General, Endocrine, and Metabolic Surgery Fellowship
Program Overview
The division of General, Endocrine, and Metabolic Surgery (GEMS), within the UK Department of Surgery, offers a one-year clinical non-accredited fellowship in line with the Fellowship Council Advanced GI MIS criteria, with experiences in foregut, bariatric, ventral, and inguinal hernias, focusing on laparoscopic and robotic approaches along with open abdominal wall reconstruction.
This is a one-year postgraduate fellowship with the individual hired as a clinical instructor designed to provide the fellow with clinical experience and didactic knowledge in the comprehensive care of patients with surgical problems associated with the GI tract, with special emphasis on Abdominal wall/core health and foregut procedures.
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Application Cycle
Applications for the 2026/2027 Academic Year are now Open.
Contact the following for questions about the Fellowship program:
Crystal Totten, MD
Positions Held:
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Co-Vice Chair of Professionalism and Integrity
- Director, General, Endocrine, and Metabolic Surgery Fellowship
Varun Jain, MD, FASMBS
Positions Held:
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Director - General, Endocrine, & Metabolic Medicine Fellowship