UCLA Lung Transplant Fellowship Program

Lung Transplant Fellowship Program

The UCLA Lung Transplant Fellowship is a one-year program dedicated to training in transplant pulmonology within the UCLA Lung Transplant Program.

Our Lung Transplant Program is among the highest volume transplant centers in the world, delivering high quality care through cutting edge innovation and research. Training within this program offers an unmatched breadth and depth of clinical experience. Our lung transplant fellow works within a dynamic and multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, dieticians, pharmacists, and other transplant specialists.

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Fellowship Program Highlights

Our specialized program provides comprehensive training in all aspects of transplant pulmonology in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, including:

Evaluation and selection of transplant candidates
Management of end-stage lung diseases in transplant candidates
Lung donor evaluation, management, and selection
Peri-operative care of the lung transplant recipient
Management of patients requiring ECMO support peri-transplant
Initiation and management of immunosuppression
Diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of post-transplant complications
Diagnostic bronchoscopy and bronchoscopic lung biopsy of transplant recipients
Histopathologic assessment of lung biopsies
Treatment of allograft rejection
Clinical immunogenetics
Long-term outpatient care after transplant

Didactic instruction from our experienced interdisciplinary faculty is scheduled throughout the year. The fellow will also have ample opportunities to engage in research and/or quality improvement projects, and to participate in the ISHLT Annual Meeting and other professional conferences.

Upon successful completion of this training year, the graduating fellow will be well-equipped to serve as an attending transplant pulmonologist, and will meet UNOS Primary Lung Transplant Physician requirements.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree
Board certification or eligibility in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Contact

For inquiries, please contact the program administrator. To apply, please submit a CV and a brief cover letter. Applications will be accepted July-September, with interviews to be scheduled in the Fall.