{"id":76,"date":"2023-08-26T18:20:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:20:54","slug":"anesthesiology-critical-care-medicine-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/training-education\/fellowship-programs\/anesthesiology-critical-care-medicine-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a 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Lead with Impact.\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Residency and fellowship programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC offer rigorous clinical training, access to groundbreaking research, and mentorship from nationally recognized faculty\u2014all in one of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the world. Discover how our graduates become compassionate, forward-thinking leaders in every field of medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/06\/Residency-Thumbnail.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/06\/Residency-Thumbnail.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Overview Thumbnail\"\n\n                \n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                              <a onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V3vxjJ5ubP8\" data-lity aria-label=\"Train with Purpose. 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Our mission is to train future leaders in critical care in a multidisciplinary environment across two high acuity, high volume medical centers whose complementary missions help shape intensivists ready to take on the challenges of modern critical care while shaping the future of our field.<\/p>\n<p>Training takes place at two major teaching hospitals: Keck Hospital \u00a0of University of Southern California (KMC) is a 480 bed hospital owned and operated by the University of Southern California and which serves as the university\u2019s flagship quaternary referral medical center. Keck Hospital\u2019s ICU ecosystem is part of the USC Critical Care Institute including the Keck Surgical ICU which in 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/hscnews.usc.edu\/usc-critical-care-institute-honored-by-society-of-critical-care-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was one of just 3 ICUs in the United States<\/a>\u00a0recognized by the Society of Critical Care Medicine\u2019s ICU Center of Excellence initiative. Fellows spend significant time in the Cardiothoracic ICU and dedicated Mechanical Circulatory Support ICU as part of Keck\u2019s Cardiovascular Institute, providing exceptionally high acuity, complex care with strong training in mechanical circulatory support (including ECMO, Impella, durable LVAD, and IABP support) and transplant care.<\/p>\n<p>Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine fellows will rotate on teams with a mix of medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and fellows from other disciplines including Pulmonary Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care. They will work as part of an attending-led, multi-disciplinary critical care team comprised of critical care board-certified Anesthesiologists, Surgeons, Neurologists, and Emergency Medicine physicians.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles General Medical Center is a 600-bed facility and a high volume Level 1 Trauma Center which includes a 30 bed state-of-the-art surgical ICU where both acute surgical and trauma patients are managed. LAGMC is also home to the largest Burn ICU in the LA County system. The complex and diverse patient population provides training in the management of trauma and the full spectrum of surgical specialties for adults and children as well as high risk obstetrics. LAGMC is the largest hospital in the LA County Department of Health Services and continues to operate as a critical, safety net hospital for the second largest metropolitan area in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>By integrating training at each facility, our fellows receive exceptionally broad exposure to both common and complex pathology, varied and high-risk patient populations, and gain an understanding of how critical care can be delivered across the landscape of cutting edge healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <div class=\"videos-container\">\n                    <div class=\"video-container has-full-width\">\n\n                      <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Featured Video<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n    \n      <h2>\n          Program Director\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Interested in the Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at USC\/LA General Medical Center? Hear from our Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Fellowship program director, Matthew Wiepking, about what makes our program unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/04\/Matthew-Wiepking-MD-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/04\/Matthew-Wiepking-MD-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Photo of doctor Matthew Wiepking\"\n\n                \n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                      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\n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3>Program Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekly, systems based didactics centered around faculty-led lectures following the ACCM core content.<\/li>\n<li>Monthly multi-disciplinary critical care lecture series bringing together all of USC\u2019s CCM programs to discuss core, big picture topics.<\/li>\n<li>Longitudinal Critical Care Ultrasonography curriculum including both didactic and hands-on sessions designed to cover both essential skills and advanced topics as an option for fellows interested in taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.echoboards.org\/examination\/cceexam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Board of Echocardiography\u2019s<\/a> CCEeXAM.<\/li>\n<li>In-unit and OR-based TEE opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Annual, multi-day Mechanical Ventilation Bootcamp for new fellows<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Circulatory Support Simulation Sessions<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Morbidity, Mortality, Improvement, and Patient Safety meetings where fellows are active contributors to the review and improvement of our practice.<\/li>\n<li>SICU and CTICU Journal Clubs.<\/li>\n<li>Case Conferences with our Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine colleagues.<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to engage in resident education (didactics, cadaver lab, and more), medical student education at the Keck School of Medicine (including case discussions).<\/li>\n<li>Annual Grand Round Session for the Dept. of Anesthesiology on a critical care topic of the fellow\u2019s choice.<\/li>\n<li>Monthly meeting with the program director to check in regarding experience and current\/upcoming goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive Salary as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirseiu.org\/keck-medicine-of-usc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">union<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Housing stipend (see union website for details)<\/li>\n<li>CME Funds (see union website for details)<\/li>\n<li>Complementary Membership to the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists<\/li>\n<li>4 weeks of vacation<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated time to present scholarly activity at national meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n      <h2>\n          Applying to the ACCM Fellowship at USC\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>All available positions are offered via <a href=\"https:\/\/sfmatch.org\/specialty\/critical-care-anesthesiology-fellowship\/Overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFMatch<\/a> (visit link for information on registration and the application\/match timeline). We take part in the Match Exception process. Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socca.org\/fellowships-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOCCA Website<\/a> for more information on the match exception process.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants will be asked to submit their current CV, USMLE and\/or COMLEX scores, ITE scores, 3 recommendation letters including one from their residency program director. Please note: the program director letter must include a standardized evaluation form which you can view and <a href=\"https:\/\/socca.memberclicks.net\/assets\/docs\/AASPD-Fellowship-Standardized-Letter-of-Evaluation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/sfmatch.org\/specialty\/critical-care-anesthesiology-fellowship\/Overview\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n        SF Match\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.socca.org\/fellowships-overview\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n        SOCCA Website\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>We review applications on a rolling basis and generally offer interviews for dates in January, February, and March. While we consider later applications, we strongly prefer early application to the program for this reason.<\/p>\n<h3>Curriculum Outline<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardiothoracic\/Vascular ICU and Mechanical Circulatory Support ICU (4 months)<\/li>\n<li>SICU (3 months)<\/li>\n<li>Trauma\/Burn \u00a0ICU (1 month)<\/li>\n<li>Medical ICU (1 month)<\/li>\n<li>Neuro ICU (1 month)<\/li>\n<li>Electives (2 months)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Electives vary though most fellows are recommended and opt to spend time with our infectious disease and nephrology services. Popular other options have included TTE, OR\/TEE, nutrition, palliative care, heart failure, electrophysiology, and pulmonary hypertension. Research time can also be considered depending on the project in mind.<\/p>\n<h3>Current Fellows 2025-2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>John Baker, MD (Residency: University of Florida)<\/li>\n<li>Megan Fischer-Colbrie, MD (Residency: LAGMC\/USC)<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Bawa, MD (Residency: University of Connecticut)<\/li>\n<li>Christian Hernandez, MD (Residency: UCLA Reagan\/Olive View)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recent Alumni<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Franczak, MD<\/li>\n<li>Steven Johnson, DO<\/li>\n<li>Mahfuzul Majumdar, MD<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Whitby, MD<\/li>\n<li>Adam Penman, MD<\/li>\n<li>Jane Moon, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Graduates of our fellowship program have gone on to work in a variety of practice environments regionally and nationally in both academic and community settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Eligibility\/Application<\/h3>\n<p>Candidates should be eligible for a California medical license and have completed an ACGME-approved residency in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, OBGYN, or Surgery. Emergency Medicine-trained physicians completing this fellowship will complete a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0year per the agreement between ABA and ABEM in order to sit for the critical care board exams after the completion of the second year.<\/p>\n<p>Anesthesiologists interested in pursuing dual ACCM and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (ACTA) fellowships, please make this selection on SFMatch (<a href=\"https:\/\/sfmatch.org\/\">SF Match \u2013 Residency and Fellowship Matching Services)<\/a>\u00a0and also contact the Cardiac Anesthesia Program Director, Dr. Tara Humphrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n      <h2>\n          Living in Los Angeles\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Los Angeles California is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, a hub for entertainment and sports, an unmatched culinary scene, and a climate and geography offers something for everyone. In the winter, a sunrise surf followed by snowboarding in the afternoon is achievable. In the autumn and spring, hike the Angeles National forest, Runyon Canyon, Griffith Park, or the Santa Monica mountains. In the summer, take the metro from downtown LA to the beach.<\/p>\n<p>While the fellowship is centered around Keck Hospital and Los Angeles General Medical Center, past fellows have chosen to live in a variety of areas of Los Angeles, from Pasadena to Hollywood to West LA. Los Angeles is made up of a large number of neighborhoods and regions, each with its own unique character, and so what matters most is finding one that matches your lifestyle and needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/life-in-southern-california\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Explore Life in Southern California\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/04\/md-program-visiting-clerkships-1300x867-1-768x768-1.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/04\/md-program-visiting-clerkships-1300x867-1-768x768-1.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Photo of Los Angeles skyline\"\n\n                \n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Interested individuals should contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew Wiepking, MD<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Director, Critical Care Medicine<br \/>\nClinical Associate Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Emergency Medicine<br \/>\nDepartment of Anesthesiology<br \/>\nAssociate Medical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support ICU<br \/>\n1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 3600<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90033<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:matthew.wiepking@med.usc.edu\">matthew.wiepking@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caroline Caldwell<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Coordinator, Critical Care Medicine<br \/>\n1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 3600<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90033<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:caroline.caldwell@med.usc.edu\">caroline.caldwell@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":49,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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