Atrium Health, Carolinas Medical Center, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

Carolinas Medical Center
1000 Blythe Blvd
MEB 5th floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
704-355-7479 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Andrew Dries (email)

Program Director: Andrew Dries, MD (email)
Program Director Phone: 704-355-7479
Program Director Fax: 704-355-7626

Duration: 1 Year

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

Program Website: atriumhealth.org/education/graduate-medical-education/physician-fellowships/internal-medicine

Accepts applicants from outside of North America? No

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 3 900 500+
EUS 4 900 500
Lower GI EMR 4 100 50
Esophagogastroduodenal EMR 4 100 50
Esophagogastroduodenal ablation (e.g., RFA) 3 30 15
Small bowel enteroscopy 0 0 0
ESD 1 30 0
Bariatric endoscopy 0 0 0
POEM 0 0 0

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 150
Inpatient service (weeks/year) 4
Ambulatory clinics (per year) weekly
Committed time for research (days/month) 0

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

Primary Contact: Jennifer Magness (Administrative Official)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 704-355-7479
Fax: 704-355-0770

% Clinical: 75
% Research: 5
% Teaching: 20

One (1) year therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center. The 4th year fellow will receive extensive clinical/academic training in EUS (basic/FNA and all aspects of therapeutic/interventional EUS), ERCP (all aspects of intervention), enteral stenting and advanced mucosal resection techniques. The fellowship is designed for a candidate with interests in pursuing a career in academic therapeutic endoscopy.

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