Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship
The Critical Care Fellowship is a one-year, ACGME-approved experience that encompasses management of airway and ventilator support, invasive hemodynamic monitors, a variety of drug infusions, and nutritional support, as well as offering exposure to medical ethics issues.
Our training is truly multidisciplinary, as the fellow will be working under the direction of faculty from Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Critical Care Pulmonologists, Critical Care Trauma trained physicians, and Neuro Critical Care physicians.
The exposure is broad and includes medicine, transplant, trauma, vascular, general, cardiothoracic, and neurosurgical patients. The fellow leads a team of anesthesiology, surgery, medicine, neurology, and emergency medicine residents as well as advanced practice providers.
Our experience with post-cardiac surgical patients across three locations provides exposure across quaternary academic care, VA, and private practice cardiac surgery. Fellows develop their clinical skills in treating and preventing organ failure, invasive procedures, POCUS and echocardiography, as well as the management of durable and temporary mechanical support (Total Artificial Heart, VAD, ECMO, Impella).
Overview
If the fellow elects to spend time in research, he or she may choose to base this research in either ongoing clinical or basic science research activities, or to develop his/her own independent line of research. It is expected that the fellow be able to prepare the research data in abstract form for presentation at a national meeting of anesthesiology or critical care physicians, as well as assist in the preparation of a manuscript for publication.
An optional second year of anesthesiology - critical care research also is available.
Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellowship track
We welcome applications from candidates who have completed an ACGME accredited Emergency Medicine residency. We encourage the ability to continue to expand their emergency room medicine acumen while also gaining multi-specialty critical care experiences through participation in our critical care rotations.
This fellowship is a two year critical care/emergency medicine combined fellowship. The first year the fellow is an ACGME accredited critical care fellow with potential moonlighting opportunities as an EM fellow. The second year the fellow participates in a combined Emergency Medicine Critical Care fellowship (non-ACGME Instructor level). Roughly 2 weeks per month during the second year, the fellow works as an instructor in various emergency medicine rooms administered through the EM department.
Multidisciplinary training
- CVICU: 2-3 months
- MICU: 2-3 months
- NICU: 2 weeks
- Trauma (level 1) SICU: 2-3 months
- VA SICU: 4-5 months
Rotation sites
- Froedtert Hospital
- VA Medical Center
- Aurora St. Luke’s
Didactics
The didactic program covers a wide range of clinical and basic science topics:
- Monthly journal club series
- Weekly case conferences
- 12-part lecture series (including board review) with additional teaching that varies depending on site
- Fellows may choose research time or from several electives
Application and Selection Process
The Critical Care Fellowship of the Medical College of Wisconsin participates in the SF Match for Critical Care Anesthesia and is accepting the MCWAH GME Application Form (PDF).
Required application documents include the following, which may be forwarded to Education Program Coordinator Sarah Pritchard (spritchard@mcw.edu):
- MCWAH GME Application Form (PDF)
- Personal Statement
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Three Letters of Recommendation - addressed to Dr. Matthew Jeranek, Program Director
- Copy of Medical School Diploma
- Copy of USMLE scores
- In-Training Examination Results
- ECFMG Certificate - if applicable
Interested applicants should plan to register for the SF Match. Please note the following:
- Residents may submit the application form to us at any time. We will accept forms electronically, via mail, or via fax.
- Residents are free to interview at any other programs of interest until rank lists are due, and will NOT be asked for an early decision. Please do not accept an interview date with us at MCW unless you intend to register for the SF Match.
- If you have interviewed with us and accept a position elsewhere outside the match, please a) withdraw from the match and b) notify us of your decision.
- The SF Match registration opens in November, final ranking lists are due by May. Match Day is at the end of May each year. Specific dates can be found on the SF Match website.
Education overview
Current Fellows

Adam Pagryzinski, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellow

Jordan Vorrie, DO
Critical Care Medicine Fellow

Riley Westein, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Contact Us
For more information about the Critical Care fellowship program, please get in touch
Matthew Jeranek, MD
Program Director
Sarah Pritchard
Education Program Coordinator
(414) 805-6106
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., P347
Milwaukee, WI 53226