2025 Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

Rush University Medical Center
1725 W Harrison Street
Suite POB 206
Chicago, Illinois 60612
312-942-8351 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Natalia Perez

Program Director: Ajaypal Singh MD

Duration: 1 Year

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

Program Website: www.rushu.rush.edu/education-and-training/graduate-medical-education/fellowship-programs/gastroenterology-and-hepatology-fellowship/gastroenterology-and-hepatology-interventional-fourth-year-fellowship-position

Accepts applicants from outside of North America? Yes

Accepts applicants with J1 visas? No

Accepts applicants with H1B visas? Yes

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 4 600 400
EUS 4 750 500
Lower GI EMR 4 >150 >100
Esophagogastroduodenal EMR 4 >50 >25
Esophagogastroduodenal ablation (e.g., RFA) 4 >50 >25
Small bowel enteroscopy 3 50 >30
ESD 3 <50 NA
Bariatric endoscopy 2 NA NA
POEM 2 25 NA

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

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

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

Clinical experience:
- Diagnostic EUS
- Interventional EUS
- ERCP
- Cyst drainage
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Luminal stent placement
- Endoscopic suturing
- Single-balloon enteroscopy
- Third space endoscopy (ESD, POEM)
- Endobariatrics
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Contact information:

Natalia Perez
Administrative Assistant | Department of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
RUSH University Medical Center| 1725 W. Harrison St. Suite 206
T: (312) 942-8351 | F: (312) 942-8678 | E: [email protected]

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