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Description:

This is a one-year Complex GI Fellowship with a focus in bariatric surgery and bariatric endoscopy. Fellows have the opportunity to learn/participate in all aspects of the care of the morbidly obese surgical patient.

The Fellow will also have assigned endoscopy time to evaluate and treat pre- and post-op patients, including exposure to bariatric endoscopy.

In addition, there will be the opportunity to learn about obesity medicine, including the use of anti-obesity medication as an adjunct to bariatric surgery, preparing Fellows to take the American Board of Obesity Medicine Certification Exam.

Didactic sessions and Journal Clubs incuding video presentations, covering all major topics of bariatric surgery including revision, malabsorbtive, restrictive, and nutritional deficits and complications. The fellows also participate in SSAT grand rounds.

Clinically based research opportunities are available and it is expected that the fellows will carry out projects for presentation at national meetings.

Fellows completing this program will be well prepared to organize and operate a bariatric program in an academic or private practice setting.

Basic Program Information:

• Location: Plainsboro, New Jersey
• Primary Program Site: Princeton medical center
• Primary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: 235 beds, 14 OR, and 5 Ambulatory OR
• Secondary Program Site: NA
• Secondary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: NA
• Clinic locations and schedule:

  MAP building 5 Plainsboro Rd, suite 275.

  Wai Yip Chau, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday

  Lisa Dobruskin, Monday, Wednesday(Virtual) and Friday

• University Affiliation:
• School of Medicine Affiliation:
• Year Program and/or Designation Established: 2001
• Number of Faculty: 4
• % of Program Clinical: 95
• % of Program Research: 5

Additional Program Information:

• Interaction with Residents: No residents
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Primary Institution? No
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Secondary Institution? No
• Is there a curriculum in place for fellowship? Yes
• Is there a skills lab at the institution with fellow access? Yes
• Are there teaching conferences available for the fellow? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for fellow by faculty in place? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for faculty by fellow in place? Yes
• Papers Accepted For Publication where PD was an author: 1
• Publications that Involved Input from the Fellow: 1
• Are funds available for the Fellow to attend conferences? No

Malpractice Insurance Information:

• The fellow(s) is also required to have attending privileges (insurance coverage must also include all activities for their work while they act as a fellow and an attending) and the program provides the following:
  
  Claims-based malpractice coverage including a tail for the statute of limitations

Contact Information For Questions:

Jennifer Shields
Phone: 609-785-5870 option 2
Fax: 609-785-5867
Email: Jennifer.Shields2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Web: http://www.princetonhcs.org

Facilities

Library
Clinical Research
Robotic simulator