The Kent Hospital
Gastroenterology Fellowship

Program Details

The content of the Gastroenterology Fellowship curriculum is based upon an assessment of the knowledge and skills desired at the completion of fellowship training, review of the AOA and ACGME requirements and the Tasks Force recommendations from the American Gastroenterological Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. This curriculum is written in an effort to set the highest standard for excellence in training.

The gastroenterology training at Kent Hospital consists of 3 years. The core clinical curriculum requires a minimum of 18 months of clinical activity and consists of traditional inpatient and outpatient consultation experience supplemented by conferences and didactic sessions. A longitudinal outpatient experience is required during their 3 years of training. Training in the basic endoscopic skills is supported by the curriculum. Training in advanced procedures is reserved for selected trainees who have demonstrated endoscopic skill and desire procedural experience for advanced interventional endoscopy.

Contact Information

Graduate Medical Education

Sharon Amato
Gastroenterology Program Coordinator
Graduate Medical Education
P: (401) 737-7010, ext. 31580
F: (401) 736-1975

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Facilities and Affiliations

Kent GI fellows complete the majority of their rotations at Kent Hospital. 

The Kent Hospital Gastroenterology Fellowship affiliation includes:

Didactics

The didactic program for the GI Fellowship takes place weekly. Attendance is mandatory unless the fellow is on certain offsite rotations, vacation or urgent patient care is needed. Didactics generally consist of:

  • Case presentations
  • Lectures on various topics by core faculty
  • Guest lectures
  • Monthly Journal Club
  • Pathology and Radiology Rounds
Continuity Clinic

Fellows will see their own panel of patients in the Ambulatory surgery Center located on the Kent Hospital campus. The clinic is located just minutes from the hospital. Fellows will see patients one half day per week and will do their procedures at the new Ambulatory Surgical Center at Kent Hospital.

Meet the Team

Eric P. Berthiaume, MD

Program Director
(401) 737-7010 ext. 31580
eberthiaume@universitygi.com

Sharon Amato

Program Coordinator
(401) 737-7010 ext. 31580
samato@kentri.org

Meet the Fellows

Kaitlyn Egger, DO

Hometown: Bay Shore, NY
Residency: Kent Hospital/Brown University Internal Medicine Residency, Warwick, RI

Tamara Koritarov, DO

Hometown: Naperville, IL
Residency: Kent Hospital/Brown University Internal Medicine Residency, Warwick, RI
Fellowship: Women and Infants GI Fellowship, Providence RI

Seetha Lakshmanan

Hometown: Koala Lumpur, Malaysia
Residency: Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI

Katherine Mahon, DO

Hometown: Nashville, TN
Residency: Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA