Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lehigh Valley Health Network
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
610-821-2828 (V)


1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Hiral Shah (email)

Program Director: Hiral Shah, MD (email)
Program Director Phone: 6108212828

Duration: 1 Year

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

Program Website: www.lvhn.org

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 450 450 450
EUS 450 450 450
Lower GI EMR 250 250 250
Esophagogastroduodenal EMR 100 100 100
Esophagogastroduodenal ablation (e.g., RFA) 200 200 200
Small bowel enteroscopy 25 25 25
ESD 10 10 10
Bariatric endoscopy 0 0 0
POEM 15-20 15-20 15-20
Other (specify)
TIF 		30 30 30

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 300
Inpatient service (weeks/year) 0
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 0
Committed time for research (days/month) 2

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

Lehigh Valley Health Netowrk is pleased to offer a one-year advanced endoscopy fellowship program. The advanced fellow receives extensive training and exposure to a wide range of procedures. Fellows are taught by three faculty members (Dr. Hiral Shah, Dr. Shashin Shah, and Dr. Zachary Zator). Advanced endoscopy cases are ongoing at two large fully equpiped referral sites. The advanced fellow is encouraged to participate in as many complex endoscopic cases as possible.

Graduating fellows can expect to perform 400-500 of each procedure type (EUS and ERCP) and gain ample exposure to treatment of complex pancreaticobiliary disorders (including pancreatic necrosis, pseudocysts and pancreatic strictures) as well as newer interventional EUS-guided therapeutic techniques. Fellows are also exposed to advanced endoscopic techniques for managing large polyps, palliating gastrointestinal malignancies, treating complex strictures as well as performing celiac plexus neurolysis, deep enteroscopy with double balloon and endoscopic suturing. Furthermore, the fellow can gain exposure to POEM/ESD cases as well as TIF.

Additional patient care is provided with one half-day of general endoscopy attending one half-day per week. Clinical research in advanced endoscopy is available and strongly encouraged.

Prospective applicants should apply through the ASGE website, which includes detailed information about the advanced endoscopy fellowship (AEF) match, how to apply, and an application timeline. If you have more specific questions, please contact the program directly. Please note that we only accept applicants who are US citizens or permanent residents.

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