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University of Pennsylvania Health System Gastroenterology

Fellowship · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Steven Solga

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Class size
6
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$90k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 2 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20226/7
20237/7
20246/6
20256/6
20265/6

How it chooses

  • Applicants for the gastroenterology match apply through ERAS and register with the NRMP. Completing the ERAS application early, including all reference letters, is strongly encouraged.

Who started, by class

Started 20267 on record of 6 seats · 6 published before starting
  • Bachir GhandourHospital of the University of Pennsylvania33 papers · 9 first author · 2 reviews
  • Noah SilversteinHospital of the University of Pennsylvania13 papers · 4 first author
  • Hansol KangHospital of the University of Pennsylvania10 papers · 7 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Carolina GarciaHospital of the University of Pennsylvania9 papers · 4 first author · 1 review
  • Alexandra LetoHospital of the University of Pennsylvania3 papers · 1 review
  • Yende GrellNew York Presbyterian Hospital1 paper · 1 review
  • Brian WhiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System
Started 20259 on record of 6 seats · 8 published before starting
  • Saif ZamanYale University40 papers · 14 first author · 5 reviews
  • Kate LeeDuke University Hospital33 papers · 16 first author · 6 reviews
  • Yasmin KamalBrigham and Women's Hospital23 papers · 6 first author · 2 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Esteban UriasUniversity of Michigan14 papers · 3 first author · 4 reviews
  • Sohaib HashmiPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania10 papers · 5 first author · 4 reviews
  • Andrew KuangBaylor College of Medicine9 papers · 5 first author · 1 review
  • Benjamin RosenthalPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania9 papers · 5 first author · 1 review
  • Michael SongUniversity of Michigan5 papers
  • Henry KuangHosp of the Univ of PA
Started 20244 on record of 6 seats · 4 published before starting
  • Sara Schwenk21 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Annie JinTemple University Hospital13 papers · 6 first author · 5 case reports
  • Christopher ManzellaUniversity of Pennsylvania10 papers · 4 first author
  • Oluwadamilola IdamiUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System2 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to transplant hepatology.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System30 mo
  • Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)4 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)3 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia)3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Transplant Hepatology Fellowship14
  • Fellowship9
  • Gastroenterology Fellowship7
  • Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship2
  • Advanced Hepatology Fellowship1
  • Clinical Informatics Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System13
  • Jefferson Health6
  • Duke University Hospital4
  • St. Luke's University Health Network4
  • Temple University Hospital4
  • Cobius Healthcare Solutions3

Research

81% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

34 of 42, 157 papers between them

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Steven SolgaDirector, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • Brianna ManganAssociate Program Director
  • Gary WuAssociate Director, Penn GI T32 Basic Science Training Grant
  • Marina SerperAssociate Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyPositions: 4
  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 36
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 14
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 8
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 5
  • Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 32
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 12
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 56
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 182
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 5
  • Interventional PulmonologyPositions: 1
  • NephrologyPositions: 18
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 25
  • RheumatologyPositions: 10
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 8
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 2
  • Transplant NephrologyPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with fellows

  • Nadim MahmudInternal Medicine, 6 fellows
  • James LewisGastroenterology, 4 fellows
  • Kuchikula ReddyGastroenterology, 4 fellows
  • Karn WijarnpreechaGastroenterology, 3 fellows