MCG Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

Wellstar MCG Health, Augusta University
1120 15th Street
AD-2226
Augusta, Georgia 30912
706-721-0207 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Daniel Norman Castresana (email)

Program Director: Dr. Daniel Castresana (email)

Duration: 1 Year

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

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 3 410 300
Diagnostic EUS 3 379 300
Interventional EUS 3 200 150
Deep enteroscopy 3 63 20
Luminal stenting 3 100 50
ESD 2 20 10
POEM 1 20 10

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 700
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 0
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 0
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
  2. Additional Requirements from the Program
    Be eligible to obtain Georgia medical license
    Demonstrate competence in upper endoscopy and colonoscopy

Additional Information about Program

Trainees will be responsible to learn and perform supervised interventional endoscopy procedures (EUS, ERCP, EMR, etc.) for 80% of clinical activity. 15-20% of clinical activity will be dedicated to helping outpatient general GI procedures (EGD, colonoscopy, etc.) determined by the chief of GI. In the advance endoscopy cases the trainee participates in, he or she will be responsible for notifying patients of pathology, scheduling repeat or follow-up procedures, arranging outpatient clinic visits, placing referrals and ordering important follow up tests (labs, imaging, etc.).

Trainee must attend our multidisciplinary HBP conference every 2 weeks and he/she should actively participate in the patient care discussions. The trainee should also attend at least two (2) reputable, well-known national/international endoscopy conferences per year (e.g. Orlando Live, ACG, DDW, ESGE, Tokyo Live, etc.)

Trainee is encouraged to publish one original research study.

Finally, the trainees should provide three lectures on topics of interventional endoscopy to the general GI fellows.

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