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University of British Columbia ASTS Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship
Vancouver, BC
Two-year ASTS-accredited abdominal transplant fellowship offered jointly by the Departments of Surgery and Urologic Sciences, taking one general surgeon or urologist per year for kidney, liver and pancreas transplant, deceased and living donor procurement, and HPB surgery.
Length24 months
Spots1 fellow per year (general surgery or urology trained)
StartsJuly or August
ASTS/TACC (liver, kidney, HPB), valid through June 30, 2029
What stands out
- Integrated with the UBC HPB Surgical Oncology fellowship for complex HPB surgery
- Whole pancreas and islet transplant program
- Electives available in pathology, radiology, immunology, and medical and radiation oncology
- Program leads
- Stephanie Chartier-Plante, MD (Co-Director), David Harriman, MD (Co-Director)
- 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
- Focus
- Deceased and living donor procurement, liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and HPB surgery, offered jointly by the Department of Surgery and the Department of Urologic Sciences; one fellow per year
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
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Training
- Structure
- 24 months rotating on kidney transplant, liver transplant and HPB services, with focused months in transplant hepatology and nephrology; call about 1 in 4
- Research
- Clinical and basic science research encouraged; a research and clinic month near the end of year 1; at least one major transplant meeting over the 2 years
- Case numbers
- About 125 organ procurements per year, 30 to 40 of them DCD (program)
- About 100 liver and over 300 kidney transplants per year (program)
- 60 to 100 living kidney donors per year (program)
- Over 150 complex HPB cases per year through the integrated HPB fellowship
- Hospital
- BC Children's Hospital (pediatric kidney transplant)
- Faculty
- Peter Kim, Maja Segedi, Chris Nguan, Michael Bleszynski
Requirements (1)
- General Surgery or Urology trained and certified