Transplant Institute - Surgical Fellowship Program

The Ochsner Clinic American Society of Transplantation Surgery accredited abdominal transplant program offers a 2 year (24 month) comprehensive training in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. One new fellow is trained every year with selection occuring via the ASTS San Francisco Match System.

Philosophy

The goal of our program is to train qualified candidates to be excellent abdominal transplant surgeons. Our high-volume transplant program continues to grow and innovate every year.

History

Ochsner performed Louisiana’s first liver transplant in 1975, and since this time more than 8,000 abdominal organ transplants have been performed. Our fellowship program was started in 2016, successfully training both domestic and international surgeons. All of our graduates are currently working as transplant surgeons.

Our program was the highest volume liver transplant program in the US from 2012-2019. You will be taught by experienced board certified staff who have completed training programs including University of Chicago, Mayo Clinic, Hong Kong, University of Wisconsin, University of Alabama, University of Southern California, and UCLA.

Overview

We provide a broad and comprehensive experience in transplantation, including:

• Dual organ transplantation, including Liver Kidney, Heart Kidney, Kidney Pancreas, and Dual Kidney
• Pediatric liver and pediatric kidney transplantation
• Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors, and colorectal metastases
• Robotic surgery - including donor and recipient surgeries and hepatobiliary surgery

We have highly skilled interventional radiologists who are involved in diagnosis and management of patients.

Fellows will receive broad training in immunosuppression management, preop evaluation, donor organ evaluation, and post-transplant care.