TransplantUnited States
UC Davis Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Sacramento, CA
Two-year abdominal transplant fellowship, ASTS-accredited for kidney transplantation, covering adult and pediatric kidney transplantation, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, vascular and peritoneal dialysis access, and multiorgan procurement and preservation.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow every other year
StartsAugust 1
ASTS (kidney transplantation)
What stands out
- Pediatric en bloc kidney transplantation
- Fellow places kidneys on cold perfusion pumps and does organ bench preparation and preservation
- Cystoscopy with stent removal alongside vascular and peritoneal dialysis access
- Weekly small-group teaching sessions with program faculty
- Program lead
- Lea Matsuoka
- Apply through
- ASTS Match (SF Match)
- Timeline
- ASTS Match via SF Match: registration opens in January, application target date in February, rank lists due in June; interviews February to May
- Focus
- Adult and pediatric kidney transplantation, pediatric en bloc kidney transplantation, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, dialysis access, multiorgan recovery
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Research
- Research projects encouraged; weekly transplant research conference; at least one transplant meeting (such as ASTS) expected yearly, not counted as vacation
- Case numbers
- Over 300 kidney transplants per year (program)
- Hospitals
- UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento · UC Davis Transplant Center
- Faculty
- Sophoclis Alexopoulos, Naeem Goussous, Richard Perez, Junichiro Sageshima, Yvonne Kelly, Caitlin Loseth
Requirements (5)
- Urology residency graduates eligible (stated on program page)
- Must have completed training in General Surgery or Urology by the fellowship start date (August 1)
- Applicants trained in the United States and abroad welcomed
- Must be eligible for a California State Medical License
- Apply via SF Match Central Application Service