The Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Training Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a one-year clinical program designed to fulfill ACGME requirements by providing training and education which meet requirement for Board eligibility for certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatric Transplant Hepatology. The program provides extensive inpatient and outpatient clinical experience and didactic teaching in order to prepare the trainee to manage advanced liver disease, gain competence in transplant hepatology, diagnosis and management of complex hepatology problems, and understand the approach to clinical research in hepatology.
Learn More About the Training Program
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Liver Transplant Program was fully established in 1998, and is affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine, and the University of Southern California (USC). The program currently has four devoted transplant hepatologists in addition to four pediatric liver transplant surgeons, eleven pediatric gastroenterologists and an outstanding Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program with six pediatric fellows (two per year). Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the largest pediatric liver transplant centers on the West Coast, performing an average 18 pediatric liver transplant surgeries yearly with excellent patient and graft survival rates. The program follows over 250 pediatric post-transplant patients.
U.S. News & World Report has again ranked CHLA highest in California and one of the top ten children’s hospitals in the nation. We have been named to the magazine’s Honor Roll of the country’s premier children’s hospitals every year since 2007.
Trainees spend six months on the inpatient Liver Transplant Service where their responsibilities are primarily focused on inpatient care, performing procedures, and assisting in the education and supervision of residents. The remaining six months are focused on clinical observational activities (including but not limited to interventional radiology procedures, transplant liver pathology, liver imaging) and clinical research projects. Throughout the year, trainees spend dedicated time in the outpatient setting with 11 months in the Transplant Clinic and 6 months in the Hepatology Continuity Clinic.
Our Division offers the following clinical programs:
- Gastroenterology
- Liver and intestinal transplant
- Intestinal rehabilitation and nutrition
- Advanced endoscopy and motility testing
Research
Quality Improvement Projects include immunosuppression modification. Outcome of graft and patient survival. CHLA is a member of the ChiLDREN pediatric liver disease consortium - participating in U01/NIH sponsored clinical trials of research.
How to Apply
The CHLA Liver Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program is a part of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Our program takes applications via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). If you are interested in applying for our fellowship program, you will need to apply through ERAS application process.
Program Fast Facts
AGME Accredited: Yes
Fellows Per Year: 1
Duration: 1 Year
Postgraduate Training Required: 3 years
U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Salary Minimums:
Post Graduate Year 4: $78,531 minimum
Post Graduate Year 5: $81,677 minimum
Post Graduate Year 6: $84,712 minimum
Post Graduate Year 7: $87,652 minimum
Post Graduate Year 8: $90,952 minimum
Post Graduate Year 9+: Please contact gme@chla.usc.edu
Benefits Include: Health and dental insurance, 14 days paid vacation+ 6 protected sick days, yearly educational stipend, monthly meal stipend, and 401(k) matching up to 3%
Additional Gastroenterology Training at CHLA
Other opportunities for GI training include: