Hoag Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

Fellows can expect to complete at least 200 endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and 200 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) cases during their training year.

Procedures that trainees will gain experience in include (but not limited to):

• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

• Altered anatomy ERCP

• ERCP with cholangioscopy

• Ampullectomy

• Complex pancreatic duct therapy

• Endoscopic dilation and stenting therapy (esophagus, gastroduodenal, colonic)

• Endoscopic stricture management (incisional therapy)

• Endoscopic management of complex fistulas (endoscopic glue, clips, suturing)

• Endoscopic mucosal resection

• Endoscopic submucosal resection

• Endoscopic full thickness resection

• Mucosal radiotherapy and cryotherapy ablation

• Endoscopic bariatric and metabolic procedures

• Complex colonoscopy

• Endoluminal functional impedence planimetry

• Gastrojejunostomy tube placement

• Gastroenteric anastomosis, cholecystoduodenal anastomosis, choledochoduodostomy anastomosis creation with lumen apposing metal stents

• EUS-guided liver biopsy

• EUS-guided portosystemic pressure gradient measurement

• EUS-guided shearwave elastography

• Per-oral endoscopic myotomy procedures (Zenkers, esophageal, gastric)

• Endoscopic suturing for luminal defects

• Endoscopic vacuum therapy

• Small bowel enteroscopy (anterograde and retrograde)

The fellow will spend approximately 50% of their time at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Newport Beach campus, and 50% of their time at Hoag Irvine Endoscopy Units. Fellows are expected to report to work Monday-Friday, except approved holidays, and be available for emergency calls for patients under their care and responsibility.

The fellows will demonstrate an ongoing commitment to self-directed learning and research. They will be expected to come up with a scholarly project by the end of the first month of the program. They will complete an abstract by the first week of December to be submitted to Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and author at least one publication by the end of their fellowship year. The fellows will also formally present their research to the fellowship leadership and faculty.

• Quarterly Program Endoscopic Case Conference

• Department Endoscopic Case Conference

• Monthly Journal Club

• Bi-Weekly Didactics

• Digestive Disease Week

• American Foregut Society (if interested)

• The fellow will be compensated at the appropriate PGY salary level.

• Benefits include medical/vision/dental insurance, professional liability coverage, disability coverage, and paid time off.

• Travel accommodations and reimbursements are granted for the fellow to attend Digestive Disease Week

There are two (2) positions available for the 2027-2028 fellowship year.

1 year (July 1^st – June 30^th)

Candidate Qualifications

• Applicants must be board eligible and/or board certified in Internal Medicine, and completed a Gastroenterology Fellowship program.

• Applicants must be eligible to obtain an unrestricted California medical license prior to the beginning of fellowship training. We are unable to provide J-1 visa sponsorship at this time. ****

• View the requirements for a California medical license

How to Apply?

• The fellowship has 1 position available in the ASGE Match for the 2027-2028 fellowship year.

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for 1 position outside of the ASGE Match for the 2027-2028 fellowship year. Email your application documentation to: GMEOffice@hoag.org

Application Materials

• Application Form

• Curriculum Vitae: Please include honors, award, & publications on your curriculum vitae

• A personal statement describing your career aspirations and clinical interest.

• Three (3) letters of recommendation – one letter must be from your residency Program Director and/or Advanced Endoscopist

• Copies of:

  • USMLE/COMLEX Score Reports

  • Medical School Diploma

  • ECFMG certificate if applicable

  • Residency Certificate

  • Summative Fellowship Evaluations (optional)

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