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Medical University of South Carolina Hematology and Medical Oncology

Fellowship · Charleston, SC

Sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine · Director Abirami Sivapiragasam

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Class size
5
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-4 salary
$72k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 5 seats
  • Christopher FerranteChildren's Hospital
  • Harrison BaiRoger Williams Medical Center
Started 20252 on record of 4 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Kevin GrayMedical University Hospital Authority163 papers · 22 first author · 20 reviews
  • Pohua ChenChicago Medical School
Started 20244 on record of 4 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Priyal AgarwalUniversity of Michigan Health - Sparrow7 papers · 3 first author · 5 case reports · 1 review
  • Kevin GrafMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Georgio MedawarRoger Williams Medical Center- Boston University School of Medicine3 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Yiseiry Perez-MelendezUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • MUSC Medical Center22 mo
  • Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston)14 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Hematology And Medical Oncology Fellowship2
  • Medical Oncology Fellowship2
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation Fellowship1
  • Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine5
  • Lexington Medical Center3
  • OneOncology3
  • Mayo Clinic2
  • MUSC Health2
  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center2

Research

68% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

13 of 19, 102 papers between them

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Blood properties and coagulation
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

People

Leadership

  • Abirami SivapiragasamFellowship Program Director
  • Craig LockhartDivision Chief and Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology

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

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  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 22
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 6
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 3
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 5
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 2
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 5
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 83
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 3
  • Interventional PulmonologyPositions: 1
  • NephrologyPositions: 11
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 18
  • RheumatologyPositions: 6
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 2
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 44°.

Weather by month

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Commute

256k people live within 20 minutes of MUSC Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,940 a month within 10 miles of MUSC Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Coastal flooding
  • Hurricanes
  • Earthquakes
  • Ice storms

Publishes with fellows

  • Alexander ColtoffHematology & Oncology, 3 fellows
  • Abirami SivapiragasamHematology & Oncology, 3 fellows
  • Aswani ThurlapatiHematology & Oncology, 3 fellows
  • Sushma PavuluriInternal Medicine, 3 fellows