University of Texas Health Center San Antonio

UT Health San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
MC7878
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
210-567-4928 (V)
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2 Positions Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Ailene Alcaraz (email)

Program Director: Rajat Garg, MD (email)
Program Director Phone: 210-567-4928

Duration: 1 Year

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

Program Website: lsom.uthscsa.edu/gastroenterology/

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: Both In-Person & Virtual

Supervised Procedures

Procedure		 Faculty Involved in AEF Training Total Annual Volume Average Annual Volume with Hands-on AEF Involvement per Fellow
ERCP 4 500 500
Diagnostic EUS 5 500 500
Interventional EUS 4 30 30
Deep enteroscopy 4 20 20
Luminal stenting 4 20 20
ESD 1 100 20
Bariatric endoscopy 1 50 10
POEM 1 50 5
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 1 10 0
Other (specify)
0 		0 0 0

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 500
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 4
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 0
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 20
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 Advanced Endoscopy fellowship is a one-year training program for candidates who have completed an accredited three-year fellowship program in Gastroenterology and wish to receive training focused exclusively on advanced endoscopic procedures. The program provides an intensive training experience in ERCP and EUS under the guidance of a highly skilled, experienced, and committed faculty. Extensive exposure will be provided in all areas of therapeutic Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy, including endoscopic sphincterotomy, stone extraction and lithotripsy, stent placement, balloon dilation of strictures, SpyglassTM intraductal endoscopy, manometry, EUS-guided FNA, and transluminal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. The curriculum features ample opportunity for clinical research. One trainee is accepted each year.

We will be recruiting one fellow for our Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship and one fellow for our Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship.

We also offer a one-year Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship that accepts one fellow per year. During this fellowship, the trainee will receive comprehensive, hands-on instruction in advanced bariatric endoscopic procedures, including ESG and TORe. The fellow will also participate in multidisciplinary obesity management by working closely with dietitians, endocrinologists, and surgeons to provide fully integrated obesity care. This fellowship is open to candidates who have completed three-year of gastroenterology training.

Once accepted, trainees will be required to obtain a State of Texas Medical License prior to program start date.

Program breakdown:
100% Clinical Activity/Teaching Activity time


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