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Critical Care Board Pathway
- Board Eligibility | Certification Required:
- Yes, Board Eligibility Is Required
- Start Date:
- 07/01/2027
- Location:
- Baltimore, MD
- Fellowship Candidate Type:
- General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
- Focus Areas:
- Critical Care, Acute Burn Surgery, Simple Reconstruction, Complex Reconstruction, Laser Reconstruction, Research, Administration/Pi, Pediatric Burn Care
- Fellowship Director:
- Raymund Fang, MD, FACS
- Contact Fellowship Director:
- rfang2@jhmi.edu
- Contact Fellowship Coordinator:
- SurgeryFellowships@jh.edu
- About the Fellowship:
- The Johns Hopkins Burn/Critical Care Fellowship combines ACGME-accredited training in Surgical Critical Care with comprehensive clinical experience in acute and reconstructive burn surgery. Graduates who complete the fellowship and meet requirements will be eligible for certification in Surgical Critical Care through the American Board of Surgery. Applicants are accepted with training in general surgery or plastic surgery. Based at the Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the fellowship provides an exceptional training experience spanning the entire continuum of burn care. A defining feature of the fellowship is its integration of acute burn surgery, surgical critical care, and reconstructive burn surgery, providing fellows with an unparalleled comprehensive foundation for careers in burn surgery. The fellows train with burn surgery faculty from both general surgery and plastic surgery backgrounds along with critical care faculty from multiple disciplines. Clinical Training Acute Burn Surgery and Burn Intensive Care Fellows spend six months on the burn service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, participating in the management of patients across all levels of care, including the Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU), operating room, and clinics. Fellows assume progressively increasing responsibility for the management of acutely burned patients, including initial evaluation, burn resuscitation, critical care management, operative planning, and surgical treatment. They participate extensively in burn operations, including burn excision, autografting, use of skin substitutes, and management of complex wounds. The fellowship emphasizes continuity of care. Surgical Critical Care As an ACGME-accredited Surgical Critical Care fellowship, the program provides broad-based critical care training through additional intensive care rotations spanning trauma, cardiovascular, pediatric critical care, and anesthesia. These rotations complement the six months of burn service. Fellows develop expertise in resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring/support, organ failure, perioperative management, and complex multidisciplinary critical care. Critical care rotations occur at both Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center as well as Johns Hopkins Hospital. Reconstructive Burn Surgery A particular strength of the Johns Hopkins fellowship is its dedicated exposure to reconstructive burn surgery. Fellows participate in the management of hypertrophic scars, burn contractures, and complex functional deformities. Reconstructive experience includes laser therapy, and advanced reconstructive surgical techniques (grafts, flaps, etc.). Research and Scholarly Activity All fellows are required to complete a scholarly project during the fellowship year. Projects may focus on clinical outcomes, burn epidemiology, injury prevention, surgical innovation, health services research, quality improvement, or other areas related to burn surgery and surgical critical care. Fellows are supported by the robust research infrastructure of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Scholarly activity is integrated into the educational mission of the program, fostering critical appraisal of scientific evidence, academic inquiry, and the development of future leaders in burn surgery and critical care. Education and Professional Development Fellows participate in educational conferences, multidisciplinary clinical discussions, morbidity and mortality reviews, and teaching activities involving residents, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. Training emphasizes evidence-based clinical decision-making, leadership, teamwork, quality improvement, and patient safety. Raymond Fang, MD, FACS Trauma Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Clifford Sheckter, MD, MS, FACS, FABA Burn Division Chief and Medical Director
How to Apply
A complete application includes: -Current curriculum vitae (CV) -USMLE score reports -ABSITE or Plastic Surgery In-Service Examination scores -Two letters of recommendation -Personal statement Please email materials to SurgeryFellowships@jh.edu Applications are reviewed by the Johns Hopkins Burn/Critical Care Fellowship leadership team. Selected applicants will be invited to interview and offered a position on a rolling basis.