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: 7/1/2027 to 6/30/2028

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

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

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 7 800 - 1000 300
Diagnostic EUS 5 500 - 600 200
Interventional EUS 5 100 - 200 75
Deep enteroscopy 4 200 - 300 100
Luminal stenting 6 40 - 50 20 - 30
ESD 2 40 - 50 20
Bariatric endoscopy 1 30 - 50 20
POEM 2 60 - 80 30 - 40
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 6 150 - 200 100
Other (specify)
Cholangioscopy 		7 60 - 75 50

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 250
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 0
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 48
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 0
Committed time for research (days/month) 0

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, FASGE
Steven A. Keilin, MD, FASGE (Program Director)
Raymond Kim, MD
Saila Pisipati, MD
Cynthia Tran, MD
Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, FASGE
Andrew Yu, MD

The group performs more than 800 ERCP’s and 800 EUS/RUS per year. In addition, single and double balloon enteroscopy, cholangioscopy/pancreatoscopy, enteral stenting, endoscopic mucosal resection, therapeutic EUS, 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, G-POEM (Gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy) for gastroparesis, Z-POEM for Zenker’s diverticulum, Endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss, Transoral incisionless fundoplication for acid reflux and Endohepatology (EUS guided liver biopsy/portal pressure measurement).

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. No inpatient service coverage.

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