IMG-friendly Nephrology fellowship programs
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 52 Nephrology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 20; J-1 sponsors: 41). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 52Programs
- 20Sponsor H-1B
- 41Sponsor J-1
- 24States
Nephrology fellowship programs for international graduates
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- Fellowship in Nephrology at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center (NS/LIJ)
Northwell Health · New Hyde Park, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Fellowship in Nephrology at Staten Island University Hospital
Northwell Health · Staten Island, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Glomerular diseases and Onconephrology Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
H-1BJ-1 - Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
H-1BJ-1 - Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
UVA Health University Medical Center · Charlottesville, Virginia
J-1 - General Nephrology Fellowship
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, New York
IMGs considered - Interventional Nephrology Fellowship Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama
J-1 - Nephrology Fellowship
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional · Salisbury, Maryland
J-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrsUSMLE 220+ - Nephrology Fellowship
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, Ohio
IMGs considered - Onco-Nephrology Fellowship
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, Texas
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Nephrology fellowship program
Visas and international graduates in Nephrology fellowship
Which Nephrology fellowship programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 20 Nephrology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Renal Transplant Fellowship Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Nephrology Fellowship, University of South Florida; Nephrology Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Transplant Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Nephrology Fellowship, Boston Medical Center. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Nephrology fellowship programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 30, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 41 Nephrology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Renal Transplant Fellowship Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Nephrology Fellowship, University of South Florida; Nephrology Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Transplant Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Nephrology Fellowship, Boston Medical Center.
Do Nephrology fellowship programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 52 Nephrology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.