Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Director’s message
The Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School is a one-year fellowship through the Fellowship Council. The fellowship has been offered at UMass since 1997. Eligible candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency and be eligible for the American Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying exams. The fellowship provides experience and expertise in bariatric surgery, advanced foregut, abdominal wall reconstruction, solid organ, and hernia surgery. The fellow will gain experience in robotic surgery as well as laparoscopy and endoscopy in addition to scholarly activity.
Nicole Cherng, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Advanced GI MIS Fellowship
2024 Fellowship interview dates (Virtual via Zoom).
- 2024 Interview Dates to be determined.
- Demetrius Litwin MD, Department Chairman
- John Kelly MD, Division Chief, Associate Program Director
- Nicole Cherng, MD, Program Director
- Donald Czerniach, MD
- Richard Perugini, MD
- Hongyui Cui, MD
- James Carroll, MD
- Gil Freitas, MD
Coordinator
Contact us for more information
- Office: 508-334-0545
- Fax: 774-334-0544
- Email: Soraya Takoulas
- Email: Nicole Cherng, MD
- Fellowship Council (see website: https://www.fellowshipcouncil.org/)