Fellowship · via General Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Terminal subspecialty. Apply during or after General Surgery residency.

What this specialty is

MIS-trained surgeons handle advanced foregut, hernia, bariatric, and robotic cases. Increasingly the standard for many GI surgical conditions. Run via Fellowship Council match (not NRMP).

Lifestyle & practice

Hours and call similar to general surgery, with practice often skewed toward high-volume elective and bariatric.

Quick facts

Fellowship length: 1 year

Resources to learn more

High-signal external links curated for residents and applicants.

SAGES ↗
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

130

programs

215

positions / cycle

400

applicants / cycle

Simulated match rates· 2026 cycle

GenSurg Grad56%(target 58%)
Other40%(target 35%)

Data source

FREIDA host institutions. Real institution names, cities, and states from ACGME-accredited host residency programs (FREIDA). Capacity totals from the published aggregate match statistics (General Surgery match cycle).

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