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University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship · San Diego, CA

Sponsored by University of California (San Diego) Medical Center · Director Benjamin Keller

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Class size
1
PGY-6 salary
$107k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Fellows apply through ERAS and are matched through the NRMP, with a December 1 deadline about 20 months before the August 1 start.

Who started, by class

Started 20251 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • Jay MeisnerHillcrest Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health14 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report

Training

2 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to surgical critical care.

Months at each site

  • Rady Children's Hospital24 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters1
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons1
  • Emory University School of Medicine1
  • George Washington University School of Medicine1
  • Healthone Clinic Services - Pediatric Specialties LLC1
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital1

Research

50% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

1 of 2, 6 papers between them

  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

People

Leadership

  • Benjamin KellerProgram Director
  • Karen KlingAssociate Program Director
  • Timothy FairbanksChief of Division

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

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  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 4
  • Vascular Surgery - IndependentPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 77°, winters fall to 50°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.5M people live within 20 minutes of Rady Children's Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,530 a month within 10 miles of Rady Children's Hospital.

Hazards

  • Wildfire
  • River flooding
  • Earthquakes
  • LNDS