MIS Fellowship
The Stanford Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Fellowship provides a one year fellowship offering a wide range of surgical exposure with a unique bariatric surgery experience at an American College of Surgeons certified Bariatric Center of Excellence.
Along with foregut/solid organ/and endoscopic training, the Stanford MIS fellowship has extensive bariatric surgery exposure including laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, and adolescent bariatric surgery. In addition to traditional laparoscopic experience, we also offer natural orifice surgery (Apollo/Esophyx) and single incision surgery (cholecystectomy, splenectomy).
Beyond this strong surgical experience, the successful applicant will also be given clinical instructor status at one of the most prestigious universities in the country with all the requisite resources including a teaching portfolio and access to an American College of Surgeons Education Institute.
Our former fellows have had success during fellowship winning best fellow presentations at both SAGES and ASMBS as well as placement both in community and academic settings. We are pleased to offer this one-year MIS fellowship at the Stanford Department of Surgery.
Apply
Interested parties can apply for the Fellowship at https://fellowshipcouncil.org/.
Current Fellow
Allie Kovar, MD
Allie is originally from Winter Park, FL and graduated from medical school at Florida International University College of Medicine. She completed her General Surgery Residency training at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
During that time she also completed a Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Research Fellowship. In her free time she enjoys hiking with her goldendoodle, Frankie. Allie is excited to join the Stanford MIS/Bariatrics team and further her education in bariatrics, benign foregut, and innovative technologies.
Leadership
Dan Azagury, MD
Program Director
Yulia Zak, MD
Associate Program Director
