Thank you for your interest in the University of Colorado Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program. Congratulations on taking the next step to becoming a Transplant Surgeon!
The University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Division of Transplant Surgery are proud to provide a two-year Transplant Fellowship Program accredited by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). Our program is currently set up to train one fellow for two years.
The purpose of the fellowship is to expose and educate a qualified surgeon to the surgical techniques of solid-organ transplantation encompassing procurement and pre/post transplants.
Our program involves a multidisciplinary team approach dedicated to high-quality, patient-focused transplantation. Members of our team include transplant surgeons, hepatologists, nephrologists, anesthesiologists, pathologists, transplant nurses and coordinators, financial coordinators, transplant administrators, social workers, and other professionals who specialize in transplantation. This integrated approach ensures the highest level of care and has given us a competitive advantage improving our clinical outcomes.
Additionally, the Division of Transplant Surgery supports an academic research component. We continue our ongoing development and assessment in techniques with live-donor liver transplant. Since 1994, this program has successfully calibrated many surgeons in completing the two-year fellowship program.
In order to qualify for the University of Colorado Transplant Surgery Fellowship position, please take time to carefully read what is required.
The Fellow must:
All applicants should register with SF Match. To found out more about the SF Match, please click on the link below. You will be asked to upload your CV, personal statement, and 3 letters of recommendation. Please note that you must have taken and passed USMLE Step 3 to be eligible to apply.
January 10 — Application Submission Opens
April 1 — Application deadline
June 12 — Match day
Candidates must become a "candidate member" of the ASTS by completing the online application through the ASTS website. A link to the application can be found on the Information for Fellows in Training page.
The selection committee will meet in March and early April and we will communicate with all candidates whether they have been selected for an interview.
If you have additional questions regarding the application process, then please e-mail jennifer.yang@cuanschutz.edu.
Please refer to the Graduate Medical Education website at the University of Colorado School of Medicine to review the requirements for fellowship.
Thank you,
Kendra Conzen, MD
Assistant Professor of Transplant Surgery
Director of the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program
Dr. Baimas-George joins us from the Carolinas Medical Center, where she completed her General Surgery Residency. Prior to that, she earned her MD and MPH degrees at the Tulane University School of Medicine, graduating with a prestigious Gold Scalpel Award for Surgical Excellence.
Dr. Hansen completed his surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine. As a graduate of the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, he trained in the needs-based process of identification, invention, and implementation of medical devices. Dr. Hansen is the founder and CEO of Diatiro, where he leads a team developing the Kidney Pod, a medical device designed to help address the organ shortage, improve transplant outcomes, and enable robotic surgery. His work as a surgeon-innovator has been recognized by the American Journal of Transplantation.
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Dr. Kendra Conzen is the head of the clinical rotation (SURG 8030) in Transplant Surgery, where she teaches a 2-4 week course of multidisciplinary exposure to all aspects of transplant surgery and medicine. We welcome both medical students from the University of Colorado and all external medical students who have the desire to learn the dynamics of transplant surgery.
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Contact Jennifer Yang:
jennifer.yang@cuanschutz.edu
Office Phone: 303-724-2822