Washington University School of Medicine Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Avenue
Campus Box 8124
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-362-3685 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Kaylha Mcgee (email)

Program Director: Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi (email)
Program Director Phone: 929-225-4362
Program Director Fax: 314-747-1277

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/10/2026 to 6/30/2027

Program Website: gastro.wustl.edu/education/endoscopy-fellowship/

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

Supervised Procedures Procedure	Faculty Involved in AEF Training	Total Annual Volume	Annual Volume with hands-on AEF Involvement
ERCP	8	1512 at main campus (BJH)	400
Diagnostic EUS	9	1674 at main campus (BJH)	350
Interventional EUS	8	200	50
Deep enteroscopy	9	74	15
Luminal stenting	9	150	50
ESD	2	100	50
Bariatric endoscopy	1	100	25
POEM	2	60	40
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s	9	150	50
Other (specify) Interventional IBD	1	100	30

Unsupervised Trainee Activities Procedure	Value
General GI procedures (per year)	500
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)	4 (if desired)

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

Purpose:
To train the future leaders of interventional endoscopy and prepare these individuals for academic careers that will include clinical excellence, clinical investigation, authorship, and excellence in the training of future fellows in interventional endoscopy.

Background:
The 12-month advanced endoscopy fellowship program has been designed to educate future academic leaders in the field of interventional endoscopy. The focus is on both procedural excellence and scholarship. Our program takes one fellow through the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Match.

The flexible nature of the program allows for the trainee to achieve procedural competence and proficiency in EUS and ERCP and to gain insight into other advanced endoscopic procedure such as barretts interventions, third space endoscopy, bariatric endoscopy and interventional IBD.

Applicants with US citizenship or permanent residency are encouraged to apply. Unfortunately, we do not accept applicants on J1 Visas.

Clinical duties:
The clinical duties of the fellowship are intentionally focused to allow the fellow time for the development of clinical, research and teaching skills throughout the year while experiencing close mentoring from the section faculty. Procedural volumes allow direct performance of well over 400 ERCP and 400 EUS procedures, in addition to numerous other advanced endoscopy techniques (endoscopic therapy of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer, enteral stenting, deep-enteroscopy, tumor ablation techniques, ESD, POEM, bariatric endoscopy, interventional IBD and combined interventions for biliary and pancreatic access) The advanced endoscopy fellow has the appointment of Instructor in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Fellows must be licensed to practice Medicine in the State of Missouri. In this role, the fellow independently staffs a general endoscopy suite typically once weekly, to participate in the education and endoscopy training of junior fellows in Gastroenterology. This includes general GI cases in the outpatient and inpatient setting. He/she also shares general GI call with the rest of the faculty, typically several weekdays a year and 1-2 weekends a year. The program does not involve clinical or on call responsibilities beyond that already outlined, so that the advanced fellow is focused on his/her education and training during this intense year. There is no genera GI inpatient consult service responsibilities beyond call days. There are no clinic duties for the advanced endoscopy fellow. It is expected that free time (nights and weekends) will be used for academic pursuits, and manifest in scholarly works over the course of the fellowship year. Fellows maintain a procedure log and are continuously evaluated by the section faculty. A complete assessment of competency with remedial training in areas of deficiency is completed by the end of the year.

Clinical Site:
Procedures are performed at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital. The advanced endoscopy program houses three large fully equipped rooms with state of the art technology. Two of the rooms are fluoroscopy capable, while the third room is reserved for diagnostic EUS and third space endoscopy procedures. We are fortunate to work with highly experienced interventional endoscopy nurses and technicians. We are also fortunate to be involved in numerous clinical trials and to work with our partners in industry trialing novel devices and new technology.

Advanced Endoscopy fellows will also have an office alongside advanced endoscopy faculty at the South campus of the hospital. Fellows may use this office for educational and research activities and clinical work.

Research Duties
Attendance at the divisional educational conferences is mandatory as are periodic presentations along with the fellows in the general Gastroenterology fellowship. Fellows are expected to join in on pancreas and hepatobiliary weekly multidisciplinary conferences to learn about complex cases.

Advanced fellows are expected to engage in research. This can be in the format of video case reports, clinical review articles and multicenter studies and are expected to present the results of their research at national meetings and pursue publication in peer reviewed journals. Fellows will have time off to attend one annual conference/meeting of their choice such as DDW or ACG annual conference.

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