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The previous review thread has become seriously outdated with so many changes to the programs. The reviews in the thread are based on 2007 interviews/fellowships.
Mass Gen Hospital (Boston): A fantastic program!. I was very impressed, especially since this program has had a rocky history a few years back despite being a Harvard program. Dr Rathmell (editor of the atlas you will probably use at any other program) has now been there for over a 1.5 years and the program is now fantastic. The fellows are very happy. They are doing a ton of procedures - I don't know of any procedures they are not doing. They offer a well balanced multidisciplinary clinic/fellowship. The attendings all seemed easy to get along with. Building a new clinic that should be open before July 2008.
Beth Isreal (Boston): Also a very nice program. More laid back then BW and MGH. Clinic finished before 4:30 the day I was there. They are building a new clinic at the time. They are not doing pumps, vert, or kyphos, but are otherwise well exposed to interventions. The attendings and fellows were all very nice and happy. The Anesthesia chair was recently fired and had been very supportive of the pain program.
BWH (Boston): The busiest of the 3 Harvard programs. Very interventional but they were not doing verts or kyphos (though we were assured credentialing was in its final stages). Seemed to be looking for fellows that had done a fair amount of pain and would be able to hit the ground running as though they had done 6 months of fellowship. Overall a very good program that would offer top notch training but be much more intense in terms of schedule.
University Hospital (Cincinnati): Now in its third year under Dr Munir and Dr Akbik, this program is fantastic. They just build a new clinic (essentially private practice setting) with 2 dedicated fluoro suites. They will probably be adding 1-2 new interventionists in the next couple of years. There are no procedures they are not doing. Dr Akbik is very aggressive at pushing the envelope and you will see things in the fellowship you wont see most places (prialt for example). Dr Raj (previously from UC, of Texas Tech fame) lives in Cincinnati and comes in for occasional lectures. Fellows also rotate through a second university clinic, do some rotations with a neurologist in a HA clinic, rotate through the cancer center, and will be rotating at the VA hospital were I am sure that they will be picking up a ton of procedures when it gets underway. Very little scut. Well balanced top tier program.
Mass Gen Hospital (Boston): A fantastic program!. I was very impressed, especially since this program has had a rocky history a few years back despite being a Harvard program. Dr Rathmell (editor of the atlas you will probably use at any other program) has now been there for over a 1.5 years and the program is now fantastic. The fellows are very happy. They are doing a ton of procedures - I don't know of any procedures they are not doing. They offer a well balanced multidisciplinary clinic/fellowship. The attendings all seemed easy to get along with. Building a new clinic that should be open before July 2008.
Beth Isreal (Boston): Also a very nice program. More laid back then BW and MGH. Clinic finished before 4:30 the day I was there. They are building a new clinic at the time. They are not doing pumps, vert, or kyphos, but are otherwise well exposed to interventions. The attendings and fellows were all very nice and happy. The Anesthesia chair was recently fired and had been very supportive of the pain program.
BWH (Boston): The busiest of the 3 Harvard programs. Very interventional but they were not doing verts or kyphos (though we were assured credentialing was in its final stages). Seemed to be looking for fellows that had done a fair amount of pain and would be able to hit the ground running as though they had done 6 months of fellowship. Overall a very good program that would offer top notch training but be much more intense in terms of schedule.
University Hospital (Cincinnati): Now in its third year under Dr Munir and Dr Akbik, this program is fantastic. They just build a new clinic (essentially private practice setting) with 2 dedicated fluoro suites. They will probably be adding 1-2 new interventionists in the next couple of years. There are no procedures they are not doing. Dr Akbik is very aggressive at pushing the envelope and you will see things in the fellowship you wont see most places (prialt for example). Dr Raj (previously from UC, of Texas Tech fame) lives in Cincinnati and comes in for occasional lectures. Fellows also rotate through a second university clinic, do some rotations with a neurologist in a HA clinic, rotate through the cancer center, and will be rotating at the VA hospital were I am sure that they will be picking up a ton of procedures when it gets underway. Very little scut. Well balanced top tier program.
