Neurointensive Care

Duke University Medical Center is seeking applicants for our 2010 Neurocritical Care Fellowship Positions.  We seek board-eligible or certified physicians who are interested in subspecialty training in neurocritical care.  

The Duke Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a 16-bed high volume facility treating all types of neurologic critical illness.  Duke is an internationally known tertiary and quaternary care Medical Center with over 900 beds, ranked 8th overall by U.S. News and World Report.  Duke is a Level 1 Trauma Center and Certified Stroke Center.  We have a team of 6 neurointensivists from the Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology and a team of Critical Care Nurse Practioners and Residents that staff the ICU 24 hours per day.  We have outstanding neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists with large caseloads and accept patient transfers from across North Carolina and neighboring states. 

Fellows gain proficiency in the medical management of the critically ill patient.  Specific skill sets include:  Transcranial Doppler, carotid ultrasound, endotracheal intubation, traditional and ultrasound-guided central venous line placement, arterial line placement, pulmonary artery catheterization, lumbar puncture/drains, continuous EEG monitoring, microdialysis, ventriculostomy management, 'non-invasive' cardiac output monitoring, ventilator management, and bronchoscopy.  In addition to time spent in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, fellows will complete rotations in the medical intensive care unit, surgical intensive care units, and operating rooms (neuroanesthesiology).  Fellows will participate in the Duke Critical Care Conferences, the Patient Simulation Center, multiple lecture series, and clinical research projects.  Upon completion, fellows will have the knowledge base and clinical skills to care for a broad range of critically ill patients, both in the neuro-ICU and beyond.  The fellowship is designed to meet UCNS requirements and the UCNS accreditation process is underway.

Duke University Medical Center
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Length:  2-years (24 months)
website:  neurology.mc.duke.edu/Neurointensive_Care_and_Stroke.63.0.html

Contact:
David L. McDonagh, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurology
Program Training Director, Neurocritical Care
david.mcdonagh@duke.edu
Fax:  919-681-4698
Phone:  919-681-6472