Massachusetts General Hospital

Please note Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship name change:

Brigham and Women's Hospital Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship effective 2013
Massachusetts General Hospital is not accepting applications for 2013-2014

The advanced endoscopy faculty at BWH and MGH have joined together to develop a comprehensive and joint fellowship in advanced endoscopy. The primary purpose of the program is to provide an outstanding training program in therapeutic endoscopy. The key feature of the program is the ability to provide a wide experience in advanced endoscopy by combining the endoscopic experience and facilities for use by the advanced endoscopy fellows. The fellows will be able to accumulate a large experience in ERCP and EUS since more than 2000 of these procedures are performed each year. Endoscopic mucosal resection,  BARRX, and stent placement are also performed in large numbers at both institutions. The fellows will have the ability to use this extensive experience by rotating between each institution and accumulating data for clinical trials.

The dramatic and accelerating developments in gastrointestinal endoscopy have increased the demands for structured post-graduate training. Traditional training in endoscopy takes place during the 1-2 years of a traditional three year fellowship in gastroenterology. This type of training provides a good foundation for the skills of upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.

However, the increasing need for training dedicated to ERCP and the recent introduction of a large number of advanced endoscopic techniques has lead to the development of third tier fellowships dedicated to advanced endoscopy.

Endoscopic fellowships may be focused on a single procedure such as ERCP or based more broadly on the discipline of endoscopy. The latter approach may be more appropriate for the training of academic endoscopists and may require a two year period of training. This type of fellowship would include more than training in ERCP and other advanced endoscopy such as EUS and BARRX. It might also include training in statistics, epidemiology, trial planning, and grant writing.

Program Directors:

William Brugge, M.D. Co-Director BWH/MGH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Director, GI Endoscopy Massachusetts General Hospital		John R. Saltzman, M.D. Co-Director BWH/MGH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Director of Endoscopy Brigham and Women's Hospital
Judy Aukstikalnis MGH Fellowship Coordinator (until June 30, 2013) jaukstikalnis@partners.org		Molly Aldrich BWH Fellowship Coordinator maldrich@partners.org

Applicants should have completed an academic gastroenterology fellowship within five years of the application process. Fellows should have a strong interest in an academic career.

The fellows will rotate every three months between Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. At each institution, the fellow will focus on the primary endoscopic technique of their choice and supplemented with some experience in other procedures. Although the fellows' primary focus will be the development of their endoscopic skills, the fellows will be encouraged to begin exploring areas of research interest.

At the conclusion of each three month rotation, the fellows will meet with the faculty and review the three month rotation and plan for the next one. The fellows will be encouraged to interact with the other fellows and faculty in clinical trials planning and database development. The rotations will continue at three month intervals.

MGH-BWH FacultyAll Advanced Endoscopy faculty have academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and are members of the Divisions of Gastroenterology at MGH or BWH. They also participate in the training of gastroenterology fellows.
MGH Faculty

William R. Brugge, MD, Director of GI Endoscopy since 1998, has extensive experience in ERCP, having performed the procedure in academic centers since 1980. Since 1992, he has pursued endoscopic ultrasound as a scientific technique, clinical tool, and a means of understanding pancreatic diseases. He is directing a large multi-center study of the role of EUS in the diagnosis of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. He has also developed the use of confocal endomicroscopy for the detection of early malignancy arising from Barrett's esophagus.

Peter B. Kelsey, MD, Associate Director of GI Endoscopy, has accumulated extensive experience in therapeutic endoscopy at MGH, focusing on ERCP. He has recently pioneered cholangioscopy, a new technique in ERCP. This technique brings a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic tools into the pancreatic-biliary tree. Recently, he has developed a Digital Atlas of Video Education (DAVE) website, an important new educational tool for endoscopy.

Brenna W. Casey, MD has been a faculty member of the Advanced Endoscopy Group since 2000. She is interested in the use of EUS and ERCP to diagnose and manage pseudocysts of the pancreas. Recently she has participated in the development of the DAVE site with Dr. Kelsey. In 2006 she assumed responsibility for directing endoscopic education for traditional GI fellows.

David Forcione, MD has been a faculty member of the Advanced Endoscopy Group at MGH since 2004. Dr. Forcione has a large referral practice in therapeutic endoscopy. He has focused on the use of EUS and ERCP in the management of patients with complex pancreatic biliary diseases. He has pioneered the use of endoscopy in the management of gastric bypass patients.

BWH Faculty John Saltzman, MD, is the Director of the Endoscopy Center at BWH. He is interested in advanced endoscopy procedures including interventional ERCP, the endoscopic treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and endoscopic ultrasound procedures.  His research interests currently include studies that focus on ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound/FNA. He is also involved in studies of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, pancreatic diseases, new endoscopic devices, chemoprevention of colon polyps, general endoscopic procedures, new prototype endoscopy equipment, and endoscopic imaging systems.

Christopher Thompson, MD is the Director of Developmental Endoscopy at BWH and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also on staff at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston, and is co-director of the DoD-funded CIMIT Working Group on Endoscopic Surgery.  He is an active clinician with focused interest in advanced endoscopy as it applies to post-surgical complications, bariatric endoscopy, reflux, and pancreatic disease.  He has also established an active animal lab geared toward device development and industry partnering. The lab currently has several active protocols for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and the development of endoluminal devices.  His research interests include: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), endoscopic suturing, GERD, advanced endoscopy research and device development, and bariatric endoscopy.

Linda Lee, MD is the Medical Director of Women's GI Health at BWH. Her clinical and research interests include pancreatico-biliary diseases combined with advanced endoscopic techniques including ERCP, EUS, and EMR, as well as issues impacting women's health in gastroenterology.

Kunal Jajoo, MD is an Associate Physician at BWH. He was recently recruited back to the Advanced Endoscopy team at BWH. Having spent three years as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, Dr. Jajoo returns to Boston with a clinical focus on advanced endoscopic procedures for esophageal diseases including EUS, EMR, esophageal stenting, and radiofrequency ablation. He also remains clinically active in the care of patients with pancreato-biliary disorders, performing EUS and ERCP, as well as the endoscopic removal of difficult polyps of the colon and upper GI tract.

Marvin Ryou, MD is an Associate Physician at BWH and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His clinical interests include bariatric endoscopy (both primary procedures for weight loss and revisional treatment of failed gastric bypass) and advanced endoscopic procedures as they apply to treatment of pancreaticobiliary disease (ERCP/EUS). His research interests include bariatric research, device development for advanced endoscopy, and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopy Surgery (NOTES).

FacilitiesMGH Endoscopy UnitThe MGH Endoscopy Unit moved to its new facilities in the Blake building at MGH in June 1997. The 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility features procedure rooms dedicated to ERCP, EUS, and laser (BARRX). More than 28,000 procedures are performed yearly, including 800 ERCPs, 800 EUS examinations, and 200 laser treatments. The unit features a large conference room that is connected to four procedure rooms and the MGH auditorium. Faculty and fellow offices are adjacent to the unit. A new outpatient endoscopy unit in Charles River Plaza opened in 2005.
BWH Endoscopy Center

The Endoscopy Center provides a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in a large multi-disciplinary procedure facility. ERCP, EUS, and laser treatments are offered to inpatients and outpatients from BWH, Harvard Pilgrim Health Center, and Dana Farber Cancer Center. More than 10,000 procedures are performed annually, including 800 ERCPs and 250 EUS exams. A conference room provides audio-video connections to the procedure rooms and the BWH auditorium.

MGH/BWH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Alumni

1996-1997	Daniel M. Quirk, MD, MPH
	Associate Professor of Medicine
	Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
	Philadelphia, PA

1997-1998	James Shawn Mallery, MD
	Assistant Professor
	University of Minnesota Hennepin County Medical Center
	Minneapolis, MN

1998-1999	Steven Brandwein, MD
	Medical Director
	Comprehensive Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Center
	Danbury Hospital
	Danbury, CT

1998-1999	Peter M. Rosenberg, MD
	Staff Physician
	St. John's Health Center
	UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
	Santa Monica, CA

1999-2000	Brenna C. Bounds, MD
	Assistant Professor in Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Associate Physician
	Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1999-2002	Brian C. Jacobson, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Boston University School of Medicine
	Director of Endoscopic Ultrasonography
	Associate Director Endoscopy Services
	Boston University Medical Center
	Boston, MA

2000-2001	James J. Farrell, MD
	Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound
	UCLA Medical Center
	Santa Monica, CA

2000-2001	Salim Al-Shalabi, MD
	Private Practice
	San Ramon, CA

2001-2002	John Poneros, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
	Assistant Director, Endoscopy
	New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

2002-2003	Christopher Thompson, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Director of Developmental Endoscopy
	Brigham and Women’s Hospital
	Boston, MA

2002-2003	Jennifer Telford, MD
	Clinical Assistant Professor
	University of British Columbia
	Vancouver, BC Canada

2003-2004	S. Ian Gan, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Virginia Mason Medical Center
	Seattle, WA

2003-2004	David Forcione, MD
	Instructor in Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Associate Physician
	Massachusetts General Hospital
	Boston, MA

2005-2006	Richard Kwon, MD
	Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine
	A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center
	University of Michigan
	Ann Arbor, MI

2004-2006	Linda S. Lee, MD
	Assistant Professor in Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Medical Director of Women’s GI Health
	Brigham and Women’s Hospital
	Boston, MA

2005-2006	Tony Yusuf, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	University of Texas Medical School at Houston
	Houston, TX

2006-2007	Bhavani Moparty, MD
	Faculty Physician
	Baylor University Medical Center
	Dallas, TX

2006-2007	Kunal Jajoo, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Associate Physician
	Brigham and Womens’ Hospital
	Boston, MA

2006-2007	Michael Piesman, MD
	Staff Gastroenterologist
	Instructor in Medicine, University of Texas
	San Antonio School of Medicine
	San Antonio, TX
	Gastroenterology Service
	Brooke Army Medical Center
	Ft. Sam Houston, TX

2007-2008	Christopher Dimaio, MD
	Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy
	Mt Sinai School of Medicine
	Associate Physician, Division of Gastroenterology
	New York Presbyterian Hospital
	New York, NY

2007-2008	Daniel Mullady, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Washington University School of Medicine
	Division of Gastroenterology
	Interventional Endoscopy Section
	St. Louis, MO

2008-2009	Field Willingham, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	The Emory Clinic
	Emory University Hospital
	Atlanta, GA

2008-2009	Patrick Yachimski, MD
	Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
	Nashville, TN

2009-2010	Aman Ali, MD
	Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
	Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
	Springfield, IL

2009-2010	Srinivas Puli, MD
	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
	University of Illinois
	OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
	Peoria, IL

2010-2011	Rabindra Watson, MD
	Clinical Director, Interventional Endoscopy Services
	David Geffen School of Medicine
	Staff Physician
	University of California, Los Angeles
	Los Angeles, CA

2010-2011	Marvin Ryou, MD
	Instructor in Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Associate Physician
	Brigham and Women’s Hospital
	Boston, MA

2011-2012	Michael Larsen, MD
	Attending Physician
	Virginia Mason Medical Center
	Seattle, WA

2011-2012	Kevin Woods, MD
	Attending Physician
	Emory University Hospital
	Atlanta, GA

Current MGH/BWH Advanced Endoscopy Fellows

2011-2013	Inbar Spofford, MD
	MGH/BWH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
	Boston, MA

2012-2013	Allen Hwang, MD
	MGH/BWH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
	Boston, MA

2012-2013	Jayant Talreja, MD
	MGH/BWH Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
	Boston, MA

 

 

Applicants with clinical and basic science research will be given preference.

 

 

 

Applicants should have completed an academic gastroenterology fellowship within 5 years of the application process. Fellows should have a strong interest in an academic career. Preference will be given to applicants who have had experience in clinical research.  International applicants must have at least a J1 Visa to be considered.

Please note Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship name change:
Brigham and Women's Hospital Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship effective 2013
Massachusetts General Hospital is not accepting applications for 2013-2014

Please apply through the ASGE.

First date to offer interview: March 15
One applicant will be accepted to begin July 1

For further information please contact Molly Aldrich at BWH:
maldrich@partners.org