Fellowship in Transplant Surgery

Duration: 2 Year(s)

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City

New York City, New York, USA

Course TypeFellowship

Course Specialty

Organ Transplant Surgery

Overview

The Transplant Surgery Fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a highly specialized ASTS-accredited two-year fellowship offered through the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. The program is designed to train future leaders in abdominal organ transplantation and advanced hepatobiliary surgery. Each year, the fellowship accepts a single trainee, providing intensive one-on-one mentorship and individualized surgical education.
Fellows become integral members of a multidisciplinary transplant team and participate in every aspect of transplant care. Training encompasses liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, donor evaluation, recipient management, organ procurement, immunosuppression management, and long-term post-transplant follow-up.
The fellowship utilizes a block rotation structure in which trainees alternate between kidney-pancreas and liver transplant services. During these rotations, fellows gain extensive operative experience in deceased-donor and living-donor transplantation while also participating in multiorgan procurement procedures.
A major strength of the program is its emphasis on progressive surgical autonomy. Fellows perform transplant procedures with increasing responsibility and, by completion of training, are expected to independently perform deceased-donor kidney transplantation, deceased-donor liver transplantation, organ procurement, laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy, and selected liver resections.
Clinical education extends beyond the operating room. Fellows serve as key coordinators of postoperative care in intensive care units and inpatient wards, collaborating with transplant physicians, nurse practitioners, intensivists, and multidisciplinary specialists to optimize patient outcomes.
The fellowship provides substantial exposure to transplant immunology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility testing, and transplant pathology. Special emphasis is placed on ABO-incompatible and HLA-incompatible transplantation, areas in which NYU Langone has developed significant expertise.
Academic development is strongly encouraged. Fellows may participate in outcomes research, translational science, clinical trials, and basic science investigations. The program supports presentation of scholarly work at national and international transplant meetings and covers approved travel expenses for academic presentations.
Educational activities include weekly transplant conferences, recipient selection meetings, pathology conferences, radiology conferences, morbidity and mortality meetings, journal discussions, and multidisciplinary transplant rounds. Graduates are exceptionally well prepared for careers in academic transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and leadership positions within major transplant centers.

Admission Intake

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Fee (INR):

Stipend (INR):

Fellows receive an annual stipend according to NYU Langone Health Graduate Medical Education salary scales.

Accomodation:

Hostel Facility

Scholarship:

Eligibility

MD or equivalent medical degree
Completion of an accredited General Surgery Residency Program
Board-eligible or board-certified in General Surgery
Application through SF Match Residency and Fellowship Match Services
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Operative Case Logs
Residency Performance Evaluations
USMLE/COMLEX documentation
ECFMG certification for IMGs

Minimum Education

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

Admission Process:

Step 1:

Complete an MD or equivalent medical degree.

Step 2:

Successfully complete an accredited General Surgery Residency Program.

Step 3:

Apply through SF Match Residency and Fellowship Match Services.

Step 4:

Submit required documents:

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Residency Evaluations
Operative Logs
Medical Credentials

Step 5:

Applications are reviewed by the fellowship selection committee.

Step 6:

Selected applicants are invited for interviews.

Step 7:

Participate in faculty interviews and transplant program evaluations.

Step 8:

Successful candidates are selected through the fellowship match process.

Step 9:

Complete credentialing, licensing, and onboarding requirements.

Step 10:

Begin fellowship training in July.