Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)’s Gastroenterology Fellowship provides innovative, fellow-centered training.
We received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in June 2015, and our inaugural class began in July 2016. The three-year clinical Gastroenterology Fellowship provides an outstanding opportunity for clinical and academic training.
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Program highlights
- The largest and most advanced provider of health care in the region – LVHN spans 16 hospital campuses totaling more than 1,700 licensed acute care beds. LVHN provides state-of-the-art care in gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases, with the most advanced endoscopic repertoire in the region (including advanced ERCP, choledochoscopy, therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound, double balloon enteroscopy, radiofrequency ablation and other endoscopic techniques). In that regard, LVHN functions as a major referral center for communities within a 50-mile radius.
- GI patient volumes among the largest in the nation – More than 18,000 endoscopic procedures are performed each year by a dedicated GI faculty. The GI clinic is a major provider of care for the uninsured and underinsured population for inner-city Allentown, the third-most populous city in Pennsylvania.
- Experience with a wide variety of gastrointestinal problems – Because of our large patient-volumes, advanced endoscopic techniques, dedicated hepatology service and integration with many other outstanding disciplines, LVHN is able to provide a unique educational experience for its trainees. GI fellows are exposed to an outstanding case mix as well as leading-edge clinicians and teachers.
- National recognition – The program has a strong commitment to clinical research and contributes multiple presentations annually at both the American College of Gastroenterology and Digestive Disease Week conferences. The GI division is fully integrated with outstanding network services in medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology and interventional radiology.
- Devoted, energetic, and skilled faculty – Our GI division comprises more than 20 board-certified gastroenterologists with diverse interests and experience, including four advanced endoscopists and five transplant hepatologists.
- Transplant/Hepatology program – Fellows at LVHN receive comprehensive, hands-on training in hepatology and liver transplantation within a growing program committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and education.
Transplant/Hepatology program details
Launched in February 2025, Pennsylvania’s newest liver transplant program brings together five transplant hepatologists and four transplant surgeons and has performed more than 40 liver and simultaneous liver-kidney transplants. Fellows are integral to inpatient and outpatient care, gaining experience in transplant evaluation, management of end-stage liver disease, acute liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as post-transplant care and immunosuppression management. The program emphasizes timely access to transplantation and offers a distinctive protocol for selected patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis, with encouraging early outcomes. Fellows participate in multidisciplinary tumor board alongside a high-volume histotripsy program and collaborate closely with specialists in oncology, pathology, radiology, and interventional radiology. Weekly educational conferences incorporate didactics, case reviews and journal club. This experience is grounded in a high-volume general hepatology practice spanning early liver disease, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension, and is complemented by a rotation at Thomas Jefferson University’s longstanding liver transplant program in Philadelphia.
