Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

Number of fellows taken per year: 2
Deadline for application to your program (if applicable): December 31st
Duration of appointment: 3 years
Other sites of training: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles & LAC+USC Medical Center
Postgraduate training required (1,2,3 years): 3 years
US Citizenship required: YES

Director of training program: Frank R. Sinatra, M.D.
Phone: (323) 361-5924
FAX: (323) 361-3718
E-mail: sinatra@usc.edu
Address: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles,
Division of Gastroenterology
4650 Sunset Blvd., M/S #78
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Program Coordinator: Minerva Altamirano
Phone: (323) 361-2534
E-mail: maltamirano@chla.usc.edu

Description of fellowship:
The fellowship is designed with the primary goal of developing competent sub-specialists able to practice pediatric gastroenterology at the highest level. Following completion of the 3-year training program the graduate will be able to:

• Care for children with both common and complicated gastrointestinal, hepatic and nutritional disorders.
• Provide high quality consultation for children with gastrointestinal, hepatic and nutritional complications of primary disorders involving other organ systems.
• Perform standard gastrointestinal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in pediatric patients.
• Design and complete a research project in an area related to the practice of pediatric gastroenterology.
• Teach the fundamentals of gastrointestinal pathophysiology and clinical gastroenterology to medical students, residents, fellows and practicing physicians.
• Serve as an advocate for the availability of comprehensive and compassionate care of children with gastrointestinal, hepatic and nutritional disorders.
• Provide administrative leadership in the organization of an academic and/or clinical pediatric gastroenterology practice using knowledge of current trends in healthcare funding.
• Obtain sub-specialty certification by the Sub-Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology by performing satisfactorily on the certifying examination.

« Back to Education & Training