Our fellowship provides a comprehensive and diverse clinical experience overseen by fellowship-trained regional anesthesiology faculty members with extensive clinical experience. Throughout the fellowship, you will gain expertise in performing single-shot and catheter-based techniques for a comprehensive range of procedures, including:

• Upper extremity blocks (interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, axillary, intercostobrachial nerve, superior trunk, etc.)
• Lower extremity blocks (femoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, sciatic, popliteal, saphenous/adductor canal, infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsule of the knee, Pericapsular Nerve Group, ankle, etc.)
• Truncal blocks (transversus abdominis plane, rectus sheath, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae plane, pectoralis nerve, serratus anterior plane blocks, etc.)
• Head and neck blocks and neuraxial blocks, including thoracic epidurals

In addition, as many of our faculty members care for patients at Peakpoint Midtown West Ambulatory Surgery Center, you will have the opportunity to experience a block team model in a more private and relaxed setting.

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has a rich history of educating its trainees and providing resources to help trainees become model teachers. We believe that teaching regional anesthesia techniques requires different skillsets than performing them, and that both are critical components of a successful fellowship. As fellows, you will spend a significant portion of your time teaching residents and helping attendings how to perform regional blocks. You are assigned two block fellow days in a typical week, during which their primary responsibility is to facilitate the performance of nerve blocks taking place for surgeries. During these days, you will learn how to supervise residents and become a consulting resource for those who need help with blocks for their cases.

In addition, you will have opportunities to be a part of the department’s mission to find novel ways to teach regional anesthesia. You will participate in a cadaver dissection course at the beginning of the program, during which you perform regional nerve blocks using color dye prior to dissecting relevant anatomy to study the impact of the blocks on human anatomy. Later in the year, fellows are invited as instructors for anatomy courses held for residents. Members in the department are also actively engaged in utilizing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality media to teach regional anesthesia anatomy and techniques. Interested fellows are invited to become familiar with this technology and utilize it for teaching purposes. You are also invited to join regional attendings as they teach regional anesthesia techniques at various conferences, such as American Society of Anesthesiologists, the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

We offer extensive research opportunities and flexible pathways for academic pursuits. A significant portion of our faculty members have robust academic activities and serve as advisors for fellows' research projects and other scholarly pursuits. You are encouraged to formulate your own research questions and join ongoing projects. Areas of past and present research include:

• Disparities in regional anesthetic care using retrospective hospital and national databases
• Impact of novel technological advances and educational approaches on regional anesthesia education
• Surveys of fellowship program directors to elucidate patterns and trends in regional anesthesia fellowships
• Scoping reviews of regional anesthesia topics

In addition to supporting research initiatives, our fellowship fosters a flexible environment to help you pursue your clinical and academic goals. Fellows are encouraged to pursue initiatives and programs to build academic portfolios. Past fellows were supported in participating in Mount Sinai’s Graduate Medical Education Residents and Fellows Leadership Development Program and the Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Fellows Program.

We accept two fellows per year. Applicants must be graduates from either:

• An ACGME-accredited residency program
• A Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited program
• A College of Family Physicians of Canada-accredited program
• Or approved as an exceptionally qualified international graduate applicant with Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification

To apply, submit an application through SF Match. You can begin applying in early January. Interviews are conducted virtually between March and May. Application material requirements include:

• Completed Central Application Service application
• Personal statement
• Curriculum vitae
• Medical school transcripts
• Medical diploma 
• United States Medical Licensing Examination Steps 1, 2, and 3/COMLEX 1, 2, and 3 or equivalent transcripts
• Three letters of reference
• ECFMG (applicable to International Medical Graduates)