Curriculum

Year 1

First 6 Months

• Basic management of transplant patients
• Transplant evaluation clinic assignments:
  • Kidney Disease
  • Liver Disease
  • Pancreatic Disease
• Vascular access surgery experience
• Multi-organ procurement under the direction of attending provider or senior fellow
• Clinical research and direction (x1 day/week)

Second 6 Months

• Expand into surgical technique of kidney and liver transplantation with focus on kidney transplant
  1. Decreased donor organ recovery
  2. Living donation (lap hand assist/observe robotic)
  3. Organ implantation (open/observe robotic)
• Multi-disciplinary patient rounds
• On-call schedule
• Clinical research (2-3 days/month)

Year 2

First 6 Months

• Continued participation in liver and kidney with a focus on standard liver transplantation
  1. Patient evaluation
  2. Pre- and post-operative care
  3. Decreased donor organ recovery
  4. Decreased donor transplantation
• Multi-disciplinary patient rounds
• On-call schedule
• Clinical research (2-3 days/month)

Second 6 Months

• Continued participation in liver and kidney with a focus on complex/advanced liver transplantation
  1. Live donor donation
  2. Live donor implantation
• Multi-disciplinary patient rounds
• On-call schedule
• Clinical research (2-3 days/month)

For more information and to apply please contact us at URTxpFellowship@urmc.rochester.edu.