Sutter Roseville Medical Center has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to start two new fellowship programs in Hematology & Medical Oncology and Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine. These fellowships are part of the hospital’s ongoing efforts to train physicians who can meet the healthcare needs of Northern California.
Recruitment for the three-year fellowships begins this month, with the first fellows set to start training in July 2026. Each program will enroll three fellows per year, totaling nine fellows each when fully operational. The aim is to provide advanced skills and multidisciplinary training in oncology and pulmonary/critical care medicine.
The new programs add to Sutter Roseville’s existing fellowships, including a cardiovascular disease fellowship that started this summer and a gastroenterology fellowship scheduled to begin next year. Fellows are physicians who have completed their residencies and are now specializing further.
In addition to these fellowships, Sutter Roseville has expanded its residency offerings. Over the past three years, more than 100 resident physicians have trained across five accredited programs: internal medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and a transitional-year track. Two more residency programs—neurology and obstetrics/gynecology—are expected to launch in 2026.
The Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship will be based at Sutter Roseville with bone marrow transplant rotations at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. The program focuses on hands-on multidisciplinary care, participation in tumor boards, simulation-based learning for board preparation, leadership development, and research mentorship.
“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.
The Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship offers diverse clinical experiences including intensive care units and specialized areas such as sleep medicine and interventional pulmonology. Fellows will gain expertise in respiratory disease management and collaborate with various specialties for patient-centered care.
“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.
Currently, Sutter Health trains nearly 400 residents and fellows across 30 ACGME-accredited graduate medical education programs. The organization aims to train over 18,000 physicians during the next two decades.
“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.”
