Sutter Roseville Accredited for Fellowship Programs in Oncology, Pulmonary Care

The new medical office building at 7 Medical Plaza Drive on the Sutter Roseville Medical Center campus contains the teaching hospital's Graduate Medical Education Center. It includes simulation laboratories and exam rooms, large didactic classrooms equipped with virtual capabilities, two debrief rooms a physician lounge and a continuity clinic, where the resident physicians have appointments with their patients.

NORTHERN CALIF. - Sutter Roseville Medical Center has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to launch two new fellowship programs in Hematology & Medical Oncology and Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine. These new fellowships continue Sutter Roseville's mission as a top Sacramento-region teaching hospital to prepare the next generation of physicians to deliver high-quality, clinically distinct care across Northern California.

Recruitment for both three-year fellowship programs begins this month, with the first class of fellows scheduled to begin training in July 2026. Each program will train three fellows per year, for a total of nine fellows each, equipping them with the advanced skills and multidisciplinary training required to meet growing community needs in oncology and pulmonary/critical care medicine.

These two newly accredited programs join two other fellowship programs at Sutter Roseville. A cardiovascular disease fellowship launched this summer with its first class, and a fellowship in gastroenterology was announced earlier this year that will also begin in July 2026. Fellows are physicians who have completed their residency and are now receiving advanced training in a specialized field.

The fellowship programs at Sutter join a growing number of residency programs for recently graduated physicians. In just three years since its first doctors began their residencies, Sutter Roseville now boasts more than 100 resident physicians in five accredited programs - internal medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology and a transitional-year track. Two additional residency programs in neurology and obstetrics/gynecology are set to launch in 2026, positioning Sutter Roseville as one of the fastest-growing teaching hospitals in Northern California that offers physicians training across multiple specialties.

Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship

Fellows will train primarily at Sutter Roseville, with specialized bone marrow transplant rotations at its sister hospital, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. The program emphasizes:

• Hands-on experience in multidisciplinary, longitudinal care, including participation in at least six tumor boards annually.
• Training in structured didactics and simulation-based learning, preparing fellows for board certification and advanced practice.
• Leadership development, communication skills and participation in weekly transplant conferences and quality improvement initiatives.
• Protected time and mentorship for research and scholarly activity to advance the field of hematology and oncology.

"This fellowship is designed to cultivate highly skilled, compassionate oncologists who can deliver clinically distinct care and lead in advancing cancer treatment in our region," said Dr. Kristie Bobolis, the fellowship's program director.

Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

This fellowship provides fellows diverse inpatient and outpatient experiences, including rotations in Sutter Roseville's medical and surgical intensive care units, pulmonary consultations, thoracic oncology and specialized areas such as sleep medicine, interventional pulmonology and infectious disease. Fellows will also:

• Gain expertise in managing respiratory diseases and critically ill patients.
• Work closely with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, palliative care and other specialties to strengthen team-based, patient-centered care.
• Participate in simulation-based learning, structured didactics, board preparation and national conferences.
• Contribute to clinical and translational research, supported by mentorship and protected time.

"Our fellowship is designed to train the next generation of pulmonary and critical care specialists who are not only clinically excellent but also collaborative leaders. With Sutter Roseville's breadth of intensive care and pulmonary services, our fellows will be uniquely positioned to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care that meets the growing needs of patients and families in our region," said Program Director Dr. Vishal Raj.

Building Northern California's Physician Workforce

Currently, Sutter trains nearly 400 residents and fellows across 30 ACGME-accredited Graduate Medical Education programs, with a goal of training more than 18,000 physicians over the next 20 years.

"Sutter Health remains on pace to become one of the largest community-based health care training institutions in Northern California," said Dr. Dineen Greer, vice president and designated institutional official for Sutter Health. "Our vision is to develop compassionate, collaborative, inclusive and innovative physician leaders who deliver the highest quality care and enhance the health of the patients and communities we serve."