Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplant Fellowship

The Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplantation Fellowship provides trainees with comprehensive experience in the pre-, intra- and postoperative care of the transplant patient. Trainees will have a broad range of surgical, clinical and research experiences and will be involved in medical and surgical management of renal, pancreas and liver transplants, immunosuppression, critical care management, and the handling of medical and surgical complications. The overall goal of the program is to graduate trainees that can thrive in any modern transplant program and perform with exceptional skill the necessary functions of surgeon, researcher and educator.

HPB

This year we are pleased to announce our affiliation with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. As part of our new ASTS/TACC HPB accreditation our fellows will have a dedicated two month HPB rotation at M.D. Anderson in the second year of fellowship, as well as longitudinal HPB didactic and outpatient experience. We believe this partnership with one of the largest cancer hospitals in the world is a strong addition to our program and will ensure that our fellows have the most well-rounded transplant/HPB experience available in the U.S.

Program Overview

Clinical Experience: The program provides clinical training in kidney/pancreas transplantation, and a year of liver transplantation/hepatobiliary surgery procedures. By the completion of the 24-month training program, the trainee will have a detailed understanding of complex multi-organ transplant procedures and associated complex care in vascular surgery, laboratory diagnosis and living donor procedures.

Research: The program in transplant immunobiology will provide significant experience in the field of clinical trial research. Currently there are multiple active clinical trials within the transplant program, in addition the trainees will get exposure into basic laboratory research and immunological methods.