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

Duration: 1 Year

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

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

Type of Interview Offered: Undecided

Supervised Procedures

Procedure		 Faculty Involved in AEF Training Total Annual Volume Average Annual Volume with Hands-on AEF Involvement per Fellow
ERCP 4 1500 600
Diagnostic EUS 5 1000 200
Interventional EUS 5 1000 300
Deep enteroscopy 0 0 0
Luminal stenting 5 150 100
ESD 2 50 5
Bariatric endoscopy 0 0 0
POEM 2 25 5
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 4 200 100

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 100
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 2
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 40
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 0
Committed time for research (days/month) 1

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: [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