Can cardiac anesthesiologists also do cardiac ICU work or do they need another

[FreeMeDoctor]

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Can cardiac anesthesiologists also do cardiac ICU work or do they need another fellowship to also do ICU work ? Thanks.

 

[KGUNNER1]

Can cardiac anesthesiologists also do cardiac ICU work or do they need another fellowship to also do ICU work ? Thanks.

If they can convince the credentialing committee, whoever runs the ICU, and the surgeons that they should have ICU privileges, then they can.

More and more large medical centers are requiring formal training such as critical care fellowships. You may be able to find some small programs that will allow this.

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[lushmd]

I have heard, however, of critical care trained anesthesiologists doing cardiac anesthesia in addition to ICU duties.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

Most centers will credential you for ICU work. Even with a full time intensivist in house, there will be times that you need to pinch hit if they are unavailable, Leapfrog notwithstanding. That being said, I'd highly recommend you do a critical care fellowship if you want to do any kind of extensive ICU work.