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St Luke's University Hospital Rheumatology

Fellowship · Bethlehem, PA

Sponsored by St Luke's University Hospital · Director Farheen Jaffari

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-4 salary
$82k2026 to 2027

Red flags

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

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 2 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Sabina DhamiCreighton University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 case report
  • Omar BashirConnecticut Institute For Communities Health
Started 20252 on record of 2 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Rabia LatifMcLaren-Flint11 papers · 1 first author · 10 case reports
  • Devon CrossSt Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus8 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
Started 20243 on record · 2 published before starting
  • Saira AgarwalaTemple University Hospital7 papers · 5 first author · 3 case reports
  • Divya MamootilAscension St. Agnes Hospital3 papers · 3 first author · 3 case reports
  • Nataliya TkachukSt Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus

Training

Most graduates on record went on to general surgery.

Months at each site

  • St Luke's University Hospital26 mo

Where graduates went next

  • General Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Dermatologic Surgicenter1
  • Griffin Hospital1
  • Surgical Eye Care Pa1

Research

40% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

2 of 5, 15 papers between them

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Genetic and rare skin diseases.
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions

People

Leadership

  • Farheen JaffariProgram Director
  • Rajesh KuppurajuAssociate Program Director

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

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  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 15
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 1
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 36
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 24
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 1
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 12

Place

Summers reach 86°, winters fall to 21°. About 32 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

375k people live within 20 minutes of St Luke's University Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,360 a month within 10 miles of St Luke's University Hospital.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning
  • Strong wind