Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Institution:

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Duration of Fellowship:

1 year  - fully funded

Number of Available Fellowship Positions:

1

Program Director:
Program Director Email:

Trenton Foster, M.D.
[email protected]

Secondary Contact Name:
Secondary Contact Title:
Secondary Contact Email:

Cindy Grogg
Program Coordinator
[email protected]

Address/Phone:

Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Phone: (507) 284-2511

Objectives of the Program:

The primary objective of the Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic is to train expert endocrine surgeons through high volume and complex endocrine surgical exposure. There is an emphasis on multidisciplinary care and one-to-one mentored training which allows for a well-rounded and robust graduated autonomy experience. Fellows graduate with expertise in all aspects of surgical thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pancreatic neuroendocrine disease. 

Highlights of the Fellowship:

Mayo Clinic emphasizes world class surgical expertise as a cornerstone for delivering multidisciplinary patient centered care. The endocrine surgery fellow will be fully immersed in this experience, working alongside expert endocrine surgeons with a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient centered care that is up to date with the latest guidelines and advances in the field. The fellow will work 1:1 with each of the staff endocrine surgeons at Mayo clinic for extended blocks of time to allow for direct mentorship and to achieve early advances in graduated autonomy. Case exposure includes everything from the most straightforward to the most complex, including care of patients with genetic predispositions for endocrine tumors and pediatric endocrine surgery.

To achieve well rounded training, the endocrine surgery fellow will also have dedicated experiences with expert endocrinologists, radiologists, and endocrine pathologists. Training in neck ultrasonography, ultrasound guided thyroid FNA biopsy, and ablative techniques including thyroid radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and percutaneous ethanol ablation are included.

The Endocrine surgery fellow will receive protected education time on a weekly basis to participate in faculty led teaching, fellow led journal clubs, and M&M conferences. Additionally, the endocrine surgery fellow will be mentored through a research project allowing for presentation at a regional or national surgical conference, and to complete one or more peer reviewed publications. Extensive resources within the division and the department of surgery are available to support research.

The Mayo Clinic Endocrine Surgery Division annually performs approximately 500 thyroid, 500 parathyroid, and over 200 adrenal operations. Additionally, endocrine surgeons routinely perform operations for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and paraganglioma. There are a range of surgical approaches utilized including minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, retroperitoneoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and open surgery.

Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET)

Mayo Clinic endocrinologists and endocrine surgeons are world leaders in the evaluation and surgical management of MEN1 related neuroendocrine tumors and sporadic insulinoma. Approximately 15-30 patients are evaluated and treated for neuroendocrine tumors annually by our endocrine surgeons. 

International Medical Graduates:

Fellow must be American Board of Surgery eligible or certified:

Fellow must obtain full (unrestricted) state license:

Special Considerations:

Program Website for More Information:

http://www.mayo.edu/msgme/residencies-fellowships/surgery-specialties/endocrine-surgery-fellowship-minnesota

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Previous Fellows:

John Porterfield, M.D. (2007-2008), University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Kimberly Vanderveen, M.D. (2008-2009), Private Practice, Denver, CO
Amy Quillo, M.D. (2009-2010), University of Louisville, KY
Bianca Vazquez, M.D. (2010-2011), Private Practice, Scottsdale, AZ
Louis Lee, M.D. (2011-2012), Private Practice, San Jose, CA
Anna Kundel, M.D. (2012-2013), Private Practice, Ridgewood, NJ
Benzon Dy, M.D. (2013-2014), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Grace Lee, M.D. (2014-2015) Yale University, New Haven, CT
Zahraa Al-Hilli, M.B., B.Ch. (2015-2016), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Patricia Cronin, M.B., B.Ch. (2016-2017), Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Veljko Strajina, M.D. (2017-2018), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Megan Berger, M.D. (2018-2019), University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN
Trenton Foster, M.D. (2019-2020), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Tal Yalon, M.D. (2020-2021), Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI
Sujata Saha, M.D. (2021-2022), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Alaa Sada, M.D. (2022-2023), University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA
Alexandros Flaris, M.D., M.Sc. (2023-2024), Texas Tech Health, El Paso, TX
Peter Hopmann, M.D.(2024-2025), Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT