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As part of a major academic medical center, Advanced GI MIS Fellowship Program at Banner - University Medical Center excels in training, research and clinical programs. Our dual purpose is to train those who will provide top quality patient care and academic leadership in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Applicants must have an interest in developing advanced skills in minimally invasive, robotic and flexible endoscopy, as well as acquiring experience in management of morbid obesity, foregut diseases and abdominal wall hernias.

This fellowship program has three main objectives: 1) To develop proficiency in operative skills in the area of advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, 2) To obtain ability to teach laparoscopic operative skills to surgical residents and 3) To develop research skills in the area of upper GI surgery, metabolic surgery and surgical education. Graduates of this program are expected to be able to carry out advanced laparoscopic operations independently, to develop and manage a center of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, and to teach the fundamental and advanced laparoscopic skills. Fellows are also expected to graduate as a certified robotic surgeon.

The fellow’s training experience will be spent primarily in general, upper GI and bariatric surgery procedures such as paraesophageal hernia repair and fundoplication, revisional foregut surgery, Heller myotomy, primary bariatric (gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy) and revisional procedures, inguinal hernia, complex ventral hernia, solid organ surgery, and diagnostic and therapeutic flexible endoscopy. The robotic platform is used for a large volume of the cases, but the main emphasis is to train versatile minimally invasive surgeons with advanced laparoscopic skills who can adapt to different practices after graduation.

The fellow will work closely with fellowship-trained surgeons and will participate in medical student and resident education. We are instituting Advanced Training in Laparoscopic Suturing (ATLAS) into our curriculum as part of our required simulation curriculum and ask the fellow to reach proficiency level by the second quarter of the fellowship for the first year and hopefully first quarter next year. https://atlas.surgicaleducation.com/guidebook/

The fellow will work the contributing faculty member, Dr. Nejad. This will allow the fellow to join in on hernia and general surgery cases.

The fellow has dedicated research time. This time is allocated for active engagement with our research team focusing on the fellow’s research area of interest. This includes active participation in our weekly MIS research meeting focusing on general and metabolic surgery, outcome research and surgical education.

The program has a strong emphasis on operative experience and development of clinical and administrative skills as part of a structured curriculum to assist the fellow to transition to independent practice. 

The fellow will also be taught basic and advanced robotic surgical skills in a stepwise fashion in order to master its application in foregut, bariatric and hernia surgery cases. 

Basic Program Information:

• Location: Tucson, Arizona
• Primary Program Site: Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
• Primary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: Total bed size 649, OR Suites 20, Surgical ICU beds 14 (This hospital is the only Level I Trauma Center designated in Southern Arizona)
• Secondary Program Site: Banner - University Medical Center South
• Secondary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: Total bed size 245, OR Suites 5, Surgical ICU beds 5
• Clinic locations and schedule:

  Banner University Medical Center – North

  3838 N. Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 2

  3rd Floor, Clinic H 

   

  Banner - University Medical Center – South

  2800E. Ajo Way

  General Surgery Clinic

• University Affiliation: University of Arizona
• School of Medicine Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
• Year Program and/or Designation Established: 2010
• Number of Faculty: Three
• % of Program Clinical: 90
• % of Program Research: 10

Additional Program Information:

• Interaction with Residents: Do not share cases with residents
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Primary Institution? Yes
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Secondary Institution? No
• Is there a curriculum in place for fellowship? Yes
• Is there a skills lab at the institution with fellow access? Yes
• Are there teaching conferences available for the fellow? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for fellow by faculty in place? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for faculty by fellow in place? Yes
• Papers Accepted For Publication where PD was an author: 20
• Publications that Involved Input from the Fellow: 5
• Are funds available for the Fellow to attend conferences? Yes

Malpractice Insurance Information:

• The fellow(s) is also required to have attending privileges (insurance coverage must also include all activities for their work while they act as a fellow and an attending) and the program provides the following:
  
  Occurrence-based malpractice coverage

Contact Information For Questions:

Debbie Sherrow
Phone: 520-626-4705
Fax: 520-626-1411
Email: dsherrow@arizona.edu
Web: https://surgery.arizona.edu/residencies-fellowships/advanced-gi-mis-clinical-fellowship

Facilities

Dry Lab
Wet lab
Library
Administrative Support
Basic Science Research
Clinical Research
Simulation Lab