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University of Pennsylvania Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Philadelphia, PA
Two-year clinical fellowship in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation at HUP and CHOP, covering recipient and living donor evaluation, donor procurement, living donor and split liver transplantation, vascular access and hepatobiliary cases.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year
StartsAugust
ASTS/TACC accredited in liver, pancreas and kidney (valid through 06/30/2027)
What stands out
- Pediatric kidney and liver transplant rotation at CHOP; second-year fellow covers split liver, pediatric and DCD procurements
- Exposure to in-situ and ex-situ liver perfusion and clinical islet cell transplantation
- Division runs uterus and islet transplant programs
- Dedicated rotation time in the HLA lab during the kidney/pancreas rotation
- Program lead
- Matthew H. Levine, MD, PhD (Program Director)
- Apply through
- ASTS Match (SF Match)
- Timeline
- March 2, 2026 (for the August 2027 start); next cycle dates to be announced
- Focus
- Liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation at HUP and CHOP, with exposure to islet, vascularized composite tissue transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery; 1 fellow per year
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE / ECFMG only for international graduatesJ-1 or H-1B
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Training
- Structure
- Monthly rotations across liver, kidney/pancreas and donor/pediatric CHOP services over 2 years; second-year fellows begin the year on donor rotations
- Research
- No protected bench research time; clinical and translational projects with data, biostatistics and IRB support; added lab years possible if arranged in advance
- Case numbers
- HUP FY25 transplants: 337 kidney, 170 liver, 27 pancreas (centre)
- CHOP FY25 transplants: 19 kidney, 19 liver (centre)
- Hospitals
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) · Penn Transplant Institute
- Faculty
- Kim M. Olthoff, Peter L. Abt, Samir Abu-Gazala, Kyle Jackson, James F. Markmann, Ali Naji, Ronald F. Parsons, Abraham Shaked
Requirements (4)
- Completed a surgical residency that satisfies the educational requirements for certification by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Urology, or foreign equivalency
- Foreign candidates: USMLE Steps 1-3, ECFMG certificate, and a J-1 or H1B visa valid for 2 years from the fellowship start date
- Eligible for a medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- SF Match centralized application: personal statement, CV, 3 letters of recommendation (one a chairman's letter from the residency program), ABSITE scores and USMLE scores