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The Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive and Hernia/Abdominal Wall Surgical Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is designed to give the fellow a broad experience in minimally invasive operations. Our program is a high-volume fellowship program for minimally invasive surgery with 6 clinically busy full time faculty members performing laparoscopic and robotic procedures in bariatric, foregut, abdominal wall surgery, and flexible endoscopy. At the conclusion of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to master gastric bypass,  sleeve gastrectomy, revisional bariatric surgery, primary and revisional paraesophageal hernia repair/fundoplication/magnetic sphincter augmentation, inguinal hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, and ventral hernia repair. Our program was one of the first programs in the country to receive the Fellowship Council's hernia designation, and this certificate will be available to any interested fellows. The fellow will also have significant exposure to advanced interventional endoscopy including POEM, G-POEM, endoluminal vacuum placement, and endoscopic control of leak/fistulas. Transition to practice is a critical component of our fellowship, and there is an emphasis on clinical development and autonomy in the surgical management of complex GI diseases. The fellow is expected to function as a junior faculty member with the designation of Instructor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Responsibilities include a complement of GI surgery call (with appropriate backup), clinic, and resident education, both on the wards and in the simulation center. Finally, an abundance of clinical research opportunities is available based on the fellow’s interest.

Basic Program Information:

• Location: Birmingham, Alabama
• Primary Program Site: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Primary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: University Hospital: 1157 beds, 37 operating rooms
• Secondary Program Site:
• Secondary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: UAB Highlands Hospital: 219 beds, 16 operating rooms
• Clinic locations and schedule:

  UAB University Hospital and UAB Highlands Hospital / variable

• University Affiliation: University of Alabama-Birmingham
• School of Medicine Affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Year Program and/or Designation Established: 2003
• Number of Faculty: 6 full tim
• % of Program Clinical: 90
• % of Program Research: 10

Additional Program Information:

• Interaction with Residents: 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? Yes
• 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: 10
• Publications that Involved Input from the Fellow: 10
• 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:
  
  Claims-based malpractice coverage including a tail for the statute of limitations

Contact Information For Questions:

Corwyn Potts
Phone: 205-975-1932
Fax: 205-975-0286
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.uab.edu/medicine/surgery/gastrointestinal

Facilities

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