Transplant Surgery Research Fellowship
The fellowship is designed to support research education for general surgery residents interested in a career in abdominal transplant surgery or postdoctoral scholars with an interest in organ transplant policy and outcomes.
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Mission & Aims
The Transplant Surgery Research Fellowship at the U-M Medical School offers comprehensive health services research training tailored to the specific subject matter and methodologic interests of the fellow. The program will provide access to a formal research education curriculum run through the established fellowship program at the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP).
A specific longitudinal goal of the program is to create faculty-level research startup plan.
Program Overview
The fellowship is designed to provide broad exposure to an array of databases including clinical registries from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) in addition to Medicare and Medicaid claims. Our team also has extensive methodologic experience, including natural experiments/econometrics and various machine learning techniques.
How to Apply
Trainees will be selected competitively by the program leadership and existing transplant research team members.
Applications for the 2026 transplant surgery research fellow closed March 14. Questions can be directed to the program director.
Current Fellows
Current fellows are training to become future leaders in surgery. We emphasize teamwork, excellence, and leadership while preparing our fellows with resources to be successful in their careers.
Curriculum
This training program will be embedded within the rich research environment of the U-M Medical School, including a highly collegial and interdisciplinary surgical health services research community, excellent core resources for biomedical research, and strong resources for clinical and health services research.
The fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with the broader CHOP community of funded surgeon-scientists, economists, sociologists, and qualitative researchers.
Michigan Promise
The Michigan Promise aims to empower faculty members and residents in the Department of Surgery to achieve professional success. We support initiatives connected to environment, recruitment, leadership, achievement, innovation and outreach.
Program Leadership
Kyle Sheetz
Medical School
Michael Englesbe, MD
Associate Chair, Department of Transplant Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, UMMG
Section Head, Transplant Surgery
Medical School
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