Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program

Emory ranks among the nation’s top pediatrics programs on the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Medical School Specialty Rankings,” while Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ranks among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals on the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Children’s Hospitals.” As one of the largest pediatric care providers in the country, Children’s serves as the primary pediatric teaching site for Emory University School of Medicine. Together, with more than 500 physicians holding titles at both institutions, Children’s and Emory combine their clinical and academic strengths to train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists while also facilitating leading-edge pediatric research.

1. Inpatient Hepatology Rotation (6 months – 9 months): The fellow spends more time on the inpatient services than on any other rotation during the fellowship. During these months the fellow sees a wide range of acute and chronic liver disease in two distinct settings. On the wards, the fellow manages decompensated cirrhosis and acute on chronic liver failure and also provides consultative services. The fellow works closely with transplant surgeons and intensivists to manage a spectrum of critical illness from acute liver failure to peri- and post-transplant complications. The fellow has ample opportunity to perform procedures for a variety of indications, including upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, control of gastrointestinal hemorrhage and liver biopsy
2. Outpatient Hepatology Clinics (6 months): In our outpatient clinics the fellow gains important experience in general hepatology, including viral hepatitis, metabolic liver disease, NAFLD, autoimmune hepatitis, CF associated liver disease and Hepatoblastoma and other hepatic malignancies or benign liver masses. The experience in general hepatology clinics is primarily in the second half of the fellowship year
3. Transplant Continuity Clinic (weekly throughout the fellowship): The fellow attends transplant clinic once weekly. In Transplant clinic, the fellow manages acute and chronic complications and healthcare maintenance of liver transplant recipients from immediately post-transplant to long term survivors. This is a multidisciplinary clinic with surgeons, hepatologists, social work, nutritionist, psychologists and mid-level providers all in attendance
4. Research Rotation: While the focus of the fellowship is on clinical training, we reserve at least two months for the fellow to develop and complete a research project. It is recommended that the fellow plan the project in the months leading up to arrival at Children's in order to maximize efficiency and productivity during the fellowship. Our faculty members have a variety of research interests and can mentor the fellow in nearly every area of hepatology. The fellow also participates in a quality improvement initiative that can be incorporated into research or completed independently. This period can also be used for quality improvement projects.
5. Academic Conferences (weekly throughout fellowship): Most days of the week include regularly scheduled clinical and academic conferences throughout the medical center. The Division holds its academic conferences on Tuesday afternoons. The fellow presents at monthly case conference and journal club and prepares one grand rounds presentation during the fellowship. The fellow also participates in weekly transplant selection committee, radiology and pathology conferences, monthly M&M conference and quarterly research conference. Conferences in general gastroenterology are also available through Emory’s/Children's gastroenterology fellowship.