Baylor College of Medicine Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine
7200 Cambridge St
Suite 8B
Houston, Texas 77030
713-798-3802 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Fares Ayoub, MD (email)

Program Director: Fares Ayoub, MD (email)

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/1/2028 to 6/30/2029

Program Website: www.bcm.edu/departments/medicine/sections-divisions-centers/gastroenterology-and-hepatology/education/advanced-endoscopy

Accepts applicants from outside of North America? Yes

Accepts applicants with J1 visas? Yes

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 2000 500
Diagnostic EUS 7 2500 500
Interventional EUS 7 350 100
Deep enteroscopy 4 200 50
Luminal stenting 7 200 50
ESD 3 400 0
Bariatric endoscopy 1 50 25
POEM 3 150 0
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 7 300 200
Other (specify)
Trans-oral Incisionless Fundoplication, Endoscopic Suturing 		3 100 25

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 0
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) 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

This is a one year program of training in advanced endoscopic procedures. One applicant is accepted per year. Applicants must have completed a general gastroenterology fellowship and be board eligible or certified in gastroenterology. The fellow receives training in a wide range of advanced endoscopic procedures including ERCP, diagnostic and therapeutic/interventional EUS (pancreatic necrosis, EDGE, EUS gastrojejunoustomy, EUS choledochoduodenostomy, EUS gallbladder drainage), endoscopic mucosal resection, advanced imaging technology, radiofrequency ablation, endoluminal stent placement, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), balloon enteroscopy, and endoscopic suturing. The fellow rotates through two teaching hospitals encompassing different practice settings (Baylor St Lukes Medical Center and Ben Taub County Hospital). The advanced fellow is expected to participate in scholarly activities including endoscopic research and teaching. The fellow is involved in multiple weekly conferences including advanced endoscopy case conference, advanced endoscopy morbidity and mortality conference, foregut disease conference, grand rounds and several tumor board conferences. Our program has a robust volume of third space endoscopy and endoscopic submucosal dissection, with a separate, dedicated third-space endoscopy fellow. As such, advanced endoscopy fellows are welcome to observe and attend third space endoscopy cases but will not be expected to be trained in or graduate with competency in these procedures.

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