The Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology is a one-year intensive clinical training program offered by NYU Grossman School of Medicine through NYU Langone’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and NYU Langone's Transplant Institute.

Each year, our liver transplant program performs between 85 to 100 liver transplants. Our program ranks among the highest in survival and transplant rates in New York State, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

NYU Langone is a busy referral center for the tri-state area and the diverse population of New York City. We take great pride in our commitment to caring for the underserved and improving the health literacy of traditionally disenfranchised communities.

As part of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, we offer complex multi-organ transplants including lung-liver, liver-kidney, and heart-liver procedures. NYU Langone has continued to expand its transplant programs, with the addition of a Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplant Program. Through our Latino Liver Program, we provide the most medically advanced and culturally conscious care to Hispanic and Latino/a/x children and adults who need liver transplant or liver surgery.

Our fellowship program accepts two fellows per year and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The fellowship meets American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) requirements for board certification in transplant hepatology. Applicants must have completed an ACGME–accredited gastroenterology fellowship.

During the fellowship, you work under the supervision of our expert hepatologists and gain extensive inpatient and outpatient clinical experience. You also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of clinical research projects related to liver disease and liver transplantation.

Program Leadership

Saikiran M. Kilaru, MD, serves as program director of the Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology. In addition, Patrick G. Northup, MD, medical director of liver transplant and director of hepatology at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute and the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, serves as associate program director. Danielle Seabron, MPA, is the fellowship program coordinator.

Inpatient and Outpatient Rotations

As a transplant hepatology fellow, you spend six months on inpatient service at NYU Langone. During this time, you work closely with our hepatologists and transplant surgeons as part of a multidisciplinary team to care for patients before and after liver transplant. In addition, fellows perform upper and lower endoscopy on patients on the transplant service and consult on hospital inpatients who have a variety of acute and chronic liver issues.

During outpatient rotation months, you see a wide range of liver diseases as you work with NYU Langone Transplant Institute faculty members to evaluate patients. You rotate through hepatology clinics and transplant clinics, including a pretransplant evaluation and continuity clinic, living donor clinic, and a post-transplant continuity clinic. We collaborate closely with our interventional radiology colleagues to ensure our fellows are comfortable and familiar with percutaneous liver biopsies. You also have the opportunity to keep up your endoscopy skills during the outpatient months. Moreover, you work closely with our entire liver transplant team, which includes our transplant surgeons, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, and social workers.

Internal Conferences for Fellows

Our robust conference schedule includes weekly transplant selection committee and clinical trial meetings, grand rounds, hepatobiliary tumor board conferences, and pathology conference. We also meet weekly to take part in journal club, fellow core curriculum conference, and morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference. The NYU Langone Transplant Hepatology Fellowship affords fellows the opportunity to train and learn from both gastroenterology and hepatology faculty in NYU Langone’s Department of Medicine and with transplant faculty from the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. Fellows can also participate in Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology academic conferences.

Liver Transplants and Procurements

As part of our transplant hepatology curriculum, you observe liver transplants and participate in liver procurements. These experiences not only enrich your knowledge, they enhance your understanding of the technicalities and challenges of transplant surgery.

Because research is an important component of your training, we also strongly encourage you to conduct clinical research with members of the hepatology faculty, who provide ample and varied opportunities. Fellows are encouraged to attend the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) national meeting.

How to Apply

To apply for the Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology, please visit the AASLD’s Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Matching Program website. Applicants who have a strong desire to train at NYU Langone can feel free to reach out to us directly by contacting Danielle Seabron, MPA, fellowship coordinator, at Danielle.Seabron@NYULangone.org. The standard application requirements are as follows:

• certification of completion of gastroenterology fellowship
• certification of completion of internal medicine residency
• official copies of all postgraduate transcripts
• U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores for Steps 1, 2, and 3
• valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate, if applicable
• personal statement
• CV
• three letters of reference, including one from your gastroenterology fellowship program director

Applications for the 2025–2026 academic year are accepted via the AASLD match website beginning on January 8, 2024. The deadline to apply is March 8, 2024.

Contact Us

For questions about the Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology application, email Danielle Seabron, MPA, at Danielle.Seabron@NYULangone.org.

Related Fellowships

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology offers the following related fellowships:

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology Three-Year Clinical Fellowship Program
• Advanced Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship

The Transplant Institute offers a two-year Transplant Surgery Fellowship in liver, pancreas, and kidney transplantation as well as a one-year Transplant Nephrology Fellowship.