Training Program Director: Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS
About the Program
The UC Irvine-John Wayne Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship program offers a 2-year ACGME-accredited training program devoted to the education of future leaders in Surgical Oncology. Incoming candidates will have completed an approved general surgery residency and are Board-eligible or Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. The fellowship program provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary training and rich surgical experience in complex open and minimally invasive oncologic resections. Some of the key highlights include cytoreduction and HIPEC surgeries, sarcoma resections and minimally invasive, foregut, and HPB surgeries.
Our Faculty
John Butler, MD
Oliver Eng, MD
James Jakowatz, MD
Kari Kansal, MD
Karen Lane, MD
Erin Lin, DO
Melissa Mao, MD
Maheswari Senthil, MD
Thuy Tran, MD
Maki Yamamoto, MD
Research Opportunities
Fellows will have 6 months of dedicated research rotations. With a robust surgical oncology division and prolific department, fellows will have ample opportunity to explore basic science and clinical sciences.
Clinical Rotations
The first year of surgical oncology fellowship is designed to provide broad experience in oncology and related specialties, namely radiation oncology, medical oncology, gynecology oncology, pathology, and interventional gastroenterology. First year of fellowship has 4-6 months of dedicated research at the beginning of the year to initiate research projects and continue the research work throughout the two-years of training. Fellows will have the opportunity to design research protocols and participate in basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiologic cancer research.
The second year of fellowship is 12-months of core surgical oncology rotations in melanoma, breast, sarcoma, endocrine, peritoneal malignancies, colorectal, foregut, and HPB. Aside from a rich clinical experience, our program also integrates an impactful didactic component with weekly educational conferences, several multi-disciplinary tumor boards, and monthly journal clubs to provide the necessary knowledge to train surgical oncology leaders.
Meetings and Conferences
UC Irvine’s robust education didactics offers surgery and surgical oncology specific conferences and program. Fellows will actively teach residents and medical students on rounds and by participation in conferences. Weekly meetings include surgical oncology case conferences, multidisciplinary tumor board presentations and discussions, departmental M&M conferences and grand rounds. Journal Clubs will be scheduled monthly. The program places strong emphasis on facilitating an environment that fosters curiosity and creativity, encouraging its trainees to pursue discovery of novel ways to diagnose and treat cancer.
Eligibility and Applications
Fellow applications are accepted entirely through the ERAS and determined via the NRMP process. Matching applicants will begin their fellowship on August 1 following completion of their general surgery residency.
UCI GME requirements for appointment. Found here
All interviews will be held virtually. Qualified applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Director or the Fellowship Coordinator with any questions.
For more information, please visit our Graduate Medical Education page.
Contact Information:
| Fellowship Training Program Director: | Maheswari Senthil, MD |
| Phone: | 714-509-2121 |
| Email: | m.senthil@uci.edu |
| Address: | 333 City Blvd. West, Ste 1600, Orange, CA 92868 |
| Fellowship Program Coordinator: | Tania Saba |
| Phone: | 714-456-7664 |
| Email: | tsaba@hs.uci.edu |