PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FELLOWSHIP IS OPEN ONLY TO GRADUATES FROM US RESIDENCIES.

Applicants must have completed an ACGME accredited urology residency and be board-eligible/board-certified at the start of the 1-year program. The applicant must also be eligible for a full Pennsylvania medical license. The trainee is involved in all aspects of clinical care for patients undergoing robotic surgery, and will operate primarily with Dr. Daniel Eun but may also operate with other numerous faculty within the Jefferson enterprise.

The trainee will also have clinical training responsibilities in the education of our urology residents. A goal of the training program is for the fellow to attain a comfort level with robotic procedures that enables them to function in a teaching role, instructing residents in the basics of robotic surgical techniques.

The trainee will be recognized by the Jefferson Health system as an attending physician with appointment at the Instructor level. The individual will have the ability to admit patients, independently schedule and perform general (non-robotic) surgical procedures.

Teaching Model/Philosophy

The fellowship is designed as an apprenticeship model where the trainee primarily follows Dr. Eun from the clinic to the operating room and works with his team of PAs and assigned residents. Dr. Eun is an experienced clinician that has been training fellows since 2008. This fellowship is highly operative and focuses on high intensity console-based teaching and not on bedside assistance. Our fellowship model is to use professional PA’s to support the console surgeon with bedside assistance and not to waste valuable fellowship time for bedside assistance. The trainee is expected to graduate and be proficient at all standard robotic oncologic cases and finish with considerable knowledgeable and capability in the newest and most innovative benign and reconstructive techniques. The training incorporates about 50-60% oncology and 40-50% benign/reconstruction for upper and lower urinary tract pathologies. Our philosophy is that a heavy oncologic experience is necessary to enable one to be a superior reconstruction surgeon on a robotic platform.  The focus is on robotics only as we feel laparoscopy is an older and inferior modality. For this fellowship, endoscopy is typically very limited to bladder tumor, UTUC, and workup for ureteral obstruction and stricture disease. There is no urolithiasis component to this fellowship.

Clinical Training:

Fellowship under Dr. Eun’s guidance is unique in several aspects. Dr Eun performs a very diverse repertoire of robotic cases, averaging approximately 350 robotics cases/year, with approximately 50-60% of the volume comprising of urologic oncology and 40-50% benign and reconstructive urology. Dr. Eun performs one of the highest volumes of benign and complex reconstructive robotic surgeries worldwide and is considered a leading international authority on the topic. Oncologic cases include retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy, anterior approach prostatectomy, salvage prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, radical prostatectomy, nephroureterectomy, adrenalectomy, cystectomy and variable levels of pelvic lymph node and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. Benign cases include simple prostatectomy +/- bladder diverticulectomy. Reconstructive robotic cases include intracorporeal ileal conduit, intracorporeal neobladder, pyeloplasty, primary and revision pyeloplasty, primary and revisional ureteral reimplantation, buccal mucosa ureteroplasty, revision of ureteroenteric strictures, bladder neck reconstruction (post-surgical or post-radiation) and occasionally ileal ureter or augmentation ileocystoplasty.

Hospital Overview:

Dr. Eun moved his academic and surgical practice from Temple Health to Jefferson in July 2025. He sees patients in Center City Philadelphia and currently operates primarily at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital but access to various hospitals within the Jefferson system will likely change over time.

Jefferson Health, is a multi-state non-profit health system whose flagship hospital is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia. Within a network of 32 hospitals throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey, Jefferson Health is home to the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, which was founded in 1824, and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

With more than 55,000 employees, Jefferson Health is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region.

The fellow will work closely with urology residents, PAs and at times collaborate with other urology attendings within the Jefferson system.

There are numerous robotics systems across the health system that range from daVinci Xi, SP and DV5 systems.

On-Call and Non-Robotic Clinical Duties

On-call duties will be shared with other staff urologists in the role of an attending with the typical support of junior and chief-level residents. On-call consultations will typically include general urology, stones, postoperative readmissions and trauma. Non-robotic cases that need to be taken to the operating room urgently, emergently or electively can be covered by the fellow. The fellow will also cover approximately one general urology clinic per week and can perform in-office procedures and book non-robotics cases to the operating room. The fellow will also be responsible for overseeing Dr. Eun’s inpatients and coordinating care with the in-house residents.

Research and Academic Responsibilities:

Throughout the 1-year clinical training program, the trainee participates in clinical research and quality improvement projects. The fellow is responsible for managing and overseeing the ongoing obotically related research projects that the students, residents and faculty are involved in. The fellow will typically help organize and run the research meetings. The fellow is also responsible for cross-communication with collaborative institutions in which various databases are being updated. The fellow will typically manage their own project over the course of the year, which may include writing manuscripts, editing videos, writing book chapters, etc. Abstracts are typically submitted to the Philadelphia Urologic, Mid-Atlantic sectional, AUA conference, World Congress of Endourology and Technology, and North American Robotic Urologic Symposium. Funds are available to facilitate trainee travel to various academic conferences where the fellow will be presenting data.

The fellow is expected to round on postoperative patients, submit the weekly surgical schedule to the operating room and participate in regular department academic conferences, which include tumor board, journal club, morbidity and mortality conference, journal club, and grand rounds..

Travel Component

To enhance the fellowship experience, the fellow will typically travel with Dr. Eun on at least one international trip/year. Travel opportunities will greatly vary but will typically include overseas travel destinations, either to conferences or to invitations where Dr. Eun will be lecturing/teaching. These travel opportunities typically come with unique cultural experiences and opportunities to develop relationships with urologists and their trainees overseas. In the past, fellows have travelled to locations such as Australia, Italy, France, England, Turkey, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan.