Emory University School of Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine
615 Michael Street
Suite 201
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
404-727-5596 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Tania L. Davis (email)

Program Director: Steven Keilin, MD, FASGE (email)

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026

Program Website: med.emory.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/digestive-diseases/education/advanced-endospic.html

Accepts applicants from outside of North America? Yes

Accepts applicants with J1 visas? No

Accepts applicants with H1B visas? No

Accepts applicants with E3 visas? No

Supervised Procedures Procedure	Faculty Involved in AEF Training	Total Annual Volume	Annual Volume with hands-on AEF Involvement
ERCP	5	800	500
EUS	4	900	300
Lower GI EMR	5	150	50
Esophagogastroduodenal EMR	5	100	50
Esophagogastroduodenal ablation (e.g., RFA)	5	70	30
Small bowel enteroscopy	3	250	100
ESD	0	0	0
Bariatric endoscopy	1	40	0
POEM	2	100	80
Other (specify) Cholangioscopy	5	50	30

Unsupervised Trainee Activities Procedure	Value
General GI procedures (per year)	500
Inpatient service (weeks/year)	0
Ambulatory clinics (per year)	0
Committed time for research (days/month)	10%

Program Reporting Summary

The ASGE Training Committee requested that each AEF program voluntarily submit an annual report summarizing their advanced endoscopy procedure volume. You can view the provided report below.

Requirements for Application

1. Standard ASGE Application Packet
   • ASGE Application
   • Post-Undergraduate Education
   • USMLE Scores
   • Certification of Completion of Residency
     1. Prior to appointment in the advanced endoscopy fellowship, fellows should have completed a three-year ACGME-accredited gastroenterology fellowship
     2. Fellows from non-ACGME-accredited programs must have completed at least three years of gastroenterology education prior to starting the fellowship
   • Personal Statement
   • Curriculum Vitae
   • 3 Letters of Reference

Additional Information about Program

The Emory Division of Digestive Diseases Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program at Emory University is a one year program that trains fellows who have completed a three year fellowship program in the United States. The Emory Digestive Diseases program accepts one advanced fellow each year. The program offers training in EUS and ERCP as well as multiple other advanced endoscopic modalities.

The program is led by the Emory Pancreaticobiliary faculty group within the Division of Digestive Diseases:


Saurabh Chawla, MD
Steven A. Keilin, MD, FASGE (Program Director)
Vaishali Patel, MD (Associate Program Director)
Jordan Orr, MD
Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, FASGE

The group performs more than 800 ERCP’s and 900-1000 EUS/RUS per year. In addition, single and double balloon enteroscopy, sphincter of oddi manometry, cholangioscopy, enteral stenting, endoscopic mucosal resection, cryotherapy and radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s esophagus is also offered. Over the past several years, the group has also been performing ESD (endoscopic submucosal dissection), POEM (per oral endoscopic myotomy) for achalasia and G-POEM (Gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy) for gastroparesis

The advanced endoscopic fellow performs two half days per week of routine endoscopy/colonoscopy and participates in night/weekend calls with the other Emory faculty as a general GI attending.

There are multiple research opportunities available and fellows are expected to develop a research project during their advanced training year. Some areas of current and previous investigation:

Metal esophageal stents
Fully covered metal stents for benign biliary strictures
Endoscopic management of early esophageal cancer
Post liver transplant bile duct strictures
Molecular analysis for the diagnosis of biliary strictures
Endoscopic Ultrasound guided cystgastrostomy
Prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis
Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
EUS guided needle –based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE)
Optical Endomicroscopy Applications in Barrett’s Esophagus
Endoscopic Closure/Suturing for leak, fistulae and bariatric complications

Please Note: All data in this program description is entered on a voluntary basis