UCI/CHOC Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
Contact Us
UCI/CHOC Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
505 S. Main St.
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-364-4050
Fax: 714-364-4051
Stephanie Dela Bretoniere
Program Coordinator
Phone: 714-509-8866
Program Leadership
Yigit S. Guner, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
Fellowship Program Director
Peter T. Yu, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP
Associate Program Director
The UCI/CHOC Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program aims to prepare well-rounded pediatric surgeons who are academically, clinically and professionally able to meet the demands of an ever-changing landscape in medicine. The two-year program is accredited by ACGME. The core faculty of the fellowship comprises ten pediatric surgeons, each with unique and complementary clinical, research and administrative skills.
The training and education of medical students, residents and fellows has been a longstanding focus of CHOC. Each year, CHOC trains about 290 residents and fellows from 38 different training programs, along with 190 medical students. The specialized programs we offer include: ECMO, Colorectal, fetal, Chest reconstruction, and Trauma.
The UCI/CHOC Fetal Research Fellowship Program is ideal for a general surgery resident who has completed their third clinical year and is interested in pursuing a career in pediatric surgery. The two-year Fetal Research Fellowship focuses on fetal diagnosis, fetal therapy, and improving the care of maternal-fetal dyads confronting complex anomalies.
Current Fellows
Amy Lawrence, MD
Program Start date: August 1st, 2023
Expected Program Completion Date: July 30th, 2025
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane, NO
ACGME Residency: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Previous Fellows
Yangyang Yu, MD
Program Start date: August 1st, 2021
Program Completion Date: July 30th, 2023
Current Appointment: Pediatric Surgeon, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Previous Training: General Surgery Residency Program: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
About the Program
Program Overview
- Duration: 2 years
- Rotations: The fellowship will include four month-long elective rotations in the first year including NICU, PICU, ENT and urology.
- Prerequisite training: Applicants should have completed requirements of the American Board of Surgery (five years in an approved general surgical residency program in the U.S. or Canada) by the time of the desired appointment, and at that time, they must be licensed to practice medicine in the state of California. ATLS certification is also required.
Benefits
- PGY-6 salary: $101,151.33 per year including benefits
- PGY-7 salary: $104,164.11 per year including benefits
- Vacation: 4 weeks per year
- Professional development: APSA conference (year 1), AAP conference (year 2), educational courses
- Education Stipend: $1,500
- Additional Benefits: Hospital-issued laptop, free parking, paid board and Psite exams, designated call rooms, mock orals and more.
Research
There is strong institutional support for research with provision of administrative assistants, research coordinators and biostatisticians. Pediatric surgery fellows will be encouraged to take advantage of this infrastructure to advance their academic interests.
Curriculum
- Year 1: 8 months of pediatric surgery, 1 month each of NICU, PICU, ENT, urology
- Year 2: 12 months of pediatric surgery
Our Hospitals
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Fellows will spend the majority of their time at CHOC, a tertiary care, freestanding children’s hospital serving a diverse population in the sixth most populous county in the nation. Ranked as a top children’s hospital by U.S. News and World Report, CHOC’s main hospital is a 334-bed facility that boasts a 92-bed level IV NICU, 30-bed PICU and 12-bed cardiovascular ICU. CHOC’s ECMO program is designated as a Gold Center of Excellence by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. CHOC’s Emergency Department is a 22,000-square foot, full-service, 24/7 ED and an ACS-verified level 1 pediatric trauma center. As a partnership between UCI Health and CHOC, The Fetal Care Center of Southern California brings together experts in maternal-fetal medicine and pediatrics. CHOC has seven main operating theaters, four minor procedure rooms, a dedicated cardiac surgery operating room, a cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology suite, and is presently adding two more operating rooms. Each of the main operating rooms are equipped with state-of-the art equipment for minimally invasive surgery. We provide robust training in oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and fetal diagnosis and management. We offer the full complement of regularly scheduled educational conferences, such as grand rounds, M&M, Maternal Fetal Care Conference, GI-Surgery conference, ECMO conference, trauma M&M and more. Learn more about CHOC’s division of pediatric general and thoracic surgery.
University of California, Irvine
UCI is the only academic health system in Orange County and has been recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report for 20 consecutive years. It is dedicated to the discovery of new medical frontiers, teaching future healers and the delivery of the finest evidence-based care. The UCI Department of Pediatrics boasts numerous nationally renowned divisions and a 45-bed, state-of-the-art, level III NICU that provides excellent medical and surgical care to a wide-range of neonatal conditions. In addition, high-risk perinatal deliveries occur at UCI Medical Center; newborns with complex surgical needs may be treated at UCI or transferred to CHOC. Learn more about the UCI Department of Surgery.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted through the Electronic Resident Application System (ERAS) and we participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP).
Publications
- Stephen Stopenski, Jennifer Jolley, Carol Major, Tamera Hatfield, Danh V. Nguyen, Yigit S. Guner, Matthew Harting, Peter T. Yu. Inborn Versus Outborn Delivery in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Manuscript accepted by The Journal of Surgical Research on September 16, 2021 (JSURGRES-D-21-00798R2).
- Akemi L.Kawaguchi, Yigit S.Guner, Stig Sømme, Alexandria C. Quesenberry, Grier Arthur, Juan E.Sola, Cynthia D.Downard, Rebecca M.Rentea, Patricia A.Valusek, Caitlin A.Smith, Mark B.Slidell, Robert L. Ricca, RoshniDasgupta, Elizabeth Renaud, Doug Miniati, Jarod McAteer, Alana L.Beres, JuliaGrabowski, Ankush Gosain. Management and Outcomes for Long-Segment Hirschsprung Disease: A Systematic Review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee.J Ped Surg. 2021 Sep; 56(9):1513-1523. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.03.046. PMID: 33993978.
- Sacks MA, Goodman LF, Khan FA, Radulescu A. Unusual cause of appendicitis: Orthodontic wire. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2021 August;71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101909
