Job Details: Transplantation Infectious Disease Fellowship

Description: Clinical and Research Training for Board-eligible Infectious Disease Fellows in Transplant and Compromised Host Infectious Diseases
Transplantation Infectious Disease and Compromised Host Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Infectious Disease Division of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is recruiting clinical fellows with an interest in specialized training in the Transplantation Infectious Disease and Compromised Host Program. Our program has trained many of the leaders in the field of Transplant Infectious Disease in the comprehensive care of immuno compromised individuals. Our faculty and clinical Fellows are integral members of the teams caring for Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Heart, Lung, and Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation recipients. Fellows are active members of both the Infectious Disease Division of the MGH and of the MGH Transplant Center. Individualized academic programs are developed for trainees upon acceptance into the program. Applicants will have completed an ACGME-certified clinical Infectious Disease fellowship or the equivalent by the time they start training at MGH. Transplant ID Fellows will participate in both in-patient and out-patient clinical programs. By the end of their training, they will understand:
• Multidisciplinary approaches to complex patients with organ failure, malignancy, and immunosuppression.
• The pre- and post-transplantation assessment of critically ill patients and the time line of infection after transplantation (See, e.g., Fishman JA, NEJM, 2007, 357, 25:59-72.)
• The optimal deployment of diagnostic techniques in clinical management including radiological and molecular diagnostic tools
• Development of individualized prophylactic strategies
• Important aspects of basic science relevant to transplantation immunology and infectious disease. They will participate in a clinical/basic science research project and will contribute to peer-reviewed publications. Additional research training is available for interested fellows.
Applicants will be required to supply a resume, a one-page statement of career goals, and three letters of recommendation. For further information, please contact:

Jay A. Fishman, M.D.
Director, Transplant Infectious Disease and Compromised Host Program
Infectious Disease Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street; GRJ 504
Boston, MA, 02114

jfishman@partners.org
See also: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/id/
And www.massgeneral.org/transplant/infectious-disease.asp?id=home-infectious-disease
Deadline for applications: January 1
Start date: July 1

email: Jay A. Fishman, M.D.
Director, Transplant Infectious Disease and Compromised Host Program
Infectious Disease Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street; GRJ 504
Boston, MA, 02114

jfishman@partners.org

Posting Date: Oct 2 08