Gastroenterology Fellowship
The Gastroenterology Fellowship at United Health Services Hospitals, established in 2018, is fully accredited by the ACGME and sponsored by the Internal Medicine Residency program. It is a 3-year program that accepts 1-2 fellows per year. Our goal is to provide advanced education to allow our fellows to acquire competency in Gastroenterology with sufficient expertise to eventually act as an independent consultant.
GI Fellows will be working in the inpatient settings at both Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City and Binghamton General Hospital in Binghamton. GI Labs are located at both sites, which are equipped to provide modern capability in gastrointestinal procedures. The outpatient office, located at Binghamton General Hospital, allows the GI fellows to provide comprehensive care of patients.
The Gastroenterology Department at UHS performs well beyond 10,000 procedures every year. These include upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, esophageal dilation, feeding tube placement, and liver biopsy. Our department also offers more specialized procedures to our community, including ERCP, EUS (diagnostic and therapeutic), EMR, HRM, impedance PH monitoring, capsule endoscopy, fibroscan, cyst gastrostomy, etc.
Program Highlights:
- Wilson Medical Center is a high-tech, regional referral and level 2 trauma center
- An extensive and diverse patient population
- Solid, well established base residency programs
- Weekly lectures, grand rounds, board reviews, and M&M conference
- Research experience provided through the outpatient office and UHS Office of Clinical Trials and IRB
- Involvement in multiple institutional committees
- Faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Instructor of SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Training in hepatic pathology for the understanding and management of liver diseases
Program Director
Amanke Oranu, MD
Title: Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Medical School: University of Nigeria Nsukka
Residency: Meharry Medical College
Fellowships: University of Pennsylvania, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Curriculum
| PGY-4 | |
|---|---|
| Consult Service | 6 months |
| Hepatology | 2 months |
| Research | 1 month |
| Motility & Capsule Endoscopy | 1 month |
| Nutrition | 1 month |
| Elective | 1 month |
| PGY-5 | |
| Consult Service | 4 months |
| Hepatology | 2 months |
| Pathology | 1 month |
| Research | 1 month |
| Elective | 1 month |
| Motility & Capsule Endoscopy | 1 month |
| Procedures | 1 month |
| PGY-6 | |
| Consult Service | 3 months |
| Procedures | 3 months |
| Hepatology | 1 month |
| Pathology | 1 month |
| Radiology | 1 month |
| Research | 1 month |
| Elective | 2 months |
In addition, fellows participate in continuity clinic for one half day per week, with an average of 8 patients per session. Extra ambulatory experience will include hepatology clinic.
Faculty & Fellows
Core Faculty
Ali Marhaba, MD
Title: Gastroenterologist
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Residency: New York Medical College
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University at Buffalo
Special Interests: Advanced Endoscopy (ERCP and EUS)
Minhaz Ahmad, MD
Title: Gastroenterologist
Medical School: Sylhet M.A.G Osmani Medical College
Residency: United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY
Meghan Brunswick, DO
Title: Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Medical School: Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Virginia Tech
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition - University of Rochester
Special Interests: Pediatric Gastroenterology
Adjunct Faculty
Toseef Javaid, MD
Title: Gastroenterologist
Medical School: King Edward Medical University
Residency: University of Toledo
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Toledo
Fahad Malik, MD
Title: Gastroenterologist
Medical School: C.M.H. Lahore Medical College
Residency: University of Alabama Hospital
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY
Mohammad Abidi, MD
Title: Gastroenterologist
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: United Health Services Hospitals, Johnson City, NY
Fellowship: United Health Services Hospitals, Johnson City, NY
Fellows
| Current Fellows | Medical School |
|---|---|
Muhammad Tayyab Anwar, MD |
King Edward Medical University |
Title:1st Year Fellow |
Gulu University Faculty of Medicine |
Title: 2nd Year Fellow |
Sylhet M.A.G Osmani Medical College |
Title: 2nd Year Fellow |
University of Debrecen Medical School |
Title: 3rd Year Fellow |
Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences |
Title: 3rd Year Fellow |
Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College |
Alumni
| Graduate | Location after Fellowship |
|---|---|
2025 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY |
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Joined Gastroenterology at United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY |
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Joined Gastroenterology at Adventist Health Memorial Hospital, Lodi, CA |
2023 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA |
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2023 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY |
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2022 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY |
2021 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at Marshall University, Huntington, WV |
2021 Graduate |
Joined Gastroenterology at United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY |
To Apply
Applicants are required to have successfully completed a residency in Internal Medicine from an ACGME accredited program. The interested applicant should apply to our program using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), September through November 1st, to include the following materials:
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Personal Statement
- Letters of Recommendation (minimum of 3), including 1 from your Residency Program Director
- USMLE and/or COMLEX Transcript
For more information email Holly.Blakney@nyuhs.org.