Pediatric Transplant Surgery Fellowship

The Pediatric Transplant Surgery Fellowship is a one-year program, and we are able to accept one fellow per year.

Objectives for the program include:

• To provide adequate didactic teaching and exposure to clinical experiences that will provide the trainee with the opportunity to become competent and effective in evaluating pediatric and adolescent patients for liver, kidney or intestinal transplantation, including consideration for live donor transplantation.
• To provide adequate didactic teaching and exposure to clinical experiences that will provide the trainee with the opportunity to become competent and effective in preparing and listing pediatric and adolescent patients for liver, kidney or intestinal transplantation, including familiarization with local, regional and national listing and allocation policies.
• To provide adequate didactic teaching and exposure to clinical experiences that will provide the trainee with the opportunity to become competent and effective in performing liver and kidney transplants in pediatric and adolescent patients.
• To provide adequate didactic teaching and exposure to clinical experiences that will provide the trainee with the opportunity to become competent and effective in managing pediatric and adolescent patients who have undergone liver, kidney or intestinal/multivisceral transplantation, including managing immunosuppression and medical and surgical complications on transplantation.

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Prerequisites:

Fellowship candidates need to be board eligible in surgery or pediatric surgery.

How To Apply:

For more information or to apply, please contact Riccardo A. Superina, MD, at 312-227-4624 or Denise Jones at 312-227-4599.