University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA Medical Center
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 370
Los Angeles, California 90095
310-267-3636 (V)
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1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Stephen Kim

Program Director: Stephen Kim, MD (email)

Duration: 1 Year

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

Program Website: www.uclahealth.org/gastro/ies/faculty-career-development

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 5 700 350
Diagnostic EUS 5 1200 600
Interventional EUS 5 100 50
Deep enteroscopy 3 100 50
Luminal stenting 5 50 30
ESD 1 50 5
Bariatric endoscopy 1 60 30
POEM 1 50 5
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s 2 50 25

Unsupervised Trainee Activities

Procedure		 Value
General GI procedures (per year) 30
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year) 2
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year) 50
Ambulatory clinics (per year) 0
Committed time for research (days/month) 0

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

The Interventional Endoscopy faculty at UCLA Medical Center is committed to providing a comprehensive training experience in advanced endoscopic techniques to motivated individuals interested in pursuing an academic career. Currently, the trainee will work with 5 faculty in the Division (Drs. Muthusamy, Sedarat, Kim, Thaker, and Issa) and will have the opportunity to work at 2 sites: UCLA Westwood and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Centers. The program consists of a structured one-year third tier fellowship program during which the trainee will gain hands-on experience in a broad range of advanced techniques including: therapeutic ERCP including cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy, diagnostic EUS, interventional EUS, endoscopic mucosal resection, luminal stenting, pseudocyst drainage, radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, device-assisted enteroscopy, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). The advanced endoscopy fellow typically performs 1300 to 1500 procedures during the year. In addition, structured research meetings and multidisciplinary conferences are scheduled routinely and range from weekly to monthly.

In addition to the cognitive and technical education necessary to provide top-level clinical care in interventional endoscopy, fellows will be provided with research mentoring and will be expected to conduct novel, meaningful research during the fellowship year with presentation of their findings at national meetings with eventual publication in peer-reviewed journals. Ample opportunity exists for collaboration with departments outside of the interventional endoscopy service and with colleagues at other institutions.

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