Fetal Surgery Fellowship

Programme overview

One-year training in fetal diagnosis, therapy and surgery, including a research project in prenatal diagnosis, fetal treatment or fetal surgery; sites are Lurie Children's and Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital.

Source intake statement at last review: Official institution page; current intake not confirmed

A published programme or position count does not establish a current vacancy.

Training and clinical exposure

Prenatal counselling, postnatal management, fetal MRI/echocardiography/ultrasound, open fetal surgery, fetoscopy, fetal shunt placement, intrauterine transfusion, radiofrequency ablation, EXIT procedures.Captured from the official source listed below

International applicant assessment

Acceptance, medical registration and immigration are separate decisions. Clinical training does not automatically confer operative privileges.

Can international surgeons apply?

Explicitly internationalCaptured from the official source listed below

Clinical role and hands-on restrictions

Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed

Medical registration

International medical graduates must be ECFMG certified before starting.Captured from the official source listed below

Language

EnglishCaptured from the official source listed below

Visa or work authorisation

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University sponsors H-1B and J-1 visas.Captured from the official source listed below

Application timeline and contact

Application deadline

Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed

Commencement / intake

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Application cycle

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Published positions — not remaining vacancies

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How to apply

Email application documents to Courtney Dugan.Captured from the official source listed below

Official programme contact

Courtney Dugan, ccdugan@luriechildrens.org, 312-227-6222; Program Director Aimen Shaaban, MDCaptured from the official source listed below

Eligibility and application documents

Published entry requirements

Five years of general surgery residency completed, or eligible to apply to a pediatric surgical training program, or completed pediatric surgery fellowship.Captured from the official source listed below

Application documents

Completed GME application form; CV; three letters of recommendation (one from current division chief or program director); personal statement on career goals and interest in fetal surgery; USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3Captured from the official source listed below

Benefits, funding and costs

Salary or funding

Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed

Fees and upfront expenses

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Benefits and support

Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed

Accommodation or relocation

Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed

Unknown funding does not mean unpaid; unknown fees do not mean free. Confirm the written appointment terms before committing.

Host institution

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Chicago Institute for Fetal Health)

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Chicago Institute for Fetal Health) in Chicago, United States hosts this official-source SurgFellow record in Paediatric Surgery. Listings do not imply endorsement or an open intake.