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University of Iowa Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplantation Fellowship
Iowa City, IA
Two-year ASTS-accredited fellowship focused on kidney transplant in adults and children, minimally invasive living donor nephrectomy and multi-organ recovery, with added exposure to pancreas and liver transplant, vascular access and hepatobiliary surgery.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year
StartsJuly or August
ASTS/TACC (kidney), valid through June 30, 2028
What stands out
- Weekly Transplant Issues Conference with invited speakers and a weekly HPB tumor board
- No in-house call and one weekend per month free of clinical duties
- Program lead
- Hassan Aziz
- 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
- Adult and pediatric kidney transplantation, minimally invasive living donor nephrectomy, multi-organ recovery
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 mainly kidney transplant, year 2 emphasis on minimally invasive living donor nephrectomy; on service 2 weeks a month, 2 clinic days a week
- Research
- At least one clinical or review manuscript expected before graduation; an added year can be arranged for dedicated lab research
- Case numbers
- Over 100 kidney transplants per year at UI Health Care and the nearby VA (Organ Transplant Center)
- Hospitals
- University of Iowa Health Care · Iowa City VA Hospital · University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
- Faculty
- Alan Reed, Daniel Katz, Alan Hemming, Ramy El-Diwany
Requirements (4)
- Urology residency graduates eligible (stated on program page)
- Page text: "Completion of training in general surgery or urology with clinical exposure to organ transplantation."
- Board eligibility or certification in surgery or urology desired but not required
- Apply through SF Match