GME : Fellowship : Pulmonary and Critical Care

• Program Director's Message
• At-A-Glance
• Curriculum
• Rotations in Months
• Application Process
• Key Faculty

Jonathan S. Ilowite, MD Program Director's Message Winthrop's Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship offers a comprehensive, rigorous program, with a nationally recognized faculty, who work very closely with fellows in their educational, clinical and research activities. Graduates of this program are sought after for their ability to provide excellent patient care in this challenging and rewarding specialty.

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• Three-year program leading to eligibility in both pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine
• Fully accredited Sleep Laboratory with two board certified sleep physicians
• Internationally recognized Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, which includes a facility for exercise and education
• Large basic and clinical research programs; inpatient consultation service where fellows are responsible for the care of 25-30 patients at any one time
• Fully equipped ambulatory practice setting, which includes seven exam rooms, two consultation rooms, a minor procedure room and the adjacent Pulmonary Function Lab
• Generous house staff benefits, including heavily subsidized housing and complimentary meals

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A three-year program leading to eligibility in both pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. Fellows see approximately 1,000 consultations requested of the service per year, and assume significant responsibility for the patients admitted directly to the Pulmonary Service. Fellows are taught all pulmonary procedures, including: fiberoptic bronchoscopy; chest tube insertion and transbronchial needle aspiration; and hemodynamic monitoring. Invasive monitoring is taught in the intensive care setting. The critical care experience stresses the interpretation of hemodynamic data and hemodynamic intervention as well as ventilatory care.

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Applicants should apply two years prior to the start of their fellowship. All applications will be processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please access the ERAS Website at www.aamc.org/eras for more detailed information.

The following materials are required for application. Starting July 15th, programs begin downloading information. It is in the applicant’s best interest to have all materials uploaded in a timely manner.

• Medical school transcript
• Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement describing research interest and career goals
• Curriculum Vitae
• USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 scores
• Visas H1b and J1

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• Steve H. Salzman, MD
  Chief, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  Professor of Clinical Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  Professor of Clinical Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook
  Research interests: Pulmonary Function Testing, Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
• Michael S. Niederman, MD
  Chairman, Department of Medicine
  Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook
  Research interests: Sepsis and treating Pneumonia in the Critically Ill
• Jonathan S. Ilowite, MD
  Program Director
  Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
  Research interests: Bronchiectasis
• Michael D.Weinstein, MD
  Director of Sleep Disorders Center
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
  Research interests: Non-respiratory sleep disorders (narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome...)
• Peter Spiegler, MD
  Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehab
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
  Research interests: Malignant pleural effusions
• Shalinee Chawla, MD
  Associate Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
  Research interest: Interstitial Lung Disease and Critical Illness.
• Joseph P. Mathew, MD
  Director of Respiratory Therapy
  Research Interests: Mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrests, airway management in the critically ill, simulation training, critical care ultrasonography, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS).
• Shilpa A. DeSouza MD
  Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Center
  Research interests: Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease

For further information, contact:

Patricia Barry, Program Coordinator
Winthrop-University Hospital
222 Station Plaza North, Suite 400
Mineola, NY 11501

Tel: (516) 663-2004
Fax: (516) 663-4888
E-mail: pbarry@winthrop.org