Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota) - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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Overview

The Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, provides fellows with the best possible foundation for a career in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) and transplantation surgery. The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) has accredited Mayo Clinic for training in liver and kidney transplantation. The Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) has accredited Mayo Clinic for training in HPB surgery.

This two-year fellowship prepares you for either academic medicine or private practice by training with board-certified staff who teach management concepts in:

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
Living donor transplantation (kidney and liver)
Deceased donor liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation
Pediatric transplantation exposure
Multidisciplinary team management
Multi-organ transplants
Paired donation
Surgical management of benign and malignant HPB diseases
Laparoscopic HPB surgery
Multidisciplinary management of non-HPB malignancies involving the HPB tract
HPB intraoperative ultrasonography
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Operative ablative therapy
Intraoperative radiation therapy relevant to HPB malignancies

Program highlights include:

Ample opportunity to complete clinical research projects during the Donor Service rotations.
Ample opportunity to present at national meetings.
A strong didactic training program that includes a monthly morbidity and mortality conference as well as weekly Transplant Grand Rounds, kidney and liver selection committees, fellows’ education conference, and journal club.
Graduated autonomy and serial progression through each transplant operation.
A balance between work and life responsibilities.

surgeons – 8 abdominal transplant and 8 HPB – to learn from

2-year

program accepting one fellow each year

1st

fellow began Aug. 1, 2024

Director's welcome

The two years spent in transplant training can be arduous and at times even trying – but they are also fulfilling and can be overwhelmingly joyous. You will be joining a small, worldwide community of surgeons that has an enormous impact on patients’ lives.

Certification

The Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery fellowship is approved by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) for kidney and liver transplantation certifications. It has also been approved by the Fellowship Council as an HPB-Transplant fellowship. There will also be exposure to pancreas transplantation in addition to pediatric transplantation (liver and kidney).

When you successfully complete the Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship, you will be eligible to be certified by ASTS and AHPBA.

Program history

The Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship began in August 2024. It is anticipated that one fellow will complete training in the program each year.