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This fellowship is clinically oriented, which helps provide fellows with a broad exposure to all aspects of hepatobiliary surgery. The fellow spends nine months rotating on each of two hepatobiliary services. The remaining three months are free of direct patient care obligations. It is expected this time will be used to complete clinical research projects.

Fellows are responsible for preoperative and postoperative patient care, and they will perform surgical procedures under the attending surgeon's direction. The hepatobiliary fellow covers rotating emergency calls in conjunction with the surgical oncology fellows, helps supervise and instruct residents and medical students, and participates in outpatient clinics, ward rounds, lectures, seminars, Journal Clubs, and research conferences. The hepatobiliary fellow participates fully in all academic activities within the Department of Surgery. The surgical conferences of the department include a core course in surgical oncology given each summer, weekly grand rounds, a monthly Journal Club where controversial issues are discussed, and a weekly lecture series on surgical oncology related topics. In addition, the fellow is expected to attend and participate in biweekly Hepatobiliary Disease Management case conferences. Fellows have access to all conferences within the Center. Currently, there are approximately 50 formal conferences and five to ten special lectures each week. Fellows will discuss research interests prior to July 1 so that background reading and preparation can be completed early in the year. Hopefully each fellow will complete at least two clinically oriented research projects by the end of the year.

Program Director
Leslie Blumgart, MD
Application Deadline
May 1
Length of Program
1 year
Eligibility

Applicants must have completed their residency training in general surgery and be eligible to sit for the examination of the American Board of Surgery by the anticipated starting date. Foreign medical graduates with equivalent qualifications are also eligible to apply and must have completed all three of the USMLE examinations.

Preference is given to those that will have completed the first year of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship.

Number of Positions
1
How To Apply
A letter of interest in the fellowship should be sent by May 1 of the year prior to the anticipated starting date. Applicants are also encouraged to visit the Center. A completed application; a copy of the applicant's curriculum vitae; and three letters of recommendation will be required, one of which must be from the director of the residency program. Selected candidates will be asked to come to New York City for formal interviews in September of the preceding year.
Contact
Leslie H. Blumgart, MD
E-mail
blumgarl@mskcc.org
Phone
212-639-8721
Address

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065

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