UAB is proud to offer an ACGME-accredited fellowship program for physicians pursuing board-certification in Transplant Hepatology, under the direction of Brendan McGuire, MD.

Program Details

UAB's Liver Center offers a compreshensive, ACGME-accredited Transplant Hepatology fellowship, under the direction of Program Director and Liver Transplant Medical Director, Brendan McGuire, MD. 

This ACGME accredited fellowship program will be a one-year intensive clinical training designed to comply with ACGME requirements and to provide training that meets ABIM requirements for Board Eligibility for certification in Transplant Hepatology.

This program is designed to prepare physicians in the evaluation and treatment of general hepatology conditions and pre- and post-liver transplant patients. This one-year program is available to current 3rd year fellows enrolled in the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at UAB, and is also available through the AASLD Match to Board Eligible Gastroenterology physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited GI/Hepatology Fellowship program at UAB or another institution (PGY-7). 

Our Resources

The UAB Liver Transplant Program is home to the only liver transplant program in Alabama and has performed over 3,000 procedures since its launch in 1983. This volume has helped our program distinguish itself as one of the nation’s most experienced, with outcomes that consistently rank among the best in the United States. Our Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program is one of 59 ACGME-accredited fellowships in the United States and one of the only in the Southeast. Training sites will include UAB Hospital, the Kirklin Clinic, UAB Highlands clinic, and the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. 

Fellowship Training

Transplant hepatology fellowship training will be structured for a diverse and rich educational experience. The fellow with rotate through the inpatient Hepatology ward service and Hepatology consult service in additional to the Transplant Surgery service. In the outpatient clinic, the fellow will have an independent clinic in addition to seeing patients in the viral hepatitis (ABC) clinic, MASLD clinic, autoimmune clinic, liver tumor clinic, cirrhosis clinic, post-operative transplant hepatology clinic, and transplant surgery clinic. Multidisciplinary conferences will include but not be limited to Tumor Conference, Liver pathology conference, Liver transplant selection conference, Portal hypertension conference, and radiology conference, in addition to weekly didactic sessions focused on transplant topics. Subspecialty rotations will include dedicated time with pathology, interventional radiology, and transplant infectious disease faculty. Elective time can be adjusted based on specific fellow interest. The fellow will also attend the annual Liver Meeting. 

The Match

We are excited to offer interested fellows application through the AASLD application website. To be eligible, candidates must have completed Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship programs previously, and be Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Board Eligible in Gastroenterology. The application website opens January 8, 2024 the applications deadline will close March 8, 2024. Applicants will be notified of their Match Results on May 15, 2024.

Application Deadline for Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
March 8, 2024

Applications must include the following documentation: 

-  Personal Statement 
-  Current CV (updated within last three months) 
-  Medical School Transcripts 
-  Medical School Diploma
-  Medical School Dean's Letter
-  Three (3) total Letters of Recommendation, including former Program Directors
-  Certificate of ACGME-accredited residency training
-  Certificate/verification of ACGME-accredited fellowship training (and anticipated graduation date, if applicable)
-  Must be eligible for Alabama Medical License and Alabama Constrolled Substance Certificate
-  Residency step scores (Steps 1-3) 
-  Must be eligible for Federal DEA registration
-  Valid ECFMG Certificate (only if IMG)

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