The fellow will perform supervised care for kidney transplant and kidney-pancreas transplant recipient patients, inpatient and outpatient, at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
List of Accredited Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Programs
The following programs are accredited by the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC. To filter the programs by state/province or to view the complete list of accredited programs, simply use the drop down filter on the right hand side.
Alberta
University of Alberta
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Sita Gourishankar
Edmonton, AB
For questions contact:
Linda Semper
Phone:
780-492-7174
Email:
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 71
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Work permits are required for foreign trainees.
Program is on an academic year cycle and applications are accepted until August 31 yearly.
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Song Ong, MD
Birmingham, AL
For questions contact:
Jessica Hargrove
Phone:
205-934-1801
Email:
Comprehensive and excellent clinical training in a program with over 250 kidney/pancreas transplants per year in the pre, peri and post transplant period with faculty who are dedicated and passionate about transplant medicine and surgery. Exposure to multi-disciplinary care of the kidney/pancreas transplant recipient in the short, intermediate and long term in over 5,500 recipients actively followed at UAB. Achieving expertise in performing and interpreting renal allograft biopsies, role of histocompatibility lab and its applications, work up of renal failure in non renal solid organ transplantation. Collegial, collaborative environment with opportunities for clinical and basic science research and other scholarly activities.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1 and on occasion a 2nd fellow on an NIH sponsored training grant for transplant nephrology
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 260-280
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program also accepts H1-B Visas.
Program is on an academic calendar year. Applications are accepted year round. Applicants are encouraged to start the application process 12-18 months prior to the anticipated start date.
Arizona
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Harini Chakkera, MD, MPH
Phoenix, AZ
For questions contact:
Leah Moore
Phone:
480-342-0865
Email:
Mayo Clinic in Arizona transplant program has been consistently ranked among the top 5-10 percent of centers with respect to the total volume of BOTH kidney and pancreas transplants performed in the US (http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov). This provides the fellow with an excellent experience in managing kidney and pancreas recipients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The transplant nephrology fellowship offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary clinical training including a dedicated blocks to renal pathology, transplant infectious disease, and transplant immunology laboratory experience.
Additionally, there are several research opportunities with dedicated time for research built into the curriculum.
Competitive stipend and benefits package include one paid CME trip and registration during the course of the fellowship, three paid presentation trips per year, and 15 days paid vacation per year.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 300+ (In 2015 323 kidney transplants were performed [including 14 simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplants] and two pancreas alone transplants.)
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted starting May 1st, with planned interviews subsequently during the year preceding the start date of the fellowship.
Please contact transplant Nephrology Fellowship Director Dr. Harini Chakkera (chakkera.harini@mayo.edu) and/or Program Coordinator Leah Moore (Moore.Leah@mayo.edu) of your interest.
British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Olwyn Johnston, MD
Vancouver, BC
For questions contact:
Tammie Davis
Phone:
(604) 875-5909
Email:
UBC Kidney Transplant Program has an active transplant fellowship education program, which includes both an officially accredited one year Transplant Nephrology Clinical Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Olwyn Johnston and a Transplant Research Fellowship under the direction of Dr. John Gill. This training may be combined with formal graduate course work leading to Masters or Doctoral degress in Experimental Medicine, Health Care and Epidemiology or related disciplines through the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and fellows are accepted August - September prior to the start year.
California
California Pacific Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
V. Ram Peddi, MD
San Francisco, CA
For questions contact:
V. Ram Peddi, MD
Phone:
415-600-1000
Email:
The transplant fellowship program at CPMC provides excellent clinical and research experience in kidney and pancreas transplantation. Our fellows are well prepared for a successful career in clinical transplantation.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 192
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted any time. Interviews are usually in September/October.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Reiad Najjar
Los Angeles, CA
For questions contact:
Alia Maboud
Phone:
310-423-2420
Email:
The transplant medicine fellowship program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is designed to provide the trainee with a well-rounded education in clinical kidney transplantation, transplant immunology and in transplant immunology research. At the end of the one-year program the trainee should be able to function independently in all aspects of clinical kidney transplantation and should be familiar with basic transplant research. The fellowship is primarily clinical. The goals of the fellowship in general transplant nephrology are to provide the transplant nephrology fellows with the capability and experience to diagnose and manage all transplant related disorders to understand the physiology of allograft rejection and calcineum toxicity to develop special expertise in the normal variations in renal function in the transplant patients, and to be familiar with the unique renal lesions associated with chronic rejection and viral infections in the immunocompromised host.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 172
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted between June 1 and November 30.
Stanford University Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
John Scandling, MD
Palo Alto, CA
For questions contact:
Lynn Clinton
Phone:
650-725-6919
Email:
The Stanford transplant nephrology fellowship program started in 2006. The fellowship program provides training in a well-functioning multidisciplinary transplant team. The fellowship is primarily a clinical experience, but there is opportunity for engagement in research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 100
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted in the Spring-Summer of year prior to start of fellowship.
University of California Davis Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Muna Alnimri, MD
Sacramento, CA
For questions contact:
Muna Alnimri, MD
Phone:
415-690-6812
Email:
The University of California Davis offers a one-year fellowship to qualified board eligible nephrologists. The program is one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the United States with nearly 300 kidney transplants conducted annually. Candidates will acquire vast experience in all aspects of kidney and pancreas transplant including pre-transplant evaluation, re-evaluation of listed patients living donor candidates, kidney biopsies and follow up of post-transplant patients in both in-patient and out-patient setting. We encourage clinical research in areas of fellows’ interest. The experience provided will enable the candidate to serve as a medical director of a kidney and transplant program in accordance with accepted guidelines.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 402
Program does not accept J1 Visas
University of California Los Angeles
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Julie Yabu, MD
Los Angeles, CA
For questions contact:
Reginald Mateo
Phone:
310-206-6741
Email:
The UCLA transplant nephrology fellowship is designed to train outside transplant nephrologists and provides comprehensive training in kidney and pancreas transplantation. Fellows participate in all aspects of transplant care, including the evaluation and management of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients, living kidney donors, multi-organ transplant recipients, desensitization, and incompatible transplantation. Research opportunities in basic, clinical, and translational research are available for interested fellows.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 300
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July 1 - December 30.
University of California San Diego
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Mita Shah, MD
San Diego, CA
For questions contact:
Raeann Miller
Phone:
(619) 543-4619
Email:
The UCSD Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program Transplant Nephrology Fellowship is designed to provide specialty training in kidney transplantation. The fellowship is one year and is targeted to trainess who have completed a standard two-year nephrology fellowship and are Nephrology board eligible. The Transplant Fellow is an integral member of the transplant team and receives comprehensive, firsthand experience and training in all aspects of kidney transplantation, from evaluation prior to transplant to management of the recipient with a failing allograft. The fellowship fulfills UNOS requirements for designation as a Transplant Physician at UNOS accredited transplant programs.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 70
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar, and applications are accepted from August 1 through November 1.
University of California San Francisco
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Jun Shoji
San Francisco, CA
For questions contact:
Gabriel Stelmack
Phone:
415-476-1812
Email:
The transplant nephrology training program at UCSF is a one-year clinical fellowship. Fellows will spend a total of 6 months on the inpatient service and 6 months in the outpatient setting. The inpatient service is a combined medical-surgical team and includes new transplant recipients as well as patients admitted for complications related to their transplant. The outpatient experience includes living donor evaluations, post-transplant clinic, recipient evaluation clinic, and a weekly selection conference. There is also protected time for research during the outpatient rotation. Didactic teaching includes a lecture series geared toward the transplant fellows (surgery and nephrology) 2-3 times a month, transplant journal club 2 times per month, daily review of pathology with an attending pathologist and transplant nephrologist, weekly renal grand rounds, and a structured HLA course.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 320
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted and reviewed between July and October. Ideally fellows are selected by November.
University of Southern California
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Yasir Qazi, MD
Los Angeles, CA
For questions contact:
Lodel Caplan, Elisa Serrato
Phone:
323-409-7307, 323-409-7307
The mission of the University of Southern California Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program is to educate Fellows in the comprehensive assessment and management of kidney transplant recipients. The training program at the Keck Medical Center of USC will provide fellows an excellent subspecialty education in this aspect of kidney diseases. The program is organized to provide the Fellow competency in the specialty as established by American Society of Transplantation and United Network of Organ Sharing guidelines.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 150
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted year-round.
Colorado
University of Colorado
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
James Cooper, MD
Aurora, CO
For questions contact:
Krystal Kramer
Phone:
303-724-4830
Email:
The AST-accredited transplant nephrology fellowship program at the University of Colorado offers a comprehensive training program covering all aspects of transplant nephrology for physicians who have satisfied their ACGME general nephrology clinical training obligations. Both one-year (clinical) and two-year (research track) training options are available. We are a high-volume transplant center, performing over 200 kidney and kidney/pancreas transplants per year.
The transplant fellowship year involves equal time spent in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Transplant nephrology fellows gain experience working closely with transplant nephrology faculty, surgeons, pharmacists, social workers, and nurses to provide exceptional care to our patients. Transplant nephrology fellows can expect to gain experience in all pertinent areas of clinical transplant nephrology including pre-transplant donor and recipient evaluation and selection, post-operative immunosuppression management, evaluation and management of graft dysfunction, desensitization, and paired exchange. Additional aspects of the training program include:
- A protocol biopsy program offering ample opportunity for fellows to gain biopsy experience.
- Optional transplant infectious disease and transplant pathology elective rotations
- Dedicated time in the tissue-typing center where fellows will gain expertise in cross-match techniques and interpretation.
- Year-round education includes:
- Regularly scheduled journal clubs, transplant case conferences, and transplant pathology conferences
- Scheduled didactic sessions covering, but not limited to, the AST-recommended education curriculum topics.
- Patient-specific bedside teaching during daily multidisciplinary rounds
- Participation in weekly multidisciplinary donor, waitlist, and recipient selection meetings
- Optional general nephrology educational conferences including didactic lectures, journal clubs, case conferences, and pathology conferences
- Clinical or translational research projects mentored by academically recognized transplant nephrology faculty.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 250
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted at any time.
Connecticut
Yale University School of Medicine
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
William Asch, MD
New Haven, CT
For questions contact:
Deepa Babu
Phone:
203-737-8894
Email:
The Section of Nephrology, Section of Transplantation and Immunology and Yale New Haven Transplantation Center offers an intensive year in advanced clinical training in Transplant Nephrology to applicants that have completed an ACGME certified Fellowship in Nephrology.
While the Fellowship is structured so that the Fellow will qualify as a UNOS certified Kidney Transplant Program Medical Director, our mission is to provide a scholarly training environment for fellows to become competent transplant nephrologists who will serve as future leaders of transplant programs and contribute academically to the field of kidney and pancreas transplantation.
The Fellowship offers a very thorough exposure to inpatient and outpatient management of kidney and pancreas transplantation, both before and after transplantation. Comprised of internationally recognized experts across a wide range of disciplines, the Yale Medical School offers vast research opportunities for fellowship candidates.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 105
Program does accept J1 Visas
District Of Columbia
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Alexander Gilbert, MD
Washington, DC
For questions contact:
Alexander Gilbert, MD
Phone:
202-444-0487
The Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, located in the heart of Washington D.C. offers a one year AST accredited Transplant Nephrology Fellowship. Our center is not only one of the largest in the country but also one of the few to perform all four abdominal transplants (kidney, liver, pancreas, small bowel) and transplant fellows will gain exposure to all of these types of transplants. With over 200 kidney transplants and 25-30 pancreas transplants per year, we can offer experience in all facets of transplantation. The faculty includes a total of five transplant nephrologists with a wide breadth of experience.
The transplant fellow will be expected to primarily manage a panel of patients thereby adding depth to their educational experience. They will be invovled in all areas of kidney transplantation including kidney donation, pre-transplant evaluation, peri-operative management, and post-transplant care. We work closely with the program at Children's National Medical Center and during the course of the year the fellow will spend time there to gain exposure in pediatric transplantation as well. Beyond the size of the program, the true strength at MGTI is the collaborative approach with all aspects of the transplant team working as part of an integrated transplant institute ensuring that all disciplines including nephrology, surgery, histocompatability, and pathology work together in a collegial setting for the benefit of the patient. The fellow will be in regular conferences including weekly meetings with the HLA team to discuss issues in sensitization and tissue typing of patients,
weekly pathology conferences, and transplant grand rounds, as well as weekly listing and living donor discussions.
Our goal is for our graduates to be both clinically excellent and also be academically productive. A wide range of research opportunities are available including clinical studies, projects in medical education and basic science work in transplantation and the transplant fellow will be expected to complete a project in the course of the year long program. The Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute can provide an excellent education for fellows regardless of what their ultimate career path will be.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 217
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Florida
Mayo Clinic Florida
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Mary Prendergast
Jacksonville, FL
For questions contact:
Angela Inciong
Phone:
904-953-2749
Email:
Mayo Clinic Florida is a large, nationally and internationally recognized, multiorgan transplant center. Academic pursuit, research and education, in addition to excellence in patient care, are core values of the Mayo mission and ensure outstanding fellowship training in transplantation. Mayo Clinic Florida is a state of the art facility located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 150
Program does accept J1 Visas
Miami Transplant Institute
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Javier Pagan, MD
Miami, FL
For questions contact:
Maria Fonseca
Phone:
(305) 355-1035
Email:
The UM/JMH Transplant Fellowship Program provides a vast opportunity to nephrology transplant fellows due to the number of transplants done per year: approximately 320 kidney transplants this past year and around 30 simultaneous pancreas- kidney transplants. We also provide numerous procedure opportunities in particular kidney transplant biopsies. In regards to clinical experience in the outpatient setting, we have ongoing follow-up of 1,000 future transplant recipients on the waiting list as well as transplanted patients that are followed by a multidisciplinary team including our transplant nephrology fellow. Consequently there is a vast array of clinical and research opportunity for any nephrology transplant fellow especially as our LRD (living donor) program grows and more highly sensitized patients are being considered for transplantation at our center.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 324
Program does accept J1 Visas
Applications are accepted in October and November of each year.
University of Florida
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Alfonso Santos, MD
Gainesville, FL
For questions contact:
Kayla Southerland
Phone:
352-273-8821
The Kidney Transplant Program at the University of Florida recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first kidney transplant performed in the state of Florida. The center actively performs kidney transplants alone or in combination with pancreas, liver, heart, and lung. For incompatible living donor kidney transplant pairs, the center offers participation in the OPTN kidney paired donation system as well as in an internal ABO incompatible transplant program. Since 2005, the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program has prided itself in producing excellent renal transplant physicians who have been actively recruited to positions in academia as well as in the private sector. The fellowship is 1 year in duration, with no mandatory weekend or night call, and provides a structured curriculum, with excellent integration with our surgical colleagues and all the necessary exposures that more than satisfy AST transplant fellowship requirements. There is generous protected time for research, with resources such as clinical research staff and a dedicated statistician to carry out scholarly activities, and a CME allowance.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 80
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar, but applications are accepted at any time.
University of South Florida Health - Nephrology Transplant
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Luis Beltran, MD
Tampa, FL
For questions contact:
Hailey Palmer
Phone:
813-250-2177
Email:
The kidney transplant program at Tampa General Hospital was ranked number 14 on the most active transplant programs in the nation. The one year survival in 2015 was 98.15% and the national average is 97.65%. The program is staffed by 8 certified transplant nephrologists with a very busy in service rotation with an average of 50 patients in the day. We also receive an average of 1000 referrals for transplant evaluation per year.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 220
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted any time before the new academic year.
Georgia
Augusta University - Medical College of Georgia
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Carlos Zayas, MD
Augusta, GA
For questions contact:
Brandi McCorkle
Phone:
706-721-2861
Email:
Augusta University Health System in Augusta, houses the only Georgia State sponsored Renal and Pancreas Transplant Program in the state. Health providers from the Divisions of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplant Medicine and Transplant Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia provide the core faculty to staff the program. The transplant nephrology curriculum is designed to train a board certified nephrologist in the selection of potential transplant recipients, selection of living donors and the care of potential transplant recipients from the moment of selection throughout the life of the transplanted graft. The year-long fellowship is fully accredited by the AST Transplant Nephrology Accreditation Committee and consists of the following rotations: inpatient acute transplant, sub-acute medical transplant admissions, living donor evaluation, recipient selection, listing and activation of candidates; HLA and immunology rotation and 1 month transplant related research. The educational experience is enhanced by multiple transplant specific didactics which include: Transplant Journal Club, Nephropathology conferences, transplant modules and participation in all recipient, HLA-Immunology and donor selection committees. The candidates will have exposure to a busy outpatient post transplant clinic 5 days a week and will be allow to serve at our satellite clinics and telemedicine network when interested. Outpatient and inpatient renal biopsies as well as organ procurement opportunities will be provide throughout the year. The fellow will be supervised by one of three transplant nephrologist and will supervise three physician extenders, a general nephrology fellow as well as medical and surgical residents in different years of training. The transplant nephrology fellow will be an integral part of an active multidisciplinary transplant team both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. At the end of the year long training, the trainee will be eligible to apply for UNOS certification as a UNOS Primary Physician.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 66
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted August 1 - March 1.
Emory University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Sudha Tata, MD
Atlanta, GA
For questions contact:
Vicky Webb
Phone:
404-712-7735
Email:
The Nephrology Transplant program is designed for nephrology fellows who have completed training in general nephrology and wish to pursue additional training in transplant nephrology. The goals of the program are to give the transplant fellow training and experience in end-stage renal disease, training in the selection of appropriate transplant recipients and donors, clinical experience in the immediate and long-term care of the transplant recipient, and training in the performance of renal transplant biopsies along with emphasis on the management of immunosuppressive agents and the evaluation or renal transplant dysfunction.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 277
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted June to October.
Iowa
University of Iowa
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Sarat Kuppachi, MBBS
Iowa City, IA
For questions contact:
Sarat Kuppachi, MBBS
Phone:
319-353-6157
Email:
The Organ Transplant Center at the University of Iowa is a fully integrated multi-disciplinary administrative and clinical center that provides a customized training and educational program for Transplant Nephrology Fellows at the University of Iowa Hospital and at the VA Transplant Center. There are rich educational opportunities for the Transplant Nephrology fellow that includes didactic lectures and teaching conferences as well as bedside education that occurs in the supervised practice of transplant medicine. There are also research opportunities with three major areas of investigation relevant to transplant medicine represented within the institution: transplant immunology, complement disorders (including aHUS and C3G) and clinical trials.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 85
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted until April 1.
Illinois
Northwestern University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Lorenzo Gallon, MD
Chicago, IL
For questions contact:
Katie Crylen
Phone:
312-695-3555
Email:
Our fellows have the opportunity to participate in our vast up to the minute research initiatives and collaborations. The Comprehensive Transplant Center is involved in numerous multi-translational research projects in the fields of clinical research, outcomes, quality of life and basic science.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 166
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted May through September.
University of Chicago
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Michelle Josephson, MD
Chicago, IL
For questions contact:
Michelle Josephson
Phone:
773-702-2344
The University of Chicago fellowship is an established program that features gifted teaching faculty who have a strong and passionate commitment to transplant education.
The transplant program is medium sized serving a diverse range of patients. The program has successfully trained one fellow each year since 2001.
The fellowship provides a breadth of clinical experience within a scholarly and academic framework, individualizing the program to the interests of the fellow and encouraging the trainee to intellectually grow and flourish as he/she gains clinical skills.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 70-100
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted until September 1.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Zahraa Hajjiri
Chicago, IL
For questions contact:
Daneesha Balla
Phone:
312-996-5547
Email:
Our Transplant Nephrology Fellowship program provides in-depth training in all aspects of kidney transplantation in an ethically diverse population: 43% African American, 32% Hispanic, 23% Caucasian. We performed 131 kidney transplants (about 60% live donor) last year. We have extensive experience in the management of crossmatch positive, ABO-incompatible and morbidly obese kidney transplant recipients. We also perform 22 liver transplants and about 13 pancreas alone and 12 simultaneous kidney pancreas transplants last year. Fellows will gain experience in the management of these patients as well.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 120-130
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July through October.
Indiana
Indiana University School of Medicine
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Asif Sharfuddin, MD
Indianapolis, IN
For questions contact:
Joni Price
Phone:
317-278-6061
Email:
This is a clinical transplant nephrology fellowship program of one year duration. Indiana University performs approximately 160-180 kidney alone transplants each year, along with one of the largest pancreas and intestinal transplant programs in the country. The fellow is trained extensively in managing all aspects of kidney transplantation, and has extensive opportunities for clinical and translational research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 160-180
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted June - September of the prior enrolling year.
Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Jeffrey Klein, MD
Kansas City, KS
For questions contact:
Jeffrey Klein, MD
Phone:
913-908-9491
Email:
The Transplant Nephrology fellowship is a one year additional training in transplant. We are a mid-sized kidney and kidney pancreas transplant program performing over 100 transplants a year. The goals of the program are to give the transplant fellow further training in pre transplant selection of recipients and donors as well as clinical experience in the immediate and long term care of post-transplant patients.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 110
Program does accept J1 Visas
The program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Jorge Garces, MD
New Orleans, LA
For questions contact:
Lisa Cookmeyer
Phone:
504-842-3932
Email:
Ochsner is a tertiary care referral facility with over 1000 physicians, 8 hospitals, and the largest transplant center in the region. Ochsner performed 155 kidney and combined kidney pancreas transplants last year. We also have a very active Heart, Lung, Combined Liver/Kidney and Liver alone transplant program. Currently we have 3 full time Transplant Nephrologists, 8 Transplant Surgeons, over 15 Transplant Coordinators, a tissue typing laboratory, and a world class Renal Pathologist. We also have all the structure necessary to provide excellent care to our transplant patients and education to our trainees.
Ochsner kidney transplant program was ranked # 2 in the nation by Carechex in 2012, and our liver transplant program has been ranked #1 in the last three years. Two graduates from our newly ACGME approved Nephrology Fellowship program have joined 2 well recognized Transplant Nephrology Fellowship training programs, which speaks of our commitment to the education of our Nephrology Fellows. Our Transplant Nephrology Fellowship program will develop a dedicated, competent, academically oriented Transplant Nephrologist, who will deliver the highest standard of care to transplant allograft recipients with medical renal disease. In this era of lifelong learning, the core competency model and patient safety remain critical to the delivery of health care that is compassionate and driven by evidence based medicine.
The Transplant Nephrology Fellow will have a crucial role in the assessment and management of our allograft recipients during the evaluation process, transplant, and postop management phase. The Transplant Fellow (with supervision provided by the Staff Transplant Nephrologist) will be responsible for the evaluation of transplant recipients, discussion during transplant selection meeting, perioperative care, performance of allograft biopsies, and follow up in our outpatient clinic.
The fellow will provide comanagement responsibility with the Transplant Surgeon from the perioperative through the outpatient period for all kidney and pancreas transplant recipients. The fellow (as an integral part of the transplant team) will be responsible for the selection and administration of induction and maintenance immunosuppression according with accepted protocols in our institution. By the completion of training, the fellow with be well versed in all the indications, contraindications and the potential side effects of using various immune suppressing agents.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 155
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted throughout the year.
Program welcomes J1 and H2B visas and passing USMLE exam is required.
Tulane University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Sixto Giusti, MD
New Orleans, LA
For questions contact:
Sixto Giusti, MD
Phone:
504-988-5346
Email:
Tulane abdominal transplant institute is located in the heart of New Orleans. In 1959, the first living donor kidney transplant in New Orleans was performed at Tulane. We offer CRT, LD-KT, PTA, PAK, SPK, SBT, OLTx, and SLKT. We also do desensitization and donor exchanges for ABO and/or HLA incompatible transplants.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 70
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted at any time.
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Martha Pavlakis, MD
Boston, MA
For questions contact:
Natalie Desruisseaux
Phone:
617-632-8255
Email:
The training year lasts one year and the rotations comply with all the AST transplant fellowship requirements. The fellow works very closely with both the inpatients and outpatients and has the opportunity to pursue independent work in clinical education, clinical research or (less commonly) bench research. The fellow presents regularly at our monthly M&M conference and presents their own cases at our weekly intake meetings. Fellows round on inpatient transplant patients 8 weekends in the fellowship year, starting in July. No overnight call required.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 50-70
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July - October of the preceding year.
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Jamil Azzi, MD
Boston, MA
For questions contact:
Ashiya Chawala
Phone:
617-732-5868
Email:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has the oldest transplant program in the country with the first successful kidney transplant performed in 1954. The BWH’s nephrology training is one of the top-rated programs in the country and the transplant nephrology program provides the best opportunities for training transplant nephrologists since 1956. Many of its graduates became leaders and directors of academic transplant programs in the United States and abroad.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 64
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted September through February for the next academic year.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Hannah Gilligan, MD
Boston, MA
For questions contact:
Wendy DeMille
Phone:
(617) 726-3706
Email:
The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Transplant Nephrology fellowship training program benefits greatly from our hospital's deep and longstanding commitment to transplantation. The program is integrated between the surgery and the nephrology fellowship programs in order to benefit from the expertise of all its members. The program thrives from a true multidisciplinary effort. Trainees receive comprehensive inpatient and outpatient training in kidney transplantation, as well as in the nephrology care of liver and other solid organ transplant recipients. Research opportunities abound at MGH. Boston remains one of the world's most dynamic cities for clinical medicine and biomedical research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 125
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic calendar year, and applications are accepted from May through September.
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Sami Alasfar, MD
Baltimore, MD
For questions contact:
Barbara Carson
Phone:
410-955-5268
Email:
Our transplant nephrology fellowship program is a one-year program that provides a clinical training in the transplant nephrology field. We accept candidates who completed at least two years general nephrology fellowship training. The trainee is also exposed to both clinical and basic research opportunities should they wish to pursue further scholarly work in transplantation research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July 1 until October 30.
University of Maryland Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Abdolreza Haririan, MD
Baltimore, MD
For questions contact:
Cinthia Crumedy
Phone:
410-328-5720
Email:
The University of Maryland Transplant Program is one of the largest and most successful transplant centers in the United States. During the fellowship the trainee will be exposed to all aspects of transplantation medicine and become a UNOS-certified transplant physician. The fellowship program includes 6 months of inpatient transplant rotations. The trainees have rotations in the Immunogenetics and Pathology laboratories, and basic science or clinical research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1 to 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 264
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted October through April.
Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Milagros Samaniego-Picota, MD
Detroit, MI
For questions contact:
Stephanie Pizzo
Phone:
313-916-2711
Email:
The transplant fellowship program at the Transplant Institute at Henry Ford Hospital provides an academically sound atmosphere to nephrology for training into excellent transplant physicians. 70% of the fellows who have trained here have gone into practice at academic transplant centers.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 100-110
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted between July and November.
University of Michigan
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Raviprasenna Parasuraman
Ann Arbor, MI
For questions contact:
Linda Prevost
Phone:
(734) 936-6381
Email:
The University of Michigan Transplant Nephrology Fellowship is a comprehensive clinical and research program in which the trainee will acquire extensive experience in the outpatient and inpatient management of kidney, kidney-pancreas, liver, lung and heart transplant recipients. The trainee is directly involved in the University of Michigan Desensitization and Paired Kidney Exchange Programs, QA and QI programs, and will perform over 50 kidney transplant biopsies over the year of training. The fellow will be exposed to interpretation of histocompatibility data and techniques, matching programs and algorithms, and reporting of program performance metrics. The fellow becomes progressively independent during the year of fellowship, and is expected to complete and publish at least one clinical research project.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200-225
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted March - September.
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Hatem Amer, MD
Rochester, MN
For questions contact:
Kathleen Hegna Zelinske
Phone:
507-266-1044
Email:
The Renal Transplant Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester provides outstanding clinical and research training in kidney transplantation, as well as the opportunity to develop expertise in pancreas transplantation. The Mayo program is well known for its experience treating highly sensitized patients via desensitization protocols and paired kidney donation. There is ample opportunity to evaluate living kidney donors including those who are medically complex. The program also routinely performs surveillance biopsies on recipients to screen for subclinical pathology and adjust treatment regimens accordingly. Clinical data is housed in a dedicated database which facilitates clinical research and quality improvement projects. Fellows complete research projects as part of their one year training program. Qualified candidates interested in extending their research experience 1-2 years can apply to the Mayo NIH Nephrology Training Grant. The NIH-funded Mayo CCaTS also offers support for clinical research projects and research educational programs for trainees.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 160-250
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications should be completed by August 1st of the year preceding the program start date.
University of Minnesota
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Samy Riad
Minneapolis, MN
For questions contact:
Sarah Johnson Sexton
Phone:
612-626-9691
Email:
The renal transplantation fellow performs supervised care for inpatient and outpatient kidney transplant recipient patients. On inpatient service, the fellow sees all kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant recipients on morning rounds conducted jointly between the surgery and nephrology services, seeing each transplant patient independently before and after morning rounds, with responsibility for writing orders, along with the surgery fellow and residents, in a concurrent care model. On the outpatient side the fellow has their own transplant clinic weekly, and sees newly discharged transplant recipients, transplant urgent care patients and performs kidney transplant biopsies. The fellow participates in a core, didactic, kidney transplantation curriculum, and in clinical research to include both a prospective research project and case studies under the guidance of the Nephrology transplant faculty.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 175
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted June 1 - December 1.
Missouri
Washington University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Rowena Delos Santos, MD
St. Louis, MO
For questions contact:
Laura Kipper
Phone:
314-362-8351
Email:
The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship involves multidisciplinary training in all aspects of Transplant Nephrology and Kidney-Pancreas transplantation. There is close collaboration between transplant nephrology and transplant surgery including joint daily rounds. The Transplant Nephrology team performs necessary nephrology consultation for recipients of other solid organ transplants (liver, lung, and heart) and we do combined SOT-kidney transplants. The transplant fellow will receive excellent inpatient and outpatient clinical training and also have protected time for research, reading, HLA laboratory training, and to observe organ procurement and the transplant operation.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 220
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted at any time.
North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Scott Sanoff, MD
Durham, NC
For questions contact:
Tisha Quinn
Phone:
919-684-8703
Email:
The Duke University Transplant Center and Division of Nephrology are excited to offer a one year fellowship to qualified board eligible nephrologists interested in a career in transplant nephrology. This 12-month program offers a unique multidisciplinary training experience in a thriving kidney transplant program, which performs over 150 kidney transplants annually. As a high volume solid-organ transplant center, trainees are exposed to a diverse patient population that includes recipients of liver, heart, and lung transplants.
With joint nephrology-surgery inpatient rounds and an integrated outpatient clinic, trainees participate in patient care beginning with the transplant event, and follow newly transplanted patients from their first visit to the outpatient clinic. This allows trainees to have continuity of care with individual patients throughout their first year of transplant.
Trainees will additionally be provided a strong mix of learning opportunities that span the year. These include a structured didactic curriculum, access to a comprehensive on-line lecture series, teaching opportunities in the general nephrology fellowship transplant curriculum, a guided review of seminal articles in transplantation, and a hands-on rotation in the transplant HLA-laboratory.
Fellows will attend transplant administrative and clinical conferences to get a complete look at the inner processes of a large academic transplant program. These include participation in the Donor and Recipient Selection Committees, the Quality and Performance Improvement meetings, Program Retreats, and the Morbidity and Mortality conferences.
Trainees are encouraged to pursue research or other academic projects throughout their year, and are given access to accomplished faculty with a wide array of interests in nephrology, immunology, and kidney transplantation. Faculty are committed teachers and mentors, dedicated to the career development and long term success of our trainees. The ultimate goal of our transplant nephrology fellowship is to develop both complete physicians, comfortable with all aspects clinical transplantation, as well as capable leaders with the knowledge and ability to direct a multidisciplinary transplant program.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 150
Program does accept J1 Visas
University of North Carolina
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Randal Detwiler, MD
Chapel Hill, NC
For questions contact:
Rochelle Moser
Phone:
919-445-2647
Email:
The Nephrology Transplant Fellowship at the University of North Carolina Hospitals provides subspecialty clinical and research training in all aspects of kidney transplantation. The twelve month program accepts one fellow per year and has been accredited since 2005. The program is committed to providing the Transplant Nephrology Fellow a mentored learning opportunity in preparation for a career in academic medicine focused on kidney transplantation.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 77
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic calendar and applications are accepted at any time.
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Tammy Keough-Ryan, MD
Halifax, NS
For questions contact:
Stephanie Haywood
Phone:
902-473-2099
The Kidney Transplant Program (KTP) has been in operation since 1969 under the Multi Organ Transplant Program. The Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Health Sciences Centre is the teaching hospital for Dalhousie University Medical School in Halifax, NS, Canada. It is the regional transplant centre for four provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador and for Prince Edward Island) with a combined population of approximately 2.5 million people. Kidney, pancreas, heart and liver transplantation is performed centralized at the QEII.
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an calendar year cycle and applications are accepted July through January prior to July start date.
New York
Columbia University Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
David J. Cohen, MD
New York, NY
For questions contact:
Bessie Craig
Phone:
212-305-5016
Email:
The CUMC Transplant Nephrology Fellowship provides comprehensive clinical training in all aspects of kidney transplantation in a very busy academic renal/pancreas transplant program utilizing high KDPI deceased donor kidneys, + cross match protocols, paired kidney exchanges and ABO incompatible transplants. The Fellow does 6 months on the in-patient service and 6 months out-patient, working closely with the Transplant Nephrologists and Surgeons on a daily basis with progressively increasing responsibilities. The Fellow is fully involved with decision-making and is a very important member of the patient care team. By the completion of their training, our Transplant Fellows will have expertise in caring for patients in every stage of the transplant process, including pre-transplant evaluation and selection, hospitalization for the transplant procedure, in-patient and out-patient post-transplant care – early after transplantation and long-term, as well as live donor evaluation and selection.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 197
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July - December.
Montefiore Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Enver Akalin, MD
Bronx, NY
For questions contact:
Dr. Enver Akalin
Phone:
718-920-4815
Email:
The Kidney Transplant Center at Montefiore Medical Center – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, initiated in 1967, is one of the oldest continuously operating UNOS approved Kidney Transplant program in the USA. 110-120 kidney transplants are performed each year. There are currently 900 patients on the waiting list for kidney transplantation and more than 1,400 kidney transplant recipients are currently followed-up at our center. Each year 5-10 patients receive combined organ transplantation including kidney/pancreas, kidney/liver and kidney/heart transplantation. 150-200 kidney transplant biopsies are performed each year by transplant nephrology attendings along with renal and transplant nephrology fellows. Renal Transplant Fellowship Program is a 1 year (12 continuous months) clinical program. Fellows are at the inpatient clinical service for six months and at outpatient service continuously through out the year. The fellows rotate at Montefiore Tissue Typing Laboratory for 2 weeks during their fellowship. Fellows involve in clinical and basic research projects associated with transplantation during their 6 months while they are not at inpatient service.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 120-140
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted August - October.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Veronica Delaney
New York, NY
For questions contact:
Nancy Gonzalez
Phone:
(212) 241-8004
Email:
The transplant nephrology fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine provides a broad experience in all clinical aspects of kidney and pancreas transplantation, including inpatient and outpatient transplant services, transplant kidney biopsies, consultation services to non-renal transplant patients, and participation in clinical and translational research. The kidney and pancreas transplant program is part of a large multidisciplinary transplantation Institute, performing over 350 solid organ transplants each year, providing comprehensive patient care, education and training experiences, and clinical and translational research opportunities. Currently, 190-215 kidney transplants and 10-15 pancreas transplants are performed each year.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July to November.
New York University Langone Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Vasishta Tatapudi, MD
New York, NY
For questions contact:
Vasishta Tatapudi, MD
Phone:
212-263-2428
Email:
Our transplant team is committed to developing new treatment strategies in transplant medicine. We are at the forefront of clinical research. Our focus is on creating innovative techniques to care for people with life threatening liver disease or kidney disease.
We offer expertise in the following types of transplantation:
- Living donor transplantation, in which an organ such as a kidney or portion of the liver is donated by a healthy person
- Paired kidney transplantation, in which donor and recipient pairs team up to achieve compatible kidneys for each recipient
- ABO (also known as blood type) and HLA (human leukocyte antigen) incompatible transplantation, where the recipient receives treatment before transplantation so he or she can safely accept an organ from an incompatible donor
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 100
Program does accept J1 Visas
State University of New York at Buffalo
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Shirley Chang, MD
Buffalo, NY
For questions contact:
Shirley Chang
Phone:
716-898-3337
Email:
The State University of New York at Buffalo has 2 openings for one-year ASN/AST certified transplant nephrology fellowship yearly. There are two pathways: a clinical training pathway, and a clinial/research pathway through the Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program. The physicians will be expected to perform at the level of Clinical Instructor in Medicine within the Department of Nephrology.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 90
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Weill Cornell Medicine
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Darshana Dadhania, MD
New York, NY
For questions contact:
ThuTrang Du
Phone:
212-746-4480
The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine (NYP-WCM) provides advanced education and training to the next generation of transplant nephrologists. Our kidney transplant program has a long and distinguished history having performed the very first first kidney transplant in the New York tri-state region in October 1963. We perform more than 200 kidney transplants annually with excellent patient and graft outcomes and to date have carried out more than 5000 kidney transplants. In addition to the robust kidney transplantation program, kidney and pancreas, pancreas alone, liver and liver and kidney transplants are performed at our center.
US News & World Report consistently ranked our Nephrology program in the top 5 in the last five years. Our Department of Transplantation Medicine was founded in 1994 with Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran as the founding Chief. Our training program inculcates the trainees with knowledge of immunology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility testing, pharmacology and management of immunosuppression, as well as management of early and late complications post kidney-transplantation. In close collaboration with the transplant surgeons, the program offers critical knowledge of surgical techniques and associated complications.
Our Department of Transplantation is comprised of prominent clinicians and scientists committed to training the next generation of physicians. We have an ideal balance of clinical medicine and basic, translational and clinical research. Our faculty consists of 7 transplant nephrologists, 3 kidney transplant surgeons, 2 kidney pathologists, and 6 histocompatibility experts. Our program is unique in that two of our clinical faculty, Drs. Manikkam Suthanthiran and Darshana Dadhania, have expertise in histocompatibility testing and are New York State licensed Directors of Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory. Our graduates of transplant nephrology fellowship are academic faculty at prestigious institutions such as University of Michigan, University of Chicago, University of California at San Francisco and NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
We have a highly productive research laboratory with continuous NIH funding for the past three decades. Our Gene Expression Profiling (GEM) laboratory under the leadership of Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran has pioneered the development of noninvasive biomarkers to ascertain kidney status and has functioned as the Molecular Core for multi-center NIH sponsored Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation. Our faculty has active research projects focused on developing mRNA/miRNA profiles predictive of acute rejection in kidney allografts, allograft fibrosis, diagnosis and prognostication of BK virus nephropathy and studies of alterations in the gut microbiome in kidney allograft recipients.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July - December.
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Brian Stephany, MD
Cleveland, OH
For questions contact:
Brian Stephany, MD
Phone:
216-444-5382
Email:
The Cleveland Clinic department of Nephrology & Hypertension is pleased to offer specialized training in the field of transplant nephrology. This is a one year fellowship sanctioned by the AST Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program, LLC and is designed to provide a clinically rigorous and academically stimulating year dedicated to produce nephrologists competent in managing a highly complex transplant patient population and potentially direct a transplant program of their own. Interested applicants should visit the Cleveland Clinic nephrology fellowship website.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: Approximately 150
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and fellows are accepted year round.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Uday Nori
Columbus, OH
For questions contact:
Uday Nori
Phone:
614-293-4997
Email:
The Comprehensive Transplant Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of the largest organ transplant programs in the nation, performing approximately 200 kidney and 30 pancreas transplant annually. The Center is one of the six signature programs at the medical center since 2004. The four full-time transplant nephrologists participate in all aspects of patient management along with the transplant surgeons. Post-transplant care is provided as a multi-disciplinary, collaborative model both in the inpatient as well as the outpatient settings. The Center also provides long-term care for the duration of the allograft function, regardless of the longevity. The transplant nephrology fellow participates in the management of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients at all stages of their transplantation starting at the pre-transplant evaluation. The fellow is expected to attend one living donor evaluation clinic and one recipient evaluation clinic each week under supervision. Patients are evaluated independently and the plan discussed with the attending before a detailed note is documented in the medical record. Once the patient’s overall assessment is complete the fellow presents the case to the multidisciplinary committee for the final decision. These activities allow the fellow to maintain independence in patient assessment while obtaining the necessary education and supervision. In the post-transplant setting, all the newly transplanted patients are co-managed by the surgical and nephrology teams in the daily multidisciplinary rounds. The fellow has the opportunity to independently assess patients and participate in the management of immunosuppression as well as the medical problems on a daily basis.
Program does accept J1 Visas
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Aparna Padiyar, MD
Cleveland, OH
For questions contact:
L'Tanya Stanfield
Phone:
216-844-8060
An additional year of training is offered for board eligible nephrologists interested in pursing a career in kidney transplantation.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 80-90
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted year round.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Amit Govil, MD
Cincinnati, OH
For questions contact:
Jessica Bailey
Phone:
513-558-5468
Email:
The University of Cincinnati Transplant Program has been a national leader in organ transplantation for over 45 years, with a very active Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Program. The Transplant Program is currently staffed by four transplant nephrologists, six transplant surgeons, a nurse practitioner, and the full complement of ancillary professionals, including pharmacists, social workers and transplant immunology personnel.
Our overall goal is to mold the Transplant Fellow into an outstanding clinician with experience that extends all the way from a strong clinical base to state-of-the-art research protocols, especially in the context of antibody-mediated rejection and desensitization.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 67
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted in July and August.
Ontario
London Health Sciences Center University Hospital
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
John Johnson, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC
London, ON
For questions contact:
John Johnson
Phone:
(519) 663-3319
Email:
Over the course of twelve months the transplant fellow completes the following rotations: six months of in-patient care/clinics (including follow-up clinics and potential recipient/donor clinics), two months of clinics only, one month of renal pathology, one month of tissue typing lab, and two months of research (either clinical or basic). Scheduled didactic teaching is provided in monthly academic half-days, where pre-set topics are reviewed/discussed between the fellow and a nephrology consultant. The topics of the didactic sessions range from basic immunology to common clinical scenarios. Also didactic teaching occurs between the fellow and attending nephrologist during in-patient rounds (conducted at least thrice weekly by the consultant) and out-patient clinics.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 80
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and fellows are accepted six months prior to the start date.
McMaster University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Azim Gangji, MD
Hamilton, ON
For questions contact:
Wendy Clark
Phone:
905-522-1155 (ext. 33386)
Email:
The McMaster University Renal Transplant Fellowship Program is a fellow focused and centered program with a strong emphasis on competency based education provided in the form of protected academic half days, journal clubs, retreats, simulation and procedural training and a comprehensive curriculum emphasizing the knowledge, skills and attitude required to become a proficient transplant nephrologist. The program's vision is to empower our learners to strive for excellence and innovation in all CanMEDS domains to become skilled, responsible, professional, competent and compassionate transplant clinicians providing patient-centered care.
Over the one year of training, fellows are exposed to in-patient transplantation whereby they oversee the care of acute and chronic transplant patients. In addition, fellows are provided a unique longitudinal clinic during their training to develop competency in pre and post-transplant care of patients. Other specific rotations include immunology and histocompatibility, transplant infectious disease clinics, research, pathology and elective rotations. The program performs various types of deceased donor transplantation as well as performs low and high risk living donor transplantation including HLA and ABO incompatible and living donor paired exchange. The program emphasizes collaboration with transplant surgeons and inter-professionals and provides fellows numerous opportunities to build competency in the provision of clinical care, research and quality assurance.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2-3
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 120-135
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic calendar year (July 1 to June 30). The application deadline is December 31st annually, 6 months prior to the start of the following fellowship program's academic year.
University of Ottawa
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Stephanie Hoar, MD
Ottawa, ON
For questions contact:
Lesli Ransome
Phone:
613-738-8400
Email:
The University of Ottawa Division of Nephrology offers a 12 month fellowship in renal transplantation. The program is accredited with the ASN/AST and is pending new accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This fellowship is geared for those individuals who have completed Nephrology training but would like to extend and expand their expertise in renal transplantation. The training program includes a minimum 6 month core clinical experience in the inpatient and outpatient setting as well as two months of laboratory transplantation in the tissue typing lab and pathology. Four months are set aside for possible elective experiences depending on the fellow’s research and/or clinical interests. The fellowship accepts 1-2 trainees per year; applications are due by October 16th of each calendar year with decisions made by mid-November.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 93
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications for the following year are due by October 16th.
University of Toronto
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Jeffrey Shiff, MD
Toronto, ON
For questions contact:
Lisa Gallant-LaBelle
Phone:
416-340-3840
Email:
The program includes six months on a dedicated renal transplant inpatient service attended by a transplant nephrologist. Patients are admitted under the transplant nephrologist and include deceased and living-donor renal transplants, expanded criteria and donation after cardiac death donors, an active desensitization program, as well as management of a wide variety of post-transplant problems. Electives include Transplant Infectious Disease, HLA Lab, Transplant Pathology, Pediatric transplant, and research. There are a large number of outpatient clinics including pre-transplant assessment and post-transplant care, and a comprehensive set of formal teaching activities.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 3
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 160
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar (but flexible) and applications are accepted at any time.
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Joseph Lockridge, MD
Portland, OR
For questions contact:
Marlo McClure-Porter
Phone:
503-494-9840
Email:
A minimum of six months is spent on the kidney transplant inpatient service and twelve months in the kidney transplant outpatient clinic.
Fellows gain experience in all clinical aspects of kidney transplant including Immunosuppression management, renal biopsies and renal pathology.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 120
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted 12-18 months prior to start date.
Pennsylvania
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Gitana Bradauskaite, MD
Philadelphia, PA
For questions contact:
Kate Ruch
Phone:
215-456-6629
Email:
The transplant program has been in contiuous existence since 1964. Hospital is situated in the city limits and serves predominantly inner city population. Has robust referral pattern from the Tri-state region. Very active program, with the second largest wait-list in the region. Has on-site HLA laboratory and opportunities for clinical and basic research.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 54
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Thomas Jefferson University
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Rakesh Gulati, MD
Philadelphia, PA
For questions contact:
Colleen DePaola
Phone:
(215) 955-6550
Moderate size program with unusual degree of nephrology influence. Solid organs are kidney, pancreas, liver, heart. Fellowship in transplant medicine is clinically weighted, yet research activity required. Patients are followed for life of allograft, providing opportunities for management of diverse transplant complications. Approximately 75 outpatients seen weekly.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 75-80
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted September to December.
University of Pennsylvania
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Simin Goral, MD
Philadelphia, PA
For questions contact:
Simin Goral, MD
Phone:
215-662-4341
Email:
The Penn Renal Transplant Fellowship offers an exceptional training environment, encompassing a large, diverse clinical practice and an innovative research program with high-impact potential. Fellows are exposed to both the broad spectrum of issues that arise in the pre-and post-transplant management of kidney transplant patients, as well as the myriad of kidney-related issues that occur in the non-renal organ transplant setting. Under the mentorship of an experienced and education-focused faculty, trainees are afforded the opportunity to expand their knowledge base and procedural expertise, in addition to enhancing their scholarly, interpersonal, communication and teaching skills. By capitalizing on these programmatic strengths, fellows will have the chance to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, over 60% of who have launched successful careers in an academic transplant environment.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 180-190
Program does not accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted 1-2 years prior to anticipated start date.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Christine Wu, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
For questions contact:
Melissa Connell
Phone:
412-647-5734
Email:
An established, renowned, large volume transplant program with experienced transplant nephrologist, surgeons, pathologist, critical care MD's and HLA directors will provide a comprehensive clinical and research training in renal transplantation. Clinical program will cover both inpatient and outpatient services and will cover both pre and post transplant as well as short and long-term transplant care. Opportunities for research with various clinical and research leaders are available to enrich fellowship training.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 180-200
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted May - August of each year.
Quebec
McGill University Health Centre
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Marcelo Cantarovich, MD
Montreal, QC
For questions contact:
Marcelo Cantarovich
Phone:
514-934-1934 ext. 35203
The objective of this one year fellowship is to provide advanced training in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. The fellowship is intended for a nephrology resident who has completed tow years of core nephrology training. The candidates will be responsible for securing salary support for his/her fellowship training.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 70
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar (but flexible) and applications are accepted July 1 until June 30.
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Aurora Posadas Salas
Charleston, SC
For questions contact:
Elena Giordano
Phone:
843-792-0156
Email:
Our program provides an extensive inpatient and outpatient experience with over 200 kdiney transplants annually. The fellows are involved in all aspects of care including evaluation for candidacy as a donor and recipient, and post-transplant care of the patient. There is emphasis placed on academic ventures during the year resulting in publications and presenting abstracts at various meetings. Our fellows upon graduation should be both an exceptional clinician able to direct and lead a transplant program as well as take on academic endeavors.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted July 1 - November 30.
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Memphis Transplant Institute
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Miklos Z. Molnar, MD, PhD
Memphis, TN
For questions contact:
Latasha Lovett
Phone:
901-516-0929
Email:
Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute is a fast growing program in Memphis, TN, that has a unique structure where transplant nephrologist, transplant hepatologist as well as transplant surgeons work together collaboratively. Our training program offers a training experience certified by the ASN/AST credentialing program, which includes at least 8 month clinical experience in which the trainee will manage renal transplant recipients as the primary care giver in both an inpatient and outpatient setting as well as donor and recipient evaluations, kidney graft biopsy, and all prominent features of the clinical experience. Our transplant nephrology fellowship program also offers a rigorous educational requirement including but not limited to journal club to discuss landmark studies of the field of kidney transplantation as well as recently published papers and month biopsy rounds. In addition to the one – year only clinical track, there is also a unique opportunity to get formal scientific education in our two – years combined clinical /research track. This track allows the opportunity to obtain formal degree (Master of Epidemiology or Certificate in Clinical Investigation) as well as perform basic science or clinical science research projects. The program may contribute to reimburse the entire or partial portion of the tuition fee of the formal degree.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 140-160
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year, and applications are accepted the entire year.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Bea Concepcion, MD
Nashville, TN
For questions contact:
Justin Wolf
Phone:
615-343-6105
Email:
This is a one year training experience that begins at the time a candidate is board eligible or certified for the subspecialty of nephrology. The training program includes a six-month clinical experience in which the trainee will manage at least 30 renal transplant recipients as the primary care giver in both in-and outpatient settings, donor evaluation, pre-transplant and recipient evaluation, and all prominent features for the clinical experience. The trainee is expected to manage immunosuppression, fluid-electrolyte balance, acid base balance, blood pressure and glucose controle, and anti-infective prophylaxis for all newly engrafted recipients. There is also an additional six-months of elective time including rotations through transplant pathology, tissue typing, organ bank activities, transplant of other organs, pediatric renal transplantation, and research. Each trainee is expected to be a participant in a clinical and/or basic transplant research project during the year with the expectation that publishable data will be obtained by the trainee. In addition to these clinical and research activities, the training program includes a journal club, weekly transplant research conference, weekly transplant patient conference, monthly renal transplant biopsy conference, as well as other didactic activities in the Division of Nephrology.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 200+
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted January - September for the following fellowship year.
Texas
Houston Methodist
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Hassan N. Ibrahim
Houston, TX
For questions contact:
Dr. Hassan N. Ibrahim
Phone:
713-441-6081
For six months out of the transplant training year the fellow will be engaged in direct patient care in both the in-patient and out-patient settings. Because trainees from different training programs may have had differing degrees of experience in the care of transplant patients, the trainee will initially be closely supervised and guided. As the trainee gains experience, and becomes better acquainted with existing management protocols, and the rationale behind them, the fellow will be accorded progressively greater autonomy.
Link to transplant program:
Program does not accept J1 Visas
University of Texas - Southwestern
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, M.D.
Dallas, TX
For questions contact:
Sydney Volkman-Lawson
Phone:
214-645-5418
The fellow will perform supervised care for kidney transplant recipients including inpatient and outpatient, at the UTSW- Clements University Hospital and the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The transplant nephrology fellowship offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary clinical training in solid organ transplantation including a dedicated blocks to renal pathology, renal transplant sonogram, transplant infectious disease, and transplant immunology laboratory experience.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 65
Program does accept J1 Visas
Virginia
University of Virginia
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Angie Nishio-Lucar
Charlottesville, VA
For questions contact:
Monica Olsen
Phone:
434-297-7199
Email:
UVA Division of Nephrology has an AST-accredited fellowship in Transplant Nephrology available for the academic year starting July 2017 and each year thereafter. This training includes exposure to clinical transplantation in both the outpatient and inpatient setting and covers management of renal and pancreas transplant recipients.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 90
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted at any time.
Virginia Commonwealth University/MCV
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Dr. Dhiren Kumar
Richmond, VA
For questions contact:
Jeanette Wood
Phone:
804-828-3149
Email:
This is a comprehensive fellowship in transplant nephrology with exposure to the pretransplant selection process, the inpatient management and the post transplant follow up care of the kidney and pancreas transplant recipient. There is exposure to both ABO incompatible and HLA-incompatible living donor-recipient pairs. The fellows are expected to spend some time in the HLA lab as well as in the operating room where they will observe both the organ retrieval as well as the recipient surgery. Management of immunosuppressive protocols and treatment of both acute cellular rejection and antibody-mediated rejection are emphasized.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1-2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 125-150
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted from July 1 - October 1 of the year before the fellowship begins.
Washington
University of Washington Medical Center
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Christopher Blosser, MD
Seattle, WA
For questions contact:
Christopher Blosser, MD
Phone:
206-598-1849
The goal of the University of Washington transplant nephrology program is to provide in-depth experience in transplant patient care associated with a comprehensive didactic program. Inpatient and outpatient care will include post-operative management of kidney and kidney/pancreas recipients, participation in liver, lung and heart transplant consultation and outpatient evaluation of post-transplant recipients, living donors and recipient candidates.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 130
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted throughout the year.
Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Brahm Vasudev, MD
Milwaukee, WI
For questions contact:
Kathileen Arnold
Phone:
414-955-0313
Email:
The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship training involves exposure to kidney and pancreas transplantation in the outpatient and inpatient setting. The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship training will cover the management of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients, understanding and managing of immunosuppressive therapies, handling of medical and surgical complications early after transplantation as well as long-term care of kidney transplant recipients. The Transplant Nephrology Fellowship training program includes formal exposure and instruction in donor-recipient evaluation, renal transplant biopsy, nephropathology, non-renal solid organ transplantation, living and deceased kidney procurement, ABO incompatible kidney transplant, HLA laboratories as well as clinical and basic science research in kidney transplantation.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 1
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 80
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic year calendar and applications are accepted throughout the year.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Transplant Program Fellowship Director:
Maha Mohamed, MD
Madison, WI
For questions contact:
Samantha Strennen
Phone:
608-265-7593
Email:
The Division of Transplantation in the Department of Surgery together with the Department of Medicine Section of Nephrology offer a one-year transplant medicine fellowships annually. The transplant medicine fellows at the University of Wisconsin will gain in-depth exposure to the medical management of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. The transplant medicine fellows will gain experience in renal transplant biopsies as well as managing immunosuppression for kidney and pancreas recipients. As part of the educational program, the transplant medicine fellows round daily, attend weekly educational conferences, patient section, and morbidity and mortality conferences.
Link to transplant program:
Number of renal transplant fellows accepted annually: 2
Number of kidney transplants performed annually: 270
Program does accept J1 Visas
Program is on an academic calendar year and applications are accepted year round.