To apply for a fellowship position, please complete the following steps:
- Complete the centralized application on-line SF Match website. (Includes, personal statement, your curriculum vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, one of which should be a chairman’s letter from your residency program, ABSITE scores and USMLE scores).
- Applications should be submitted by March 3, 2025.
- Selected individuals will be contacted for interviews.
Qualifications
The transplant fellowship at Penn is looking for talented, dedicated young surgeons aspiring to become academic transplant surgeons and future leaders in the field. The program is open to surgeons who hold the MD degree or equivalent and who are either certified or eligible to take the examination for certification by the American Board of Surgery or foreign equivalent. Applicants must be eligible for a medical license by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and either be a U.S. citizen or have appropriate visa status for an additional two years of residency training. Background and experience in basic science or clinical research is viewed as highly beneficial.
For the 2026 fellowship we will be interviewing virtually on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 and Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The 2027 fellowship dates TBA.
We participate in the SF Match for which the 2026 schedule is:
- January 14, 2026 – Application Registration Begins
- March 2, 2026 – Penn Application Deadline
- June 10, 2026 – Match Deadline: Rank Lists must be submitted by 12 (noon) PST
- June 17, 2026 – Match Day
- August 2027 – Transplant Surgery Fellowship begins
Contact Information
Contact the Program Administrator,
Kara Lehman at kara.lehman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
with questions or for additional information.