Rush University Medical Center 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 (email)

Program Director: Neal Mehta, MD

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/1/2027 to 6/30/2028

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? No

Accepts applicants with E3 visas? No

Type of Interview Offered: Virtual

Supervised Procedures

Procedure		 Faculty Involved in AEF Training Total Annual Volume Average Annual Volume with Hands-on AEF Involvement per Fellow
ERCP 4 1500 500
Diagnostic EUS 4 1500 400
Interventional EUS 4 200 100
Deep enteroscopy 2 50 30
Luminal stenting 4 100 50
ESD 4 100 20
Bariatric endoscopy 1 100 20
POEM 1 100 20
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 4 150 70

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 250
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 3
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 0
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 0
Committed time for research (days/month) 8

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/cholangioscopy
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Luminal stent placement
- Full thickness resection
- Radiofrequency ablation, Cryoablation
- Endohepatology
- Cyst drainage
- Gallbladder drainage
- Cyst chemoablation
- Solid tumor radiofrequency ablation
- Endoscopic suturing
- Single-balloon and double-balloon enteroscopy
- Third space endoscopy (ESD, POEM)
- Endobariatrics
- Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF)
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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