Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Welcome to Saint Michael’s Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Nurturing Excellence in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Heart of Newark, NJ

About Our Program

The Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at Saint Michael’s Medical Center is a prestigious 3-year program designed to cultivate the next generation of exceptional pulmonologists and intensivists. Located in vibrant Newark, New Jersey, our fellowship offers a comprehensive clinical experience in the multifaceted practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine.

For more than 50 years, this fellowship has been an integral part of patient care in Newark at Saint Michael’s Medical Center (St. Michael’s). Now, the addition of St. Mary’s medical Center has provided the opportunity to make a bigger impact.

Our Fellowship program has twelve ACGME accredited positions and attracts. As fellows, they will provide patient care at St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s for most of their training. While some training will be undertaken at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY and John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

We encourage our fellows to follow their passion, as well as inspire them to research in the area which fascinates them. They see a wide variety of patient population and pathology with plenty of opportunity to do research. They present at various conferences as well as publish in multiple journals.

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Why Choose Saint Michael’s?

• Rich Clinical Experience: Our fellows gain invaluable knowledge and skills across a diverse patient population, encountering a wide spectrum of pathologies.
• State-of-the-Art Facilities: As a regional referral center for pulmonary and critical care, we offer cutting-edge treatment modalities, including lung transplantation.
• Comprehensive Training: Our curriculum is meticulously designed to meet ACGME and ABIM requirements, ensuring eligibility for subspecialty boards in both Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.
• Progressive Responsibility: Fellows enjoy increasing autonomy throughout their training, fostering growth and confidence in clinical management and procedural skills.
• Research Opportunities: We encourage scholarly pursuits, with dedicated time for research projects and elective rotations.
• Experienced faculty
  • More than 100 Years of experience between them, approachable, inspiring, motivating
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Program Highlights

• Extensive critical care experience including multidisciplinary ICU (medical, surgical, cardiac and CTICU); dedicated Surgical / Trauma ICU and Neurocritical Care rotations

• Specialized training in Inpatient and Outpatient Pulmonary medicine, sleep medicine and broad exposure to diagnostic testing related to pulmonary disorders

• Opportunities for research and expanded access to collaborations with institutional quality improvement projects

• Diverse conferences to include dedicated imaging rounds, fellow and faculty driven lecture series, invited guest lecturers, Grand Rounds, M&Ms, Journal Club, Research Meetings and Multidisciplinary QI meeting.

Our Commitment

At Saint Michael’s Medical Center, we are dedicated to:

• Providing exceptional patient care to an urban, underserved population

• Addressing health disparities and improving access to quality pulmonary and critical care

• Fostering evidence-based decision-making in a diverse clinical setting

• Cultivating compassionate and skilled physicians equipped to serve diverse communities

• Advancing pulmonary and critical care medicine through research and innovation

• Engaging with the Newark community to promote better respiratory health and critical care awareness

Join Our Fellowship

Embark on a rewarding journey in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Our fellowship program at Saint Michael’s Medical Center offers the perfect blend of clinical excellence, academic rigor, and supportive mentorship to launch your career in this dynamic field.

Apply now to be part of our esteemed fellowship program and shape the future of pulmonary and critical care medicine!

For more information about application requirements and deadlines, please contact our fellowship coordinator.

MICU/Mixed intensive Care Units

• Fellows learn how to evaluate patients requiring high level care as well manage critically ill patients with variety of complex pathology
• Fellows are taught how to place various higher level procedures such as
  • Single Lumen introducer catheters,
  • Non-tunneled double lumen dialysis catheters
  • Triple Lumen Catheters
  • Arterial Line insertion
  • Endotracheal intubation
  • Lumbar Punctures
  • Bedside Bronchoscopies

Pulmonary Consult

• Fellows aid internal medicine specialists in managing classis pulmonary pathologies such as COPD, Asthma, Lung cancer, as well as evaluate patient’s for risk of post operative pulmonary complications for patients undergoing surgery
• They also learn to perform Thoracentesis, Bronchoscopies, Broncho-alveolar lavage, Biopsy, Pleurodesis, Pleur-X Catheter Placement, Tracheostomy change,

NeuroCritical Care

• Fellows round at a very busy neurocritical care intensive care unit at Westchester medical center where they learn how to manage acute strokes, intracerebral hemorrhages and post-op neurosurgical patients.

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

• Fellows learn how to manage patient post op Coronary artery Bypass graft patients, Video-assisted thoracoscopy patients and post – op Valve replacement patients.