Regional and Acute Pain Management Fellowship

The Department of Anesthesiology, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is pleased to offer a one year fellowship position in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management. The successful applicant will gain both clinical and research experience in the fields of regional anesthesia and acute pain management. The fellowship is structured with individualized combinations of advanced clinical experience, basic science and clinical research, supervisory experience, and resident and student teaching.

Positions: up to 4 annually

Salary: To be determined, depending on the days the fellow serves as clinical faculty (and participation in anesthesiology “general call” coverage).

Type of Training: 50% Clinical Fellow, 20% Academic Fellow, 30% Clinical Instructor

Length of Training: 12 months

Available for candidates who have successfully completed an ACGME accredited residency in anesthesiology.

There is no sub-specialty certification as this is not an ACGME approved fellowship.

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Application Guidelines

Interested applicants should submit the following via email or hardcopy:

  • Personal statement/cover letter
  • Letter of recommendation from anesthesiology residency program director
  • Two to three additional letters of recommendation
  • A valid ECFMG certificate (if medical training occurred at a medical school outside of the United States or Canada)

Please submit application materials to:

Brandon Russell, GME Program Manager
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave, B6/319
Madison, WI 53792-3272
russell2@wisc.edu

Rotations and Educational Conferences

The fellowship is divided between clinical experience, academic projects, and research. Other learning opportunities that can be incorporated in this fellowship year include ambulatory anesthesia and analgesic techniques, acute pain management in the chronic pain patient.

Experience will be gained in a variety of regional anesthesia techniques performed for general, neurological, orthopedic, pediatric, plastic, thoracic, vascular, and urologic surgical cases. Upper and lower extremity peripheral nerve and plexus blocks, continuous catheter techniques for postoperative and acute pain management, paravertebral and TAP blocks, and central neuraxial techniques (including thoracic epidurals and combined spinal-epidurals) will be experienced as part of the fellowship program. Ultrasound guidance is used for the majority of peripheral nerve blocks. The fellow will also participate in the acute pain medicine service and in non-regional anesthesia cases during the training year.

Fellowship Benefits

Fellows will be provided with a $2500 academic fund, which can be used for the purchase of education materials, attendance at meetings, and/or to reimburse the cost of board registration. The department will also be providing fellows with the Smith’s textbook of pediatric anesthesia.

Our Graduate Medical Education (GME) office also provides a wellness stipend and generous institutional parental leave policy.

The Department of Anesthesiology also provides financial support to present at national meetings.

Fellowship Director

Dr. Grzybowski

Jeffrey Grzybowski,  MD

Fellowship Director

Elizabeth Scholzen,  MD, MHA

GME Program Manager

Brandon Russell

Fellowship Faculty

Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management

Kristin Bevil

Credentials: MD

Jocelyn Blake

Credentials: MD

Rachel Corbitt

Credentials: MD

Jeffrey Grzybowski

Credentials: MD

Calvin Harberg

Credentials: MD

Lisa Klesius

Credentials: MD

Patrick Meyer

Credentials: MD

Doris Pierson

Credentials: MD

Alyssa Resop

Credentials: DO

Benjamin Schessler

Credentials: MD

Elizabeth Scholzen

Credentials: MD, MHA

Kristopher Schroeder

Credentials: MD, FASA, FASRA

Fernando Vazquez

Credentials: MD

Elizabeth Wilson

Credentials: MD

Marcus Wilson

Credentials: DO