Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Overview of the Program
The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship within the Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, is designed to train board-eligible or board-certified surgeons in all phases of the care of the severely injured and critically ill surgical patient. It prepares the Fellow to function with advanced skills suited for either an academic or clinical career.
The educational philosophy for the Surgical Critical Care year is graduated responsibility. The fellow will progress from learning critical care management to leading critical care rounds as the lead provider. The position includes clinical responsibilities in the Surgical Critical Care Service with significant components of trauma, non-trauma, and neurosurgical critical care, Cardiac surgery critical care, and a rotation in the MICU. The applicant must have completed an ACGME-approved residency in General Surgery by the start date.
Fellows will have 6 – 7 in-house calls and will work 2 weekends per month.
The position includes clinical responsibilities on the Surgical Critical Care Service with significant components of trauma, non-trauma, and neurosurgical critical care, Cardiac surgery critical care as well as a rotation in the MICU. The applicant must have completed an ACGME approved residency in General Surgery by start date. Candidate must be dedicated to the teaching of medical students, residents and nurse practitioners. There is strong support for both clinical and basic science research.
All Surgical Critical Care Fellows can choose to continue for the 2nd year Acute Care Surgery Fellowship.
Clinical Rotations:
| Surgical ICU | 5 Months |
| Cardiovascular ICU | 2.5 months |
| Neuro ICU | 1 month |
| Medical ICU | 1 month |
| Trauma ICU at Newark University Hospital | 1 month |
| Trauma or Emergency General Surgery | 1 month |
| Airway Management | 2 weeks |
Surgical Critical Care Year
All fellows completing the Surgical Critical Care year at the medical school can continue as Acute Care Surgery fellows. In a case where the Surgical Critical Care fellow chose not to continue, the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship position will be open for new applicants. The applicant must have completed an ACGME-approved residency in General Surgery and received fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care by the start date.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a 610-bed facility located in New Brunswick, NJ, is the core teaching hospital of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and one of only three state designated, ACS verified Level 1 Trauma Centers in New Jersey. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is a tertiary referral center for cardiac, vascular and neuroscience services as well as home to the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The Trauma service sees more than 2,600 level one trauma alerts a year with 15-20% suffering penetrating injuries. The critical care service cares for over 1,100 critically ill patients per year. The Faculty consists of seven fulltime, fellowship trained, trauma surgeons. Robert Wood Johnson has a human simulation training center, provides educational courses such as ATLS, ACLS, ASSET and ATOM for the region and is nationally recognized as a leader in disaster preparedness.
Contact Us
Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FICS, FACT, FAIM, MAMSE
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery
Trauma Medical Director
125 Paterson Street, Clinical Academic Building, 6300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732 235 7766
Fax: 732-235-2964
Yizhi Shan, MD
Associate Program Director of Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships
Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery
125 Paterson Street, Clinical Academic Building, 6300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Fax: 732-235-2964
Email: yizhi.shan@rutgers.edu
Anjali Chhakkar, MBA
Program Supervisor, Rutgers Health
Division of Acute Care Surgery
125 Paterson Street, Suite 6307
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Office: 732 235 4959
Fax: 732 235 2964
Email: ac1841@rwjms.rutgers.edu
