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Rush University Medical Center Hematology and Medical Oncology

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center · Director Marta Batus

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-4 salary
$86k2026 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

How it chooses

  • Applicants submit through ERAS by September 1 with a CV, personal statement, USMLE or COMLEX transcript, four letters of recommendation including one from the program director, medical school transcript and a photograph.
  • The program fills three positions a year and interviews selected candidates.

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 3 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Nithya SridharBaylor St. Luke's Medical Center10 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Sadia UsmaniInsight Hospital and Medical Center9 papers · 2 first author · 3 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Paul PecorinRush University Medical Center3 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Sumrah KhanSSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Started 20253 on record of 3 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Aadil KhanUniversity of Michigan47 papers · 5 first author · 37 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Rushad MachhiNorthwestern University5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Natalie OttoRush University Medical Center1 paper · 1 case report
Started 20243 on record of 3 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Jeremy ZhangUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics6 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Abeselom GeletuHenry Ford Hospital2 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • John SteffesUniversity of Cincinnati1 paper

Training

Months at each site

  • Rush University Medical Center36 mo

Where graduates work now

  • Rush University Medical Center6
  • Endeavor Health4
  • Adventist Midwest Health3
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital2
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine2
  • St Elizabeth Hospital2

Research

90% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

9 of 10, 59 papers between them

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Mast cells and histamine

People

Leadership

  • Marta BatusProgram Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
  • Michael JelinekAssociate Program Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
  • Helen RossDivision Chief, Hematology, Oncology, and Cell Therapy

Find someone

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

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  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 4
  • Clinical Informatics (Internal Medicine)Positions: 2
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 6
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 10
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 124
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 2
  • Interventional PulmonologyPositions: 1
  • NephrologyPositions: 6
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 12
  • RheumatologyPositions: 6
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 2
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 20°. About 39 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

2.6M people live within 20 minutes of Rush University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,750 a month within 10 miles of Rush University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with fellows

  • Geoffrey ShouseHematology, 2 fellows
  • Kaitlin AnnunzioHematology & Oncology, 2 fellows
  • Lindsey FitzgeraldHematology & Oncology, 2 fellows
  • Narendranath EpperlaInternal Medicine, 2 fellows