Fellowship Program

Gastroenterology and Liver Disease

Gastroenterology provides clinical and research training in an integrated program. The goal of the three-year program is for trainees to acquire the knowledge and skills of clinical practice and research in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Both University Hospitals of Cleveland and the VA Medical Center have recently updated their endoscopy units equipped to provide a full range of endoscopic procedures for diagnosis and therapy of gastroenterological problems. Additional facilities for biliary endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, esophageal and anorectal motility, pancreatic and gastric function tests and expired air breath analysis are available in the Digestive Disease Centers at both hospitals.

Supervised experience in the development of skills needed to perform and interpret each of these procedures is afforded by the full-and part-time faculty. In addition, the Transplantation Services provides an opportunity for active management of critically ill patients. The research experience spans the three-year program. An area of special interest is the investigation of the immunologic basis of inflammatory bowel disease. Fellows choose a faculty mentor and a specific research project (either in the basic sciences or clinical research) during the first year.

(For more information, visit the Clinical Fellowship in Gastroenterology page)

Contact:

    Greg Cooper, M.D.
    Clinical Fellowship Director
    Division of Gastroenterology
    University Hospitals of Cleveland
    11100 Euclid Avenue
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106

    Phone: (216) 844-3121