Perioperative Management Fellowship

An experience unlike any other

With the changing face of healthcare, it is imperative that we have leaders with experience in both medicine and management. This program is for individuals with an interest in gaining practical knowledge of practice management principles and the advancement of perioperative medicine.

With the opening of our new hospital outpatient surgery center, and plans for continued expansion, the fellow will have a unique opportunity to be involved in creating new policies, experience how different management problems are handled and take part in a plethora of clinical and management projects.

Through the electives offered, the fellow may pursue a focus in perioperative systems optimization, healthcare business management, POCUS, medical entrepreneurship, perioperative informatics, or another unique pathway of their choosing.     

Core Fellowship Structure

One year-long, non-ACGME accredited program.

Six month-long, when paired with another UCSD non-ACGME accredited program.

• Clinical Duties
  • Clinical work in the OR at least one day per week as an attending
  • Moonlighting Opportunity: May participate in Main Operating Room and Obstetric Anesthesia call (optional)
• Fellowship Duties (Monthly Rotations)
• Core Rotations
  • Anesthesia Preparedness Clinic(2-4 months): Conduct and supervise preoperative evaluations for medically complex patients and develop an optimization plan prior to surgery; Participate in the development and continued improvement of perioperative protocols, systems management, and interdisciplinary communication initiatives.     
  • OR Management (1-2 months): Run the OR Board at two prime hospital locations- a Level 1 Trauma Center and a Quaternary Care Center. Manage the OR schedule assignments, supervise the PACU and outside-of-OR anesthesia locations.
  • Rapid Recovery Unit (RRU) (1 month): Provide ICU level care in this Anesthesiologist-staffed unit for critical patients in the POD0-POD1 recovery window.
• Electives:
  • Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (1-3 months)
  • QI/Research Elective (1 month)
  • Executive Rotation (1 month)-Work with the department Chair, attend executive meetings and get the C-Suite perspective.
  • Bedside Echo/TEE/POCUS (1 month)
  • International Perioperative Experience (1 month)- Possible observership opportunities in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, or South Korea.
  • Prehabilitation/Frailty (1 month)- Work with the Geriatric Medicine and Chronic Pain services to address this critical preoperative initiative.
• Academic Duties
  • Participation in a perioperative management project that aligns with your interests. (Present this project at a national meeting)
  • Attend a national meeting concentrating on perioperative medicine
  • Monthly seminar with physician managers to hear their story/career path
  • Lead perioperative management journal clubs
  • Have the opportunity to interact with perioperative leaders from other institutions
• 4 weeks vacation

Partnership with the Rady School of Management

• Participate in their unique micro MBA and mini MBA BEAM (Business and Entrepreneurship Acumen in Medicine) programs in the summer and fall
• Take focused courses/seminars and earn a certificate in the spring
• Create lifelong business contacts
• Gain an alternate perspective on how business is done in other industries
• Bring your ideas and learnings back to medicine

*This program does not require exams/tests. However you may be asked to write a paper or participate in presentations

Fellows

Former Fellows

• Vinod K. Singaram, MD (U. of California, San Diego)
• Megan Meyer MD (U. of California, San Diego)
• Iris Chu MD (Weill Cornell Medicine)
• John Pham MD (University of Colorado Denver)
• Elizabeth Kim MD (U. of Washington, Washington)

Perioperative Directors

Megan Meyer MD


Director, Fellowship of Perioperative Management

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Residency: U.C. San Diego

Fellowship: U.C. San Diego

Specialty: Perioperative Management

Rodney Gabriel MD/MAS

Vice chair of Perioperative Informatics, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics

Medical school: U.C. San Francisco
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital


Fellowship: U.C. San Diego


Specialty: Regional Anesthesia and Biomedical informatics

Sanjana Vig MD/MBA


Associate Professor of Anesthesiology


Former Perioperative Management Fellowship Director

Medical School: St. Louis University, School of Medicine 


Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West 


Fellowship: Stanford Healthcare
Specialty: Perioperative Management

Ruth Waterman MD


Department Chair, Professor of Anesthesiology

Application Process

Now Accepting Applications!

For those interested in partaking in this exciting and novel opportunity, submit the following materials to our fellowship coordinator:

• Cover Letter
• Updated Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of USMLE scores
• Copy of ITE scores
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement

Fellowship Contact Information

Ileana Ramirez, Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, UC San Diego
200 West Arbor Drive, Mail Code 8770
San Diego, CA 92103-8770

Phone: 858-246-1758
Fax: 619-543-6162
ilramirez@health.ucsd.edu