"Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship, Clinical Instructor, Surgery, Bariatric Foregut and Advanced GI Surgery"

AWR Fellowship

Welcome to the Stony Brook Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Fellowship! This one-year program provides comprehensive training in all aspects of hernia pathology, and our graduates are prepared to manage the full spectrum of ventral and groin hernias, including recurrent and complex ones. The designated AWR fellowship pathway was established in 2025 and is built on two decades of experience within our nationally recognized Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship. We currently offer one independent AWR position outside the Fellowship Council match.

Fellows gain broad exposure to a wide variety of AWR procedures, with approximately three-quarters performed robotically (IPUM+, rTAPP, eTEP-RS, rTAR, robotic parastomals, SCOLA, TAPPRA, LIRA, PeTEP). Open experience include recurrent inguinal and inguinoscrotal hernias, mesh explantation and neurectomies, and multiple recurrent ventral hernias, including loss-of-domain cases. Overall case mix and volume exceeds Fellowship Council AWR designation requirements.

The fellow participates actively in clinics and operates across three neighboring facilities. Call responsibilities are light, with infrequent acute care surgery call (no trauma), to support a smooth graduated transition to independent practice. Additionally, AWR fellow splits the Advanced GI Surgery service call with MIS/Bariatric fellow.

Stony Brook University Hospital’s (SBUH) unique suburban setting combined with established referral patterns, provides a steady flow of patients with diverse comorbidities and hernia pathology. This breadth of experience prepares fellows for real-world practice in a range of settings, from urban academic centers to community hospitals.

Education and Case Mix

Educational experience includes discussion of cases and management in clinics and operating room, weekly morbidity and mortality conferences and grand rounds with Department of Surgery. Additionally, we conduct bi-monthly virtual discussions of the most interesting and challenging AWR cases with trainees on the MIS service and hernia enthusiasts from residents and medical students. Fellows can also practice in our state-of-art Surgical Skills Center.

The AWR fellow will participate in approximately 270 hernia cases, plus an additional ~50 general surgery cases and other advanced GI surgery procedures (bariatric surgery and hiatal hernias).

Required Qualifications:

• PGY4/5 trained or Graduates of an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program
• General Surgery Boards examination eligible

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Tracey Erickson at 631-638-3236.

Special NotesNon-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: August 1 2026