Transplant Hepatology / Hepatology Research

General Overview

ACGME Transplant Hepatology Program

The Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center is designed to provide advanced training in liver disease and liver transplantation for candidates intending to pursue a career in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. Candidates are required to have completed an ACGME-accredited gastroenterology fellowship program. The Transplant Hepatology Fellowship is intended to provide a comprehensive academic educational program with advanced clinical training, research and local, regional and national conferences.

The duration of the fellowship is one year. During the fellowship, the fellow will be provided with the opportunity to fulfill UNOS qualifications for a liver transplant physician. They will be given the opportunity to observe the liver transplant operation and to attend organ procurements. The fellow will follow post-liver transplant patients at least weekly in the outpatient clinic. Fellows will see patients with liver diseases of all types and severity including patients undergoing evaluation for elevated liver tests, decompensated cirrhosis, liver transplant evaluation and post liver transplant are. Responsibilities include rounding on pre and post liver transplant patients and formulating a plan that will be presented to the liver attending.

Under the mentorship of one of the liver faculty, fellows are expected to conduct clinical research with the expectation they will present their research at one of the national liver meetings such as AASLD, ACG, or ATC.  They will be responsible for submitting the research proposal to the IRB and following through with the research plan, submission of an abstract and manuscript. Approximately 25 percent of the fellow’s time is devoted to research.

The educational component of the fellowship revolves around local conferences conducted at Carolinas Medical Center, which include medical grand rounds, liver pathology conference, weekly transplant selection conferences, liver-GI Journal Club and monthly hepatobiliary conferences. Regional conferences include Carolinas Medical Center’s CME Liver Course.  Fellows attend at least one national conference.  Fellows will also work with other members of the liver faculty which include Philippe Zamor, MD, Paul Schmeltzer, MD, Andrew deLemos, MD and  Steven Zacks, MD.  Carolinas Medical Center has an ACGME-accredited Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.

To Apply:

Apply through AASLD Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Application System. 

Haley Waypa
haley.waypa@atriumhealth.org
Director, Internal Medicine Operations
1000 Blythe Blvd., MEB 5th floor
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone:

Non-ACGME Hepatology Clinical and Research Fellowship Program

The Hepatology Clinical and Research Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center is designed to provide the Fellow a year of  clinical training in hepatology and transplant hepatology liver as well as the opportunity to conduct research. A goal after successful completion of the fellowship is for the candidate to be competitive for GI fellowship.

Candidates are required to have completed an ACGME‐accredited residency in internal medicine and they must be board eligible or board certified in internal medicine. The duration of the fellowship is one year.

The educational component of the Fellowship revolves around local conferences conducted at Carolinas Medical Center, which include Medical Grand Rounds, Liver Pathology Conference, weekly transplant selection conferences, Liver‐GI Journal Club and monthly hepatobiliary conferences. Regional conferences include Carolinas Medical Center’s CME Liver Course. Fellows attend at least one national conference.

Fellows will also work with other members of the liver faculty which include Philippe Zamor, MD, Steven Zacks, MD (GI PD), Paul Schmeltzer, MD and Andrew deLemos, MD.

Carolinas Medical Center has an ACGME‐accredited Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.

To Apply:

Applications are accepted between August 1st and December 1st . Interviews are held in December.

Hepatology Clinical and Research Fellowship Application (PDF)

Send completed applications to:

Haley Waypa
haley.waypa@atriumhealth.org
Director, Internal Medicine Operations
1000 Blythe Blvd., MEB 5th floor
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone:

Profile of the Program Director
	Mark Russo, MD, MPH, FACG, AGAF, received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan and his Master's in Public Health from School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina. He completed his training in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at The University of North Carolina.   Dr. Russo served as faculty in the liver transplant programs at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan and The University of North Carolina where he earned the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine. He is currently the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Carolinas Medical Center. His research interests include viral hepatitis, liver transplant, hepatocellular carcinoma and drug-induced liver injury. Dr. Russo has published over 70 peer-reviewed publications and five book chapters.
Faculty
	Andrew deLemos, MD Dr. deLemos received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship and advanced hepatology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Areas of interest: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis and liver transplantation.
	Paul Schmeltzer, MD Dr. Schmeltzer received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his gastroenterology fellowship training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He then completed a transplant hepatology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic Rochester. Areas of interest: viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury and hepatobiliary malignancy.
	Steven Zacks, MD Dr. Zacks received his medical degree from the University of Toronto and completed his gastroenterology fellowship training at SUNY Buffalo. He then completed his hepatology fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill. Areas of interest: Fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation. Dr. Zacks is the Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.  See more information about the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.
	Philippe Zamor, MD Dr. Zamor received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and his transplant hepatology training at the Columbia University Medical Center. Areas of interest: treatment of hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation.