Critical Care Medicine
About our Program
The Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center provides trainees a comprehensive, multidisciplinary exposure to critical care across a variety of healthcare landscapes. During their training, fellows will learn current evidence-based medicine, advanced procedural skills, and practical leadership traits required to function as a consultant in critical care medicine, regardless of their ultimate practice setting.
Our program offers three unique training pathways:
- A 12-month pathway for anesthesiology-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine
- A 24-month pathway for anesthesiology-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology
- A 24-month pathway for emergency medicine-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine
Fellows in the 24-month emergency medicine program will work 56 shifts in the emergency department over the course of their fellowship. Graduates of all programs will be eligible for critical care medicine board certification upon successful completion of their training. The program provides flexibility for fellows to tailor their rotations to best prepare them for their ultimate practice environment. Fellows can choose to rotate through several critical care settings including Cardiovascular, Medical, Surgical, Burn/Trauma, Neurological, and Pediatric ICUs. The program provides fellows with diverse elective time options, including the opportunity to pursue certifications in Perioperative TEE and Critical Care Echocardiography.
Our People
Leadership Team
Assistant Fellowship Program Director
Faculty
Current and Recent Fellows
2023-2024 Fellows
Justin Drerup MD, PhD (Anesthesia Critical Care)
Alexander Giuliano, MD (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
2022-2023 Fellows
David Bussé, MD, MBA (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
Pamela Chavero, MD (Anesthesia Critical Care)
Callah West, DO (Anesthesia Critical Care)
2021-2022 Fellows
David Bussé, MD, MBA (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
Jake Rice, MD (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
2020-2021 Fellows
Jake Rice, MD (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
2019-2020 Fellows
Jason Valladares, MD (Anesthesia Critical Care)
2018-2019 Fellows
Callie Ebeling, MD (Anesthesia Critical Care)
Andrew Fredericks, MD (Emergency Medicine Critical Care)
Hooman Heravi, MD (Anesthesia Critical Care)
Curriculum:
Clinical Sites
- William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH)
- Parkland Memorial Hospital (PMH)
- Dallas VA Medical Center (VA)
- Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC)
- Children’s Medical Center Dallas (CMC)
- Methodist Charlton Medical Center (MCMC)
Available ICU Rotations:
- CUH Cardiovascular ICU
- CUH Coronary Care ICU
- CUH Surgical ICU
- CUH Neurological ICU
- CUH Medical ICU
- PMH Medical ICU
- PMH Burn ICU
- PMH Surgery / Trauma ICU
- VA Surgical / Thoracic ICU
- VA Medical ICU
- CMC Pediatric ICU
- BUMC Cardiovascular ICU*
- *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway
- BUMC Surgical ICU*
- *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway
- MCMC Medical ICU*
- *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway
Available Elective Rotations:
- Infectious Disease
- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Nephrology
- Nutrition
- Palliative Care
- Research
- Tracheostomy Care Team
- Transthoracic Echocardiography