11/14/16

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA

Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis Fellowship

The Hemostasis and Thrombosis Fellowship at UC San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital San Diego is a 4th year (PGY-7) fellowship program for advanced training in pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis. The training consists of in-depth inpatient and outpatient pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis clinical experiences as well as rotations in hematology, transfusion services, adult hemophilia care, and coagulation testing. The fellow will play a leading role in the assessment and ongoing management of children and adolescents (0-21 years of age) with inherited and acquired bleeding and clotting disorders. The fellow will attend didactic conferences and weekly multidisciplinary hemophilia clinic rounds and participate in the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Committee, the Hemophilia Quality Improvement Committee, and the hospital-wide Transition Committee. The Hemostasis and Thrombosis Fellow will also engage in clinical research and quality improvement projects under the mentorship of Dr. Courtney Thornburg.

The program will accept one fellow per year. A California Medical License will be required. Candidates should have completed or be planning to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in the United States in the academic year of the application. Interested candidates should send a letter of inquiry, CV and three letters of recommendation to:  

Courtney Thornburg, MD MS Associate Professor, US San Diego, [email protected]
Director, Rady Children’s Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center
Program Director, Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis Fellowship Program

Fellowship Position Announcement