University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (1-Year)

University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland , Ohio 44106
216-844-3258 (V)


1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Karen Walsh (email)

Program Director: Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE (email)

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/1/2026 to 6/30/2027

Program Website: medicine.case.edu/gi-fellowships

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

Supervised Procedures

Procedure
Faculty Involved in AEF Training Total Annual Volume Annual Volume with hands-on AEF Involvement
ERCP 7 1195 343
Diagnostic EUS 7 919 228
Interventional EUS 0 0 0
Deep enteroscopy 2 144 11
Luminal stenting 0 0 0
ESD 2 20 5
Bariatric endoscopy 1 10 0
POEM 1 30 0

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure
Value
General GI procedures (per year) 570
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 0
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 0
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 45
Committed time for research (days/month) 6

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

Those who are interested in two year training will be given preference and will have the opportunity to develop an academic career with a track of their choosing. Applicants chosen for this two-year fellowship will have an opportunity to be exposed to laparoscopy and developmental endoscopy and will be expected to develop an independent research program. The goal of this new format is to better prepare physicians to succeed as academic advanced endoscopists.

We offer a two-year research and clinical training fellowship for selected trainees who are motivated to pursue an academic endoscopy career. Our main training facility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is recognized by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) with the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program. Adjunct training is provided at the Ahuja Medical Center a regional hospital within the University Hospitals Health System and may also be available at our affiliated VA hospital allowing the trainee to choose what fits them best. Several of our faculty members currently serve in national leadership positions within ASGE, the leading national gastrointestinal endoscopy society. Many of our advanced endoscopy fellows have received national endoscopic research awards during their fellowships and now are independent endoscopic investigators who lead their own independent academic programs.

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