Become a specialist in regional anesthesia, acute pain medicine, and orthopedic anesthesia.
Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
We currently accept 4 fellows per year. The training program is 12 months long equally divided into 4 rotations:
Apply Now for the IAA Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine, Hartford Division.
Email CV and cover letter to:
Program Director: Kevin J. Finkel, MD, FASA
Office: (860) 972-2117
Email: kevin.finkel@iaapartners.com
While on the Advanced Regional rotation, the fellow will gain vast experience in complex regional anesthesia techniques by performing peripheral nerve blocks and thoracic epidurals.
Fellows will become proficient in basic and advanced blocks of the upper extremity, lower extremity, thorax, abdomen, and head and neck. This rotation allows the fellows to hone their skills by providing high volumes of blocks and provides the opportunities to explore new and different procedures.
Additionally, fellows develop their organizational and leadership skills as they oversee the daily operations of the acute pain service.
These responsibilities include involvement in block selection, division of labor, performance and/or supervision of blocks, acute pain service rounds & consultations, orientation of new team members, and maintenance of the quality improvement research database.
This database will be an instrument for quality improvement, chronicling the fellows’ experiences, and for clinical outcomes research.
This rotation is unique to our fellowship and provides our trainees superb training in regional and intraoperative anesthetics for orthopedic anesthesia, a crucial skill set for any regional anesthesiologist to master.
Fellows start on the regional anesthesia + acute pain service in the morning focusing on regional anesthetics for orthopedic surgeries. In the afternoon, they transition over to working in the orthopedic ORs as attendings half the week and protected research time the other half of the week.
This specialized rotation trains the fellows to master a crucial, desirable skill set of orthopedic anesthesia preparing them to be experts in this subspecialty.
The PRIO rotation is a valuable experience for our fellows that expands the fellows’ education. This flexible rotation will provide the fellow with some of the less common experiences in regional anesthesia training that are crucial to an overall advanced level of education. Fellows participate in the following 4 sub-rotations:
Pediatric
Fellows gain experience in pediatric regional anesthetics at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and their affiliated outpatient surgery center. Under the training of our board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists, fellows will learn numerous types of blocks and learn the techniques unique to the pediatric population.
Research
Fellows will have dedicated, protected time to pursue new research projects and continue on the several ongoing studies and quality improvement initiatives already in progress. They will work closely with our Clinical Research Coordinator, Dr. Aseel Walker, along with our robust research team consisting of statisticians, residents, fellows, medical students, and volunteers. We have over 20 exciting ongoing research projects, mostly at our institution, as well as some multicenter trials. Learn more about some of our recent research projects by clicking into the Hartford Research section of this website.
Intra-op
This rotation is a unique training opportunity in which the fellows perform a pre-op nerve block and then also provide the intraoperative anesthetic. Fellows get additional practice performing peripheral nerve blocks and get the added benefit of seeing how the blocks affect the intraoperative anesthetic. As the fellows are mostly in the orthopedic rooms for this sub-rotation, they will become proficient in performing spinals as well.
Outpatient
Fellows work at different outpatient surgery centers gaining experience in ambulatory anesthesia. They become proficient in running a busy, fast-paced outpatient surgery center while learning peripheral nerve block techniques unique to these types of centers.
Regardless of rotation, fellows will be relieved to attend protected didactic time every Tuesday afternoon from 4-5 pm during which a variety of regional anesthesia topics will be discussed.
This lecture series also incorporates journal clubs, guest speakers, as well as practical topics for the developing anesthesiologist such as “Building a Successful Personal Financial Portfolio” and “Elements of Creating and Maintaining an Acute Pain Service.”
Making the transition from resident to an attending can be daunting, and this rotation helps make that shift a little smoother.
Fellows on the attending rotation will get guidance from our staff of board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologists who are experienced in orienting new attending anesthesiologists. IAA physicians provide an immersive and appropriate orientation to familiarize fellows to the roles and responsibilities of a new junior attending.
There are plenty of people available for guidance and help as questions arise on this new journey. We look forward to aiding with that transition.
On this rotation, fellows function as an attending anesthesiologist, focusing on orthopedic and non-orthopedic surgeries in which a regional anesthetic plays a significant role at Hartford Hospital, The Hospital of Central CT, The Bone & Joint Institute, and the HH Eye Surgery Center.
Fellows perform cases by themselves and also supervise residents and CRNAs. Working in the different locations as an attending physician provides the fellows with a unique opportunity to become familiar with various surgical procedures and management of patients with regional anesthetics in an intra-operative setting.
By working in efficiently run private hospitals and surgery centers, our fellows gain experience that few fellows obtain, making them highly desired by any group with a high caseload.
The Bone & Joint Institute
A state-of-the-art orthopedic hospital attached to Hartford Hospital that opened in 2017. This new facility is the primary location for all types of orthopedic surgeries, including total joint replacements, trauma, minimally invasive surgeries, spine, and ambulatory procedures. This facility increases our already high volume in orthopedic surgeries. It is the only free-standing orthopedic hospital in New England and it integrates advanced technologies, providing a unique learning experience for the fellows.
Hartford Hospital
An 868-bed regional referral center hospital with one of the highest surgical volumes in the country, performing over 36,000 surgeries a year. It is one of the largest teaching hospitals and tertiary care centers in New England with one of the region’s busiest surgery practices.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
A 414 bed, acute care, tertiary, community hospital in New Britain, CT that serves Connecticut’s central region. Fellows get a unique education with a different pace than the trauma centers of Hartford Hospital and the Bone & Joint Institute as they learn blocks and work as an attending in this quaint community hospital.
Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center
A busy outpatient surgery center that performs 8,000 ophthalmic surgeries per year. This four operating room facility has between 50-70 surgeries per day, mostly before 3 pm. Many of the surgeries are performed under retrobulbar block, placed by the anesthesiologist. Fellows periodically rotate to this facility to become proficient in regional anesthetics for ophthalmic surgery and the management of a busy outpatient practice. Training of this skill is rarely found in regional fellowships.
Connecticut Children’s
A pediatric hospital and surgery center where fellows get experience in pediatric regional anesthesia. Fellows get direct training by the team of pediatric fellowship-trained, board-certified anesthesiologists.
In summary, our fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to master regional and orthopedic anesthesia in a unique training environment.
We have a long history of training successful experts in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine who move on to fruitful careers in both private practice and academia.
As the fellowship director, I look forward to the opportunity to work directly with the fellows to ensure a robust and enjoyable educational experience.
If you are interested in applying for the fellowship, please feel free to contact me, Kevin Finkel, MD, FASA, Program Director. I look forward to hearing from you!
Kevin Finkel, MD, FASA
Fellowship Program Director
NOTE: IAA uses SF MATCH for applications, which can be found by clicking here.
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Apply Now for the IAA Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine, Hartford Division.
Email CV and cover letter to:
Program Director: Kevin J. Finkel, MD, FASA
Office: (860) 972-2117
Email: kevin.finkel@iaapartners.com
Contact us for more information about the IAA Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Fellowship, Hartford County Division
Kevin J. Finkel, MD, FASA
Program Director, Hartford Division
IAA Anesthesia Fellowship, Hartford Division
Attn: Kevin J. Finkel, MD
100 Retreat Avenue, Suite 900
Hartford CT 06106
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