Transplant Hepatology

About Our Fellowship Training Program

The Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Training Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a one-year, ACGME-accredited intensive clinical training program for applicants who have completed a full three-year GI fellowship. This program is one of only 17 in the country accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for transplant hepatology and the only one in New England. It provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient clinical experience, as well as didactic teaching, preparing fellows to diagnose and manage complex liver diseases and care for pre- and post-transplant hepatology patients.

Fellows will gain extensive experience in both transplant and advanced hepatology, with responsibilities including the care of pre- and post-transplant liver patients, performing procedures such as routine upper and lower endoscopy and liver biopsy, and educating and supervising housestaff. Outpatient clinical activities involve patient care in the Transplant Hepatology and General Hepatology Clinics, participation in transplant observational activities, and involvement in quality improvement projects. The program also covers immediate post-operative management of transplant recipients.

By the end of the fellowship, trainees are expected to be proficient in all aspects of transplant hepatology, meeting the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) requirements for board eligibility in Transplant Hepatology and attaining UNOS certification. BIDMC, one of four Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals, offers a dynamic environment with access to cutting-edge research and teaching, ensuring a robust educational experience for fellows.

Application Process

We are participating in the AASLD App Match Process. View the AASLD's Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Application for more details.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Judi Hansjon.

Transplant Hepatology Alumni

2023
Hyunseok Kim, MD, MPH, PhD, Faculty Physician, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

2022
Hirsh Trivedi, MD; Faculty Physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2021
Lauren Yang, MD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2020
Christopher Danford, MD; Academic physician, Intermountain Medical Center, Utah

2019
Ghideon Z. Ezaz, MD MPP; Faculty Physician, Mt. Sinai Hospital

2018
Suzanne Chan, MD, PhD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2017
Zhenghui Gordon Jiang, MD, PhD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2016
Elliot Tapper, MD; Faculty Physician, University of Michigan

2015
Vilas Patwardhan, MD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2014
Maria-Andreea Catana, MD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2013
Alan Bonder, MD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2012
Tahera Ghaziani, MD; Faculty Physician, The Liver Center, BIDMC

2011
Vinay Sundaram, MD; Faculty Physician, Cedars Sinai

2010
Eric B. Cohen, MD

2009
Michelle Lai, MD; Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program Director, BIDMC