Skip to McMaster Navigation Skip to Site Navigation Skip to main content
McMaster logo

Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Anesthesia

Hepatobiliary & Surgical Oncology Anesthesia Fellowship

The fellow will rotate through Hamilton Health Sciences, the main hospitals being Juravinski Hospital and Hamilton General Hospital. The Juravinski Hospital is the site where most of the surgical oncology work takes place. The fellow will be involved in the management of cranial and spinal tumors which is based at Hamilton General Hospital. This would be a 2-month rotation. There is the possibility of spending 1 month at Toronto General Hospital observing liver transplants.

*Updated Fellowship Goals have been added.

Hepatobiliary & Surgical Oncology Anesthesia Fellowship Brochure

Download Brochure

There will be opportunities to complete existing research projects, initiate new ones and to present findings at local, national and international meetings. The fellow is strongly encouraged to help design and complete at least one clinical research or quality improvement project with appropriate supervision and mentorship. The fellow will receive half to one day a week of protected academic time and will be encouraged to devote the majority of the protected time to the research project. The anesthesia research group meetings take place every second Tuesday of every month, from 4-5 pm. Participants include researchers, grant writers, statisticians, and research assistants. We encourage the fellow to send their project proposal ahead of time to ensure completion. The fellowship also offers the possibility for the fellow to get involved in quality improvement projects.

Information Box Group

Hospital Site

Hamilton Health Sciences & McMaster University

Duration

12 months

Qualifications

FRCPC or eligibility

Goals

Weekly assignment schedule split (unevenly) into:

  1. Subspeciality days [2 – 3 days] in specialty anesthesia. Fellows are assigned one- to- one with specialty anesthesia staff.
  2. Service days [2 days] in the operating room performing adult anesthesia lists. Fellows are assigned to an OR list and operate independently while being covered by anesthesia staff operating in another adjacent OR
  3. Non-clinical days (NCDs) or academic days [1 day]: This granted according to the fellow’s academic engagement (research, teaching, journal clubs etc..).

II. On call duty:  

  • 2 weekdays and 1 weekend per month. 
  • Fellows are assigned on-call at the Juravinski hospital from 17:00 pm- 8:00 am. 
  • Fellows are assigned with anesthesia staff working in the OR. 
  • The next day is post-call