IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship

2025-2025 Kenneth Warren Fellows

IHPBA and the IHPBA Foundation are delighted to announce the recipients of the the 2025-2026 Kenneth Warren Fellowships: Dr Hannah Esser, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Austria; and Dr Mattia Ballo, Azienda Ospedale - Università di Padova, Padova Italy.

The call for applications for 2026/2027 will be announced in January 2026.

New for 2025 - Mentor List 

One of the most frequent questions we receive from potential Kenneth Warren Fellowship applicants is, "How do I find a mentor?".  To ensure this program is accessible to all and not limited by personal connections, we have invited IHPBA members to volunteer as a potential mentor. 

Applicants: If you would to receive a copy of this list (available to IHPBA members only), please email michelle.burns@ihpba.org) 

Mentors: If you are an IHPBA member and would like to be added to the mentor list, please complete the form here.

General guidelines and instructions for applications

Further information about the IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship

• Tribute: Read our tribute to Dr Warren
• History: The history of the IHPBA Kenneth Warren Foundation
• Past Recipients: More information about past IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellows
• Charitable Donations: How to donate
• Donor Wall We are proud to recognise our donors

For further information about the IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship please contact fellowship@ihpba.org

2024-2025 Kenneth Warren Fellowship Recipients

Read Dr Yawen Dong's 6 month report here

Read Dr Pietro Mascagni's 6 month report here 

Read Dr Remo Alessandris' 6 month report here

Read about the 2024/2025 Kenneth Warren Fellows here.

The IHPBA Foundation is extremely grateful to the E. Alexander Stent Fund (CGF), Bank of America, N.A., Trustee for their generous grant funding which allows us to offer these fellowships.

Click here for information about past recipients