Description
Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Opportunity
Mayo Clinic in Arizona | Academic Year 2027–2028
The Division of Nephrology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona is accepting applications for one available position in its one-year ACGME-accredited Transplant Nephrology Fellowship for the 2027–2028 academic year.
Train at one of the nation’s largest and most innovative kidney and pancreas transplant programs, where high-volume clinical exposure is paired with individualized mentorship, academic rigor, and a deeply collaborative transplant environment.
Why Mayo Clinic in Arizona?
High-volume transplant experience
Mayo Clinic in Arizona performs more than 500 kidney transplants annually, making it one of the largest kidney transplant centers in the country. The program consistently ranks among the top 5% of U.S. centers for kidney and pancreas transplant volume, providing fellows with outstanding experience managing transplant recipients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Personalized mentorship and faculty access
With 13 transplant nephrology faculty members and two fellowship positions, the program offers a highly personalized training experience, with close mentorship, broad faculty access, and individualized support for each fellow’s clinical, academic, research, and career goals.
Innovation in transplantation
Mayo Clinic in Arizona is a pioneering center in maximizing marginal deceased donor organ utilization without compromising recipient outcomes. Fellows gain unique exposure to complex donor selection, organ acceptance, and innovative approaches to transplant care.
Comprehensive multidisciplinary training
Fellows lead multidisciplinary inpatient rounds and participate in all aspects of care on both primary and consult transplant services under close faculty supervision. In the outpatient setting, fellows collaborate with surgical colleagues in donor and recipient evaluation, transplant selection, waitlist management, and longitudinal care of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients.
Dedicated Rotations
The fellowship offers focused training across the full spectrum of transplant nephrology:
Renal pathology
A dedicated 3-week rotation with renal pathologists, including exposure to protocol biopsies performed at 0, 1, 4, and 12 months after kidney transplant, with approximately 1,000 transplant biopsies reviewed annually.
Radiology
A dedicated 1-week rotation with radiologists focused on renal ultrasound, CT abdomen findings relevant to kidney transplantation, and transplant kidney biopsy training.
Transplant immunology laboratory
A dedicated 2-week rotation in the Mayo Clinic Arizona HLA laboratory, covering HLA typing, crossmatching, flow cytometry, and other transplant-related testing.
Transplant infectious diseases
Inpatient experience with the transplant infectious disease service, with exposure to a broad range of infectious complications among kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, and bone marrow transplant recipients.
Research
Four weeks of dedicated research time with transplant nephrology faculty involved in intramurally and extramurally funded projects. Fellows typically present their work at national conferences.
Elective experience
Three weeks of elective time allow fellows to personalize their training through additional experience in research, infectious diseases, apheresis, transplant surgery, pathology, or other areas of interest.
Academic and Teaching Environment
Fellows participate in a rich educational curriculum, including:
Renal Biopsy Conference, twice monthly
Transplant Selection Conference, weekly
Transplant Journal Club, monthly
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Academic Conference, twice monthly
Transplant Grand Rounds, monthly
Clinical Case Vignette Conference, monthly
Organ Offers Review, monthly
Complex Patient Committee Meeting, weekly
Solid Organ Transplant Morbidity and Mortality Conference, weekly
Fellow as Educator
Fellows have meaningful teaching opportunities through Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine’s Arizona campus and during the renal block. They also lead teams of learners on the inpatient primary and consult services, including internal medicine residents, fourth-year medical students, and PA fellows.
Wellness and Benefits
The program places strong emphasis on fellow wellness, work-life balance, and professional development. Benefits include:
Competitive stipend and benefits package
One paid CME trip and registration during fellowship
Paid presentation travel
20 days of paid vacation per year
Half-day per month dedicated to wellness activities
Slim laptop provided to assist with patient care
Paid Arizona medical license and renewal
Paid Federal DEA and renewal
Eligibility for parental, medical, and caregiver leave, short-term disability, and paid sick time
Eligibility for membership in the Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union
Life in Phoenix and Scottsdale
Phoenix and Scottsdale offer an exceptional quality of life with sunshine, outdoor recreation, arts and music, professional sports, a vibrant food scene, family-friendly communities, and accessible housing options. The Phoenix metropolitan area combines the amenities of a major city with the natural beauty of the Southwest, all within easy commuting distance of campus, with free parking available.
Apply
Please contact Sumi Nair, MD – nair.sumi@mayo.edu or Megan McDaniel- mcdaniel.megan@mayo.edu with your interest or learn more through the Application Process - Renal Transplant Fellowship (Arizona) - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science
