Eligibility Criteria

MD or equivalent medical degree
Completion of or active enrollment in an ACGME-accredited Nephrology Fellowship
Demonstrated interest in transplantation and transplant nephrology
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Eligibility for medical licensure and institutional credentialing
Ability to begin fellowship training in July

Minimum Education

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

About Course

The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is offered through the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, one of the leading transplant centers in the United States. The fellowship is designed to provide comprehensive clinical training in all aspects of kidney transplantation, from recipient evaluation through long-term post-transplant management.
The NYU kidney transplant program performs approximately 350 kidney transplants annually, providing fellows with exposure to a large and diverse transplant population. Fellows actively participate in the care of kidney transplant recipients as well as patients undergoing combined organ transplantation procedures.
Training includes extensive experience in donor and recipient evaluation, transplant immunology, kidney allocation systems, immunosuppressive therapies, and management of transplant-related complications. Fellows work closely with multidisciplinary teams consisting of transplant nephrologists, transplant surgeons, pathologists, immunologists, pharmacists, and transplant coordinators.
A distinctive feature of the program is exposure to highly specialized transplantation techniques including ABO-incompatible transplantation, HLA-incompatible transplantation, and kidney paired donation protocols. These advanced therapies are available at only a limited number of transplant centers nationwide.
Fellows become proficient in renal allograft biopsy interpretation, transplant pathology, HLA testing, crossmatch analysis, and transplant immunology. They gain expertise in managing complex transplant recipients and high-risk patients before and after transplantation.
The fellowship also provides opportunities for participation in ongoing clinical, translational, and basic science research within the Transplant Institute and the broader NYU Grossman School of Medicine research community. Fellows are encouraged to present research findings at national and international scientific meetings.
Educational activities include transplant conferences, pathology reviews, multidisciplinary transplant selection meetings, journal clubs, research seminars, and case discussions. These activities ensure comprehensive exposure to contemporary transplant medicine and evidence-based patient care.
Graduates are prepared for careers in academic transplant nephrology, transplant center leadership, clinical transplantation programs, research institutions, and advanced subspecialty practice in transplantation medicine.