Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship

• Blocks consisting of 1-4 weeks duration for one year
• Cardiac ICU service (22 weeks)
  • 4 weeks acting as ICU fellow
  • 8 weeks senior fellow
  • 10 weeks CICU attending
  • Overnight call frequency – 6 calls/month
• REQUIRED Cardiology and Operating Room (OR)/Anesthesia subspecialty rotations (16 weeks)
  • 4 weeks OR/Anesthesia
  • 4 weeks Echocardiography
  • 4 weeks Catheterization
  • 2 weeks Electrophysiology
  • 2 weeks Transplant/Heart Failure
  • Responsibilities/experiences vary based on rotation (see below)
• Additional ELECTIVE rotations based on interests (10 weeks)
  • General PICU attending time (total 4 weeks)
  • 2 weeks of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Elective time to do any cardiology rotation (not required)
• Vacation (4 weeks)
• Research – optional although encouraged if there are any particular interests
• Physician supported transport call moonlighting opportunity (optional)

Mentorship during fellowship is very important. Mentors offer unique guidance because they have been in your position and are sharing their experience for your benefit. Throughout the pediatric cardiac critical care fellowship training you will work closely with our core group of 9 CICU faculty members who will offer advice, guidance and feedback along the way. Fellows are also encouraged to be involved or attend regional, national, and international conferences when possible. 

• Cory McFall, MD
• Martin Wakeham, MD
• Adam Szadkowski, MD
• Nathan Thompson, MD
• Matt Amidon, DO
• Rob Niebler, MD
• Becky Bertrandt, MD
• Jake Scott, MD
• George Hoffman, MD

Meet the Rest of our Team

The Critical Care Division provides clinical care at Children’s Wisconsin, a 306-bed free standing, pediatric hospital that provides comprehensive care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents as well as adults with congenital diseases. Children's has 73 NICU beds, 72 PICU beds (including a 24 bed dedicated CICU unit), 24,000 annual admissions and more than 20,000 surgical procedures annually. We are the region’s only level 1 pediatric trauma center.

Children's is home to the internationally renowned Herma Heart Institute – one of the top programs in the United States for the medical and surgical treatment of heart disease and congenital heart defects in children and adults. The Herma Heart Institute conducts 15,000 outpatient visits throughout the state each year, and we continue to be a high volume congenital heart surgery program in the nation with 300 open-heart surgeries and 700 total heart procedures per year. The institute is nationally recognized for its accredited pulmonary hypertension program, echocardiography, and adult congenital heart disease programs. The Herma Heart Institute’s robust innovation infrastructure additionally offers faculty the opportunity for internal pilot and seed funding for cardiac research, quality improvement, novel biomedical devices, or clinical innovation projects.

Learn about the Herma Heart Institute

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We are currently part of the universal 4th year fellowship common application process.

The Medical College of Wisconsin also requires a formal application through the MCW Careers website. Typically, interviews are offered between August and September of the year preceding the fellowship (July 1 start date). We will offer a position starting October 1st until the position is filled.