Cleveland Clinic - Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute

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Cleveland, OH
Job Address: Cleveland Clinic - Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10 Cleveland, OH 44195
Contact Name: Sri Sivalingam, M.D. (Program Director) and Allie Robertson, M.A. (Clinical Fellowship Program Manager)
Type/Focus: Endourology
Duration: 1 or 2 Year
Country: United States
Phone: (216) 445-4096
Fax: (216) 636-4492
Region: North America
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Job Information

Cleveland Clinic – Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Fellowship in Advanced Endourology and Stone Disease

This is a 2-year fellowship, which immerses trainees in high volumes of clinical and surgical management of endourologic disease, and a variety of research opportunities.

This fellowship is geared to train the next generation of leaders in endourology. This is accomplished through focused hands-on surgical training and academic activities. We currently have one of the busiest stone programs in the United States. The fellows will become proficient in obtaining their own percutaneous renal access with ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and/or endoscopic guided techniques, and also in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate.  All aspects of training in stone surgery will be offered including mini PCNL, Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS), supine PCNL, prone split leg, ESWL, etc.

Regularly performed procedures

  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (standard, mini PCNL, ECIRS)
  • Access Techniques – Ultrasound, Fluoroscopic, endoscopy guided
  • Ureteroscopy
  • Shock wave lithotripsy
  • HoLEP

As a center of innovations, this fellowship also has a particular focus on cutting-edge endourologic research, with early access to novel devices and techniques that are routinely incorporated into practice.  The fellows will have the opportunity to rotate with our dynamic endourology fellowship faculty to allow exposure to various practice styles and skills.  We also have a nephrologist focused on medical stone management in our faculty for both clinical and research collaboration. 

There will be a strong emphasis on research with opportunities for both clinical and basic science projects. We have an active database for urinary stone disease and have statistician support for analyses. Additionally, bench-top and animal lab facilities are available to facilitate basic science, translational or engineering projects as well as medical device testing (biomedical, nanotech, and ergonomics). We also have a full-time PhD scientist dedicated to stone research.

Additional fellowship opportunities include a staff appointment within the department. This allows the fellow to run an independent clinic and schedule their own surgical cases. Call responsibilities are designed to be minimal, with the goal of allowing the fellow to focus on their clinical and research ambitions.

Fellows work very closely with the residents and have opportunities to mentor medical students and residents in research.  Fellows are given protected research time through the fellowship and are given opportunities to obtain research grants through the Cleveland Clinic’s research center.

We invite all US and Canadian graduates to apply.

We require completion of the USMLEs prior to ranking in July for the match. You must also be eligible to obtain a permanent Ohio license which includes a minimum of 2 years of clinical training in the United States.

For more information regarding the Endourology/Stones fellowship, please contact

Dr. Sivalingam at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or Allie Robertson, M.A. (Clinical Fellowship Program Manager) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Living in Cleveland

Cleveland is a welcoming city, with multiple livable neighborhoods within a 5 mile radius of the main campus. Fellows have the option of living in a variety of settings, ranging from the urban excitement of downtown Cleveland, to the suburban and family-friendly neighborhoods nearby the main campus. Housing in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights also affords access to some of the best public schools in the Midwest. Fellows can expect to have an excellent quality of life with a low cost of living during their time in Cleveland.

Cleveland has an exciting and ever evolving restaurant scene. Prominent local chefs include Michael Symon and Zack Bruell. Cleveland breweries are thriving, with notable homegrown establishments that include Great Lakes Brewery, Platform Brewery, Fat Heads Brewery and Masthead Brewery. A wide arrange of outdoor activities are available, with a robust network of Cleveland Metroparks for hiking, biking, and watersports access.

The city is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the highly regarded Science and Natural History Museums, and an Art Museum that was ranked the second best in the United States. Cleveland is also home to the country’s second-largest performing arts center in Playhouse Square, and to the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, considered one of the best in the country.

 Fellowship Staff:

Sri Sivalingam, MD - Fellowship Director

Jorge Gutierrez-Aceves, MD - Endourology Staff

Mark Noble, MD – Endourology Staff

Wahib Isac MD – Endourology Staff

Smita De, MD, PhD - Endourology Staff

Anna Zampini, M.D. - Endourology Staff

Juan Calle, MD - Nephrology and Metabolic Stone Clinic Member

Aaron Miller PhD – Director of Research Lab

Robert J. Stein, MD – Endourology/Lap Robotics Staff

Previous Graduates of Endourology/Stones Fellowship:

Name

Year Graduated

Current Position

Fabrice Henry, MD

2023

Staff, Cleveland Clinic Akron

Harmenjit Brar, MD

2022

Staff at Z Urology, Florida

H. Collier Wright, MD

2021

Faculty at Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago

Juan Fulla, M.D.

2020

Mount Sinai, New York, NY 

Naveen Kachroo, M.D.

2020

Assistant Professor and Staff, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Luay Alshara, MD

2019

Staff, Albany Med, Albany, NY

Karen Stern, MD

2019

Senior Associate Consultant, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Rajat Jain, MD

2018

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Nishant Patel, MD

2017

Assistant Professor, Endourology and Stone Disease at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Arash Akhavein Mohammadi, MD

2016

Staff, Comprehensive Urology, Los Angeles, CA

Michael Byrne, MD

2015

Staff, Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA

Shubha De, MD

2014

Faculty, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Emad Rizkala, MD

2013

Staff, Urology Care Alliance, Holmdel, NJ

Wahib Isac, MD

2012

Associate Staff, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Rakesh Khanna, MD

2011

Assistant Professor of Urology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Brian Irwin, MD

2009

Associate Professor, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

David Canes, MD

2008

Medical Director, Lahey Institute of Urology at Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH

Robert Stein, MD

2007

Staff, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Benjamin Chung, MD

2006

Associate Professor of Urology at the Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA

Lee Ponsky, MD

2005

Chairman, Department of Urology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

Dinesh Singh, MD

2004

Director of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Christopher Ng, MD

2003

Tower Urology, Los Angeles, CA

David Murphy, MD

2001

Virginia Urology, Reynolds Crossing, VA

Stephen Savage, MD

2000

Director, Minimally Invasive Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Michael Hobart, MD

1999

Alberta Urology Institute, Alberta, CANADA

Jon Soble, MD

1998

Staff, UnityPoint Clinic Urology, Peoria, IL