Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Fellowship

The goal of this 1-year, independent, MIS fellowship is to train a general surgeon to become a specialist and academic leader in advanced minimally invasive surgical procedures and techniques. These include many advanced GI, bariatric, hepatobiliary and diagnostic and therapeutic flexible endoscopic procedures. Our diverse and dedicated faculty guide fellows through pathophysiology, diagnosis and advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment of the esophagus, solid organs, morbid obesity and complex hernia care. The fellow will learn advanced laparoscopic operative techniques, including total esophagectomy, Heller myotomy, anti-reflux operations, robotic nephrectomies, adrenalectomies, sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as well as cutting-edge endoscopic bariatric procedures. In addition, as a tertiary referral center for complex hernias, abdominal wall reconstruction, advanced laparoscopic and robotic hernia operations are commonly performed.

At the Center for the Future of Surgery, fellows can take advantage of multiple da Vinci Robotic Surgical Systems for research and training use, including access to alternative robotic systems. In addition, we have a robust teaching and simulation program that targets resident, fellow and medical student surgical education and simulation using our multi-million dollar supported wet/dry lab for simulation and research. This program includes fellow teaching in the weekly wet and dry lab procedures that simulate complex surgical conditions and procedures.

The fellow will be expected to teach surgical residents and medical students fundamental techniques in laparoscopic, robotic and endoscopic surgery and lecture students in the surgical rotation and general surgery residents on select topics in minimally invasive surgery. The fellow will be expected to attend and participate in all didactic teaching conferences in the Department of Surgery, including presenting and discussing cases in the monthly multidisciplinary GI/Surgery GEMS conference (covering patients with complex esophageal disease) and the multidisciplinary hernia conference.