The Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery offers a two-year clinical rotation in ECMO at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. This clinical rotation provides trainees with hands-on experience in initiating ECMO support, daily patient management, and assisting in the operating room for any ECMO-related surgical procedures. Trainees will also have the opportunity to participate in our robust ECMO research program. In addition to ECMO-related activities, they will take part in organ recoveries and assist in the operating room for various surgical cases.This is an exceptional opportunity to train at one of the nation’s most active and academically distinguished cardiac surgery programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Program Highlights

• The Johns Hopkins team performed 75 heart transplants in the past year, and is expected to perform 85 this year, with a programmatic goal of safely expanding to 100 transplants annually.
• We initiate ECMO support for approximately 120 patients each year, making this one of the most active ECMO programs in the nation.
• The Cardiac Surgery team works in close partnership with the Johns Hopkins Heart Failure Program, and the successful candidate will train under the Director of Heart Transplantation and the multidisciplinary transplant team.

Candidate Qualifications

• MD or equivalent, with eligibility for licensure in Maryland.
• Enrolled in an accredited general surgery residency.
• Demonstrated excellence in general surgery with an interest in cardiac surgery.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit:

• CV
• Letter of interest
• ABSITE scores
• Step 1 and 2 scores
• Letter of recommendation

Materials should be submitted to:

Chetan Pasrija, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
Assistant Professor of Surgery
[email protected]

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