BWH Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy

The mission of the Fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital is to train physician-investigators and future academic leaders in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy. The program is integrated with the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and the VA Boston HealthCare System, for which the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) serves as the parent institution. Fellows also have educational opportunities at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as other Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, thus providing our trainees with exposure to a wide range of clinical experience and an array of qualified faculty with varied clinical and research expertise.

Leadership

Molly Perencevich, MD
Program Director

Ryan Flanagan, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director

David E. Cohen, MD, PhD
Division Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

Application Information

Please note that you have a choice of applying to one of two distinctive tracks:

  1. Basic Science Research Track
  2. Clinical & Translational Sciences Track

We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Once you have completed your application and are ready to select Brigham and Women's Hospital as the institution to which you are applying, please indicate to which of the two program tracks you are applying: Basic Science Research Track or Clinical & Translational Sciences Track (please note you should choose one track).

Our program participates in the National Fellowship Matching Program ("The Match") and is listed under "Research Track".

NOTE: Foreign citizens must have a permanent resident visa to qualify for funding in our Basic Science Research Track.

Read the Mass General Brigham Policy regarding USMLE Completion for residents

Deadline

Applications must be completed in ERAS no later than July 31, 2024. Interview days will be conducted in September and October.*

* Applicants should note that the GI Division of Brigham and Women's Hospital will participate in the Gastroenterology Match program for the 2025 Fellowship application cycle.

 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Training Program

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Training Program

During the first year of training, the emphasis is on clinical gastroenterology and hepatology in the broadest sense with a focus on inpatient care. The year includes rotations on the consult services at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and the VA Boston Healthcare System. There are 62 clinical and research faculty members at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and 10 at the Veterans Administration hospitals. At all the clinical sites, fellows work closely with experienced faculty to learn about gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. Consulting rounds are made on a daily basis with the gastroenterology faculty who provide patient care and education.

The program provides the majority of clinical training during the first year to allow fellows to focus on academic pursuits during the second and third year of fellowship (see additional information about the tracks below). However, fellows continue to receive clinical training in the outpatient setting and in endoscopy.

Each trainee sees patients in a weekly outpatient continuity clinic for all three years. During the second and third year they have a weekly endoscopy sessions during which they refine their skills in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Subspecialty experiences in a broad range of areas are also available, including inflammatory bowel disease (at the Crohn's and Colitis Center), hepatology, transplant hepatology (inpatient at MGH), pancreas, motility, and GI oncology (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute).

An advanced endoscopy service comprised of attendings and an advanced endoscopy fellow provides services in ERCP, EUS, and additional advanced procedures including bariatric endoscopy. Fellows receive broad exposure to inpatient and outpatient hepatology, including hepatology clinical and the hepatology consult service at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The hepatology section includes 6 board certified transplant hepatologists who actively see patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital as well as the Mass General Brigham liver transplant program. There is a transplant clinic at BWH and fellows can rotate on the inpatient transplant hepatology service at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Formal conferences include a weekly didactic conference Grand Rounds, a clinical case conference every other week (Combined Longwood Conference) involving the three teaching institutions of the Harvard Medical School area (BWH, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital), clinical research conference, journal club, endoscopy conference (including quality assurance), liver histopathology conference, radiology/pathology conference, and multidisciplinary conferences focused on inflammatory bowel disease, motility, and pancreatic disease.

In addition, there are research seminars held through with the Harvard Digestive Diseases Center as well as the Brigham and Women's and Harvard Medical School communities that fellows can attend. The Division also has visiting scientist and mentorship programs. Importantly, our trainees play a major role in the teaching of residents and Harvard medical students at the hospitals through which they rotate.

Basic Science Research Track

The Basic Science Research Track fellowship is designed specifically for fellows who desire a career in basic laboratory research and are prepared to make a major commitment to basic scientific research.

During the second and third years of the Basic Research Track, which may be funded through our NIH Institutional Gastroenterology Training Program, the emphasis is on rigorous scientific training in laboratory research. Fellows have limited clinical responsibilities comprised of a weekly continuity clinic and endoscopy session and approximately three-five weeks per year on the inpatient consult service. Trainees are expected to initiate, organize and conduct their own experiments in the laboratory under the guidance and close supervision of a preceptor within the Division or the Harvard Medical Area.

Because of the proximity to, and close ties with, the basic science departments at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, trainees will have the opportunity to develop projects and to receive training in a variety of basic disciplines, utilizing molecular and cell biological, biochemical, physiological, biophysical, physical-chemical or immunological techniques.

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, together with the Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston and Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital, has been designated as a Digestive Diseases Center by NIH and is the recipient of a Digestive Diseases Center Award. This Center facilitates close interaction and collaboration among investigators with interests in the digestive and hepatic-pancreatico-biliary systems in these institutions.

Formal research training includes the Models of Disease Bootcamp which fellows often participate in the summer after first year, as well as other courses at Harvard Catalyst.

Research interests of the faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the VA Boston HealthCare System vary widely but all of the laboratories share equipment and expertise and interact closely in a collegial atmosphere. The Division also has been designated as a Center for Autoimmunity, which, together with the Dermatology and Neurology divisions, is funded to study autoimmune diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The following members of the academic research faculty, who participate in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Program, provide a wide scope of research activities in major scientific disciplines.

  • Richard S. Blumberg, MD
  • David Cohen, MD, PhD
  • Vanessa Mitsialis, MD
  • Sahar Nissim, MD, PhD
  • Scott B. Snapper, MD, PhD
  • Carlo G. Traverso, MD, PhD
  • Zhenglun "Jerry" Zhu, MD, PhD

Other Selected Program Faculty:

  • Sangeeta Bhatia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  • Sudha Biddinger, MD, PhD (Boston Children's Hospital)
  • David Breault, MD, PhD (Boston Children's Hospital)
  • Lynn Bry, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
  • Fernando Camargo, PhD (Boston Children's Hospital)
  • Wendy Garrett, MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School)
  • Wayne Lencer, MD (Boston Children's Hospital)
  • Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School)
  • Jorge Plutzky, MD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
  • Ramesh Shivdasani, MD, PhD (Dana Farber Cancer Institute)
  • Yohannes Tesfaigzi, PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
  • Jerrold R. Turner, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Clinical & Translational Sciences Track

The Clinical & Translational Sciences Track fellowship is designed specifically for fellows who desire a career in academic gastroenterology/hepatology and are prepared to make a major commitment to clinical research.

During the first two months of the second year, fellows can take the summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. The curriculum includes required courses in biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as electives such as decision analysis and large database research. For the remainder of the year it is expected that fellows will work with a mentor, develop and execute projects in clinical research, and apply for research funding.

The third year is devoted to ongoing clinical research under the supervision of their mentor. In addition, it is possible for some fellows to take additional courses and obtain a Master’s degree in Public Health through an internal application and selection process. Clinical & Translational Sciences trainees participate in brief inpatient clinical rotations during the second and third year, as well as their weekly continuity clinic and endoscopy sessions. They are also encouraged to do clinical electives that fit their interests and future plans.

The following are members of the Clinical & Translational Sciences faculty in a wide range of disciplines:

  • Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD
  • Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH
  • Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD
  • David R. Cave, MD, PhD, MBBS
  • Walter Chan, MD, MPH
  • Disentuwahandi Punyanganie De Silva, MD, MPH
  • Ryan Flanagan, MD, MPH
  • Sanchit Gupta, MD, MS
  • Matthew J. Hamilton, MD
  • Nikroo Hashemi, MD, MPH
  • Kunal Jajoo, MD
  • David Jin, MD, MPH
  • Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
  • Colleen R. Kelly, MD
  • Joshua Korzenik, MD
  • Navin L. Kumar, MD
  • Linda S. Lee, MD
  • Ramona Lim, MD
  • Wai-Kit Lo, MD, MPH
  • Hiroshi Mashimo, MD, PhD
  • Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD, MPH
  • Emilie K. Mitten, MD
  • Mayssan Muftah, MD, MPH
  • Molly L. Perencevich, MD
  • Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH
  • Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH
  • Marvin Ryou, MD
  • John R. Saltzman, MD
  • Esperance A. Schaefer, MD, MPH
  • Lin Shen, MD
  • Daniel Stein, MD
  • Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH
  • Christopher C. Thompson, MD
  • Rachel W. Winter, MD, MPH
  • Kathleen Viveiros, MD
  • Stephen D. Zucker, MD

Other Selected Program Faculty:

  • Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
  • Adam Landman, MD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
  • Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH (Dana Farber Cancer Institute)
  • Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH (Dana Farber Cancer Institute)

Current Fellows

Thomas Morley, MD, PhD

Thomas Morley, MD, PhD

5th year

Medical School: UT Southwestern

Residency: Vanderbilt

Clinical and research interests: Structural Immunology and inflammatory bowel disease

Lindsay Clarke, MD

Lindsay Clarke, MD

3rd year

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency: New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell

Clinical and research interests: IBD, women's gastrointestinal health, and health equity

Allyson Richardson, MD

Allyson Richardson, MD

3rd year

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: Stanford University

Clinical and research interests: Esophageal diseases, quality, operations, and efficiency in health care delivery and diagnostic evaluation

Daniel Szvarca, MD

Daniel Szvarca, MD

3rd year

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Clinical and research interests: Advanced endoscopy and endoscopic innovation, and bariatrics/third space endoscopy

Durga Thakral, MD, PhD

Durga Thakral, MD, PhD

3rd year

Medical School: Yale University

Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Clinical and research interests: Biomedical device design, effects of the exposome on gut inflammation, metagenomics, and bioinformatics

Trent Walradt, MD

Trent Walradt, MD

3rd year

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Clinical and research interests: Advanced endoscopy, bariatric endoscopy, third space endoscopy, and endoscopic innovation

Brittany Bromfield, MD

Brittany Bromfield, MD

2nd year

Medical School: University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Education

Clinical and research interests: Alcohol related liver disease, Met-ALD, genetic analysis and transcriptional profiling of advanced fibrosis development, risk stratification and development of personalized intervention strategies, and health care disparities

Erik Hasenoehrl, MD, PhD

Erik Hasenoehrl, MD, PhD

2nd year

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Clinical and research Interests: Autoimmune liver diseases, particularly at the overlap with IBD in diseases like PSC, and understanding how microbial metabolism might protect or predispose the body to these inflammatory GI diseases

Andrew Jenkins, MD

Andrew Jenkins, MD

2nd year

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Clinical and research interests: Motility Disorders and medical/GI education

Peter Konyn, MD

Peter Konyn, MD

2nd year

Medical School: UCLA

Residency: Stanford University

Clinical and research interests: Endohepatology, therapeutic EUS, and portal vein sampling

Samantha Magier, MD

Samantha Magier, MD

2nd year

Medical School: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Residency: Yale School of Medicine

Clinical and research interests: Quality improvement and patient safety, health care delivery, inpatient GI outcomes and education, obesity medicine, and optimization of endoscopy workflow

Michael Fuchs, MD, MMSc

Michael Fuchs, MD, MMSc

1st year

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: University of California San Francisco

Clinical and research interests: Clinical interest in luminal GI, focused on clinical epidemiology related to primary and secondary prevention of colorectal cancer, and endoscopy education

Muhammad Hayat, MD

Muhammad Hayat, MD

1st year

Medical School: Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Residency: Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Clinical and research interests: Esophageal diseases, motility disorders, third space endoscopy, and device innovation

Jonathan Melendez Torres, MD

Jonathan Melendez Torres, MD

1st year

Medical School: University of Michigan

Residency: UT Southwestern

Clinical and research interests: Medical education, health care delivery, health care disparities, obesity medicine, and advanced endoscopy

Saeed Soleymanjahi, MD, MPH

Saeed Soleymanjahi, MD, MPH

1st year

Medical School: Tehran University

Residency: Yale School of Medicine

Clinical and research interests: AI-enabled research in GI malignancies

Mike Zhai, MD

Mike Zhai, MD

1st year

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Clinical and research interests: Motility and inflammatory bowel disease

Contact Information

We hope the information provided will be useful in your evaluation of our comprehensive program. We appreciate your interest and look forward to receiving your application.

For more information on the Basic Science Research Track or the Clinical & Translational Sciences Track, contact Katherine Vega by email or by phone at 617-525-7743.

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