Rutgers-RWJUH Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Programs

http://www.rwjtrauma.org/

Accredited by the ACGME in 2011, the RWJ Surgical Critical Care year offers fellows an ACGME approved curriculum in Surgical Critical Care during the first year leading to board eligibility for added qualifications in surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery.  The optional second-year Acute Care Surgery fellowship is designed to provide advanced training in the initial resuscitation, operation, and ongoing care of patients with life-threatening surgical diseases.  This training provides the Fellow with the advanced skills needed for either an academic or clinical career in Acute Care Surgery.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a 610-bed facility located in New Brunswick, NJ, is the core teaching hospital of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and one of only three state designated, ACS verified, Level 1 Trauma Centers in New Jersey.  RWJUH is a tertiary referral center for cardiac, vascular and neuroscience services, as well as home to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Bristol-Meyers Squibb Children’s Hospital.  The Trauma service sees over 2,600 trauma patients a year with >15% suffering penetrating injuries. The critical care service cares for over 1,100 critically ill patients per year. The Emergency Surgery Service performed over 1000 operative cases in 2019. The Faculty consists of 10 full-time, academic fellowship trained, Acute Care Surgeons within the Division of Acute Care Surgery, as well as 2 faculty with joint appointments in the School of Public Health. There are 5 trauma service dedicated APNs and an additional 5 surgical critical care APN's.  The fellowship provides training in ATLS, ASSET and ATOM courses. The RWJUH Emergency Department is a national leader in disaster preparedness. The new Rutgers-Health and Barnabas system agreement has laid the foundation for a new regional simulation center currently being developed across three campuses of the school and hospital system.

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These particular ACS fellowship positions include six months on the Acute Care Surgery service (Trauma, Emergency Surgery) and six months in rotations for additional training in thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, interventional radiology, and neurosurgery.  The applicant must have completed an ACGME approved residency in General Surgery and received fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care (available at RWJ) by the start date.  Candidates must be dedicated to the teaching of medical students, residents, and nurse practitioners.  There is strong support for both clinical and basic science research.

New Brunswick is the home of Rutgers University and is located approximately midway between New York and Philadelphia. Central NJ is a desirable place to live with good schools, professional sports, cultural attractions, recreational opportunities and is one half hour from the Jersey shore.

Interested applicants should forward their current curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to:

Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FICS, FACT, FAIM 
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery
Trauma Medical Director
125 Paterson Street—CAB 6300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ 
Dept 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—CAB 6300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dept 732 235 7766
Fax: 732-235-2964
yizhi.shan@rutgers.edu

Anjali Chhakkar, MBA
Program Assistant
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Division of Acute Care Surgery
125 Paterson Street
Suite 6307
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Office  732 235 4959
Dept 732 235 7766
Fax  732 235 2964
Email ac1841@rwjms.rutgers.edu