Pulmonary Fellowship Program

The fellowship at West Virginia University is a three year fully-accredited integrated ACGME Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both of these subspecialties.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Educational Responsibilities

The fellow interacts closely with faculty members and contributes to the supervision of residents and students. Presentations in the Core Lecture Series, the Critical Care Medicine Lecture Series, and the Clinical Pathology Conference are expected. Fellows serve as preceptors in physical diagnosis for medical students and on hospital committees such as the Hospital Ethics Committee.

Pulmonary Facilities

The Pulmonary fellowship program is based at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University. The major sites for clinical activities are the University Hospital, a 450 bed tertiary referral center, and the Physician Office Center which houses the Pulmonary outpatient facilities.

Faculty and Fellows

The Pulmonary and Critical Care faculty and fellows represent a very accessible resource in clinical medicine, teaching, scientific knowledge, and basic and applied research. There are currently 5 full time and 2 part time faculty members and six fellows.

Faculty

• John Parker, (Jack), MD, Section Chief
• Ahmad Alhajhusain, MD
• Harakh Dedhia, MD
• Corbin Hodder, DO
• Kashif Hussain, M.D.
• Prasoon Jain, MD
• Edward Petsonk, MD
• Mark Poling, MD
• David Weissman, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Conferences

The section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine provides many didactic lectures geared to our fellows. The following are held on a monthly basis:

• Pulmonary Journal Club
• Research Conference
• Pulmonary Basic Science
• Pulmonary/Infectious Diseases Conference
• Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds
• Critical Care Medicine Journal Club
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Board Reviews
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Lecture
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Conference
• Critical Care M&M Conference - end of every month

Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Services

The Pulmonary and Critical Care consultation service provides in-patient consultation at the Ruby Memorial Hospital (the West Virginia University Hospital), the Chestnut Ridge Hospital and the Health South Rehabilitation Hospital. Each Fellow is required to do rotations at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Administration Hospital where they will be under the direct supervision of the faculty employed at the center.

At the begining of of training each fellow will receive a manual. Applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service, (ERAS) will be accepted until December 1. For further information contact:

Office of Graduate Medical Education

38 Critical Care Congress

MICU Handbook ( Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 )

Stipends and Benefits