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Mayo Clinic Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship (Arizona)
Phoenix, AZ
Two-year multi-organ abdominal transplant fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale covering liver (deceased and living donor), kidney and pancreas transplantation, organ procurement and perfusion, plus hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery.
Length2 years
Spots2 fellows per year (4 total positions)
ASTSTACC (certified to train two fellows per year)
What stands out
- Dedicated 3-month multi-organ procurement and organ perfusion rotation, progressing to independent procurement surgeon
- Training in normothermic mechanical perfusion of liver grafts
- Exposure to open, laparoscopic and robotic HPB procedures
- Program leads
- Jack Harbell, Nitin Katariya
- Apply through
- ASTS Match (SF Match)
- Timeline
- Application and documents submitted between January and May of the academic year preceding appointment, per SF Match timeline; interviews generally March through May
- Focus
- Liver (deceased and living donor), kidney and pancreas transplantation, hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedAssists international applicants with training visas
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Training
- Structure
- Four 3-month blocks each year: kidney-pancreas, liver, multi-organ procurement and perfusion, and living donor nephrectomy/clinic/academic time
- Research
- Academic time in the living donor/clinic block for clinical, translational, health services or education research; lab-based projects also possible
- Case numbers
- About 250 liver, 475 kidney and 30 pancreas transplants in 2022 (Arizona campus surgeons)
- 800+ solid organ transplants per year
- Hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Transplant Center and Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix/Scottsdale · Optional 1-month elective at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL or Rochester, MN
- Faculty
- Kunam Reddy, Amit Mathur, Carrie Jadlowiec, Winston Hewitt, Adyr Moss, Andrew Singer, Michelle Nguyen, Kayla Mirie
Requirements (5)
- Urology residency graduates eligible (stated on program page)
- Complete a general surgery or urology training program and be eligible for board certification in that specialty, or foreign equivalent
- Must be eligible for an Arizona state medical license
- Program assists international applicants in obtaining training visas
- Register through SF Match (exceptions in certain instances)