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Rush University Medical Center Interventional Pulmonology

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center · Director James Katsis

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-3 salary
$75k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • New program. Its ACGME accreditation is initial, so few classes have trained here.

Green flags

  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20251 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • William ThinnesRush University Medical Center1 paper · 1 first author

Training

Months at each site

  • Rush University Medical Center13 mo

Where graduates work now

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium1

Research

268 papers by its people, 10,260 citations

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Life

$75k to start, $79k by PGY-4.

Pay by year

  • PGY-3$75,046
  • PGY-4$78,894

People

Leadership

  • James KatsisFellowship Program Director
  • Edward PickeringDirector of Interventional Pulmonology
  • Babak MokhlesiDivision Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Find someone

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

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  • 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