensive care unit. This clinical instruction may be strenuous and demanding; it is alleviated by the strong personal relationship between attending and resident and by certain amenities, such as lunches, coffee breaks, and relief from clinical assignment following night call. In addition, residents are on call every fourth night. In accord with New York State Law, residents do not work more than 80 hours per week maximum. Clinical Training Sites
Education
Wednesday 7 AM Conferences
Wednesday 8-11 AM Conferences (1 per month for each CA cohort)
Written and Oral Board Reviews
Simulation
Wednesday morning 3 hr conferences
Faculty
 There are over 60 faculty members in the Department of Anesthesiology. Many of them are involved in all three aspects of the department: clinical care, teaching and research. Some of them, including four Ph.D scientists, focus on one particular aspect. Faculty members have joint appointments in other departments and training programs in the Medical School including Physiology & Biophysics, Pharmacological Sciences, Health Sciences, Biochemistry, Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, Dental Medicine and Urology. Some also have appointments at Brookhaven National Laboratories. Many are active in the field of anesthesiology at the state, national and international levels. Peer-reviewed publications Journal Club
 Journal Club is held monthly July through May. Meetings take place during dinner at nearby restaurants in a relaxed atmosphere. All faculty, residents, CRNAs and medical students rotating through the department are invited to attend. Journal club is a didactic tool to teach life-long learning skills. It is a way to keep current in the anesthesiology literature and to learn to read the literature with a critical eye. There is a three year syllabus. In the first year, we explore different types of articles and how to evaluate them. In the second year we read some of Anesthesia's Golden Oldies for perspective, and finally in the third year, we turn to current literature. Journal Club is moderated by Ursula N. Landman, D.O. and Ira Rampil, M.D. organizes the sessions. All residents and faculty members have an opportunity to present at least once during the three year cycle. Office-based Anesthesia
We provide exposure to Office based surgery. CA-3 residents rotate with an anesthesiologist where they are exposed to the isolated lonely environment of an office setting. This office is fully certified and offers the highest possible safety standards. This should prepare the residents to set the highest standards for themselves when they eventually are exposed to this growing arena. Office-based Anesthesia is a component of the Ambulatory Anesthesia rotation.
Pre-Admission Testing
Deborah Richman MB, ChB, FFA(SA), is the dedicated on-site Attending for Pre-Admission Testing. Residents do a four-week rotation in PAT.
For more information see the General Division. Research
The Department has a strong commitment to its academic mission. One of the cornerstones of our departmental mission is to be a leader in creating new knowledge through basic, translational, clinical and educational research that will enhance patient care. To promote these efforts, the department faculty includes productive, externally-funded Ph.D. scientists and scientist clinicians. In addition, the department supports graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research nurses and technicians.
Read more about active research projects here Resident Presentations at National Meetings
We encourage our Residents to present research posters and Medically Challenging Cases at national meetings such as the ASA and PGA. Dr. Rishimani Adsumelli is the Director for Resident Research. Residents whose abstracts are accepted for presentation are fully funded to attend the meeting. Presentations at ASA October 2012 Chiu K, Kowal R, Brown E, Gupta S, Oleszak S. Right-sided aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery with ductus of Kommerl aneurysm causing significant tracheal stenosis.
Dogra A. Management of Placenta Percreta Dogra A. Management of the Adult Patient With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Guo Q, Tam C, Gupta S, Scott B. Role of Platelet Response Test in CABG surgery Shah UA, Fan R, Izrailtyan I. Intraoperative Placement of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device for Hemodynamic Support of the Patient with Severe LV Dysfunction Tan JM, Wang M., Steinberg E, Abola R. Anesthetic Management of Pregnancy Following Cardiac Transplant: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature Tan, JM, Lokshina I, Durkin B. Interdisciplinary Management of Post-Operative Cellulitis Near an Intrathecal Pain Pump Presentations at NYSSA December 2011 Adsumelli R, Eldridge R. When Transverse View Fails: Successful Use of Longitudinal View for Neuraxial Blockade Under Ultrasound Guidance in a Parturient With Severe Rotation of Spine and Short Stature
Cordero JA, Almasry IO, Izrailtyan I. Severe Hemoptysis Secondary to Bronchial Artery Rupture During Upgrade of Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Ali S, Asaad B. Bilateral intraoperative pnemothorax During Lung Cryoablation Brown E, Oleszak S, Marzouk M, Oleszak F. Extensive Airway Management during Tracheal Resection Complicated by Massive Polyuria Chandrakantan A, Jose C. Successful Anesthetic Technique for Tracheotomy in Rapid-Onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation, Autonomic Dysregulation Syndrome Pediatric Patient Croft KM, Epstein R, Richman DC. (Not) Just Another “Routine” Dental Case under General Anesthesia Geralemou S, Rosa D, Molinari W. Exploratory Laparotomy for Small Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Suspected Carcinoid Syndrome Le S, Steinberg ES. An interesting case of 2 failed spinals and 1 epidural in an OB patient for a repeat cesarean section Moten HS, Stellaccio F. When is “AS” Not Aortic Stenosis; When it is Aicardi Syndrome!! Vuong W, Izrailtyan I, Seifert F. Vocal Cord Paralysis after Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Avr/Cabg) Surgery Milloul V, Kyureghian R, Richman DC. Anesthetic Management of Cowden's Syndrome Tan JM, Durkin B, Lokshina I. Management of Post-Operative Cellulitis Near an Intrathecal Pain Pump: Medical, Surgical and Pain-Medicine Considerations Presentations at ASA October 2011 Cordero JA, Almasry IO, Izrailtyan I. Severe Hemoptysis Secondary to Bronchial Artery Rupture During Upgrade of Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
Sangster R, Seidman P. Difficult One Lung Ventilation in Pediatric Patient for Lobectomy Sangster R, Richman D. Jaw surgery in an achondroplastic dwarf with severe sleep apnea Vuong W, Beg T. Seizure after an epidural blood patch in a non-obstetrical patient Curcio C, Adsumelli R, Steinberg E. Management and Diagnostic Challenges of Recurrent Acromegaly Symptoms Presenting Only During Pregnancy Adsumelli R, Eldridge R. When Transverse View Fails: Successful Use of Longitudinal View for Neuraxial Blockade Under Ultrasound Guidance in a Parturient With Severe Rotation of Spine and Short Stature Richman DC, Helsby T. The Burden of Treatment - Ethical Management of the Unstable C-Spine in a Down's Patient Presentation at SAMBA October 2011 Foster C, Gallagher C. Simulator use in the ambulatory care center.
Presentations at IARS May 2011 Sangster R, Azim SA, Moller D. Intraoperative cardiac arrest during total hip arthroplasty.
Azim SA, Sangster R, Coleman D, Curcio C, Reinsel RA, Benveniste H. Post-operative pain following knee arthroplasty: Role of age, gender and obesity. Presentation at AUA May 2011 Schiller RJ, Almasry I, Katz RI, Izrailtyan I. Perioperative Pacemaker Mediated Tachycardia in the Patient with a Dual Chamber ICD.
Resident Life
 Rotations at Stony Brook Medicine assigned as four-week blocks
Rotations at Northport VA Hospital
Faculty mentors for all residents
Residency - What Next ??
In the past 5 year cohort, 82% of residents received ABA certification
20-30% of our residents pursue fellowships. Recent ones include:
20-30% of our graduates go directly to academic positions Teaching Hospitals
Resident training in Anesthesiology is provided in two medical centers: Stony Brook University Medical Center and the Northport Veterans Administration Hospital.
Teaching Videos
Cardiac Anesthesia: A series of videos designed to prepare Residents for a Cardiac Anesthesia rotation. University/Community
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The department sponsors a monthly Visiting Professor lecture series. Invited speakers present clinical and/or research topics at our Wednesday morning Grand Rounds.
 Whenever possible, residents get to meet separately with the Visiting Professor during lunch or dinner.The Visiting Professorship in April or May is combined with our annual Research Evening. During the poster session, Residents, Faculty and Students present display their research accomplishments. Several Residents and Students are selected to give oral presentations as well. The Visiting Professor presents the keynote speech. This is followed by dinner and an awards ceremony. |
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