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A dynamic fellowship concentrating on complex stone disease with exposure to minimally invasive/robotic urologic surgery. Advanced training in both benign and malignant urologic disease.

Faculty

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• Majid Eshghi, M.D., Director of Endourology Fellowship
• Daniel C. Rosen M.D., Co-director
• John L. Phillips, M.D., Co-director
• Sensuke Sato, Ph.D.

Overview of Program

Clinical

The fellowship program is a one or two-year postgraduate program designed to train urologists in Complex Stone Disease (PCNL) as well as advanced Laparoscopy and robotics. This program integrates broad exposure to stone disease, medical management of stone disease, urologic oncology, and the opportunity to take advantage of nearby Maria Ferreri Children's Hospital to learn pediatric endourology.

The expected breakdown of cases/time is roughly 70% endoluminal endourology (stones, reconstruction, upper tract urothelial carcinoma); 10% robotic/laparoscopic; 10% clinic; 10% research.

Complex Stone Disease:

The fellow can expect wide exposure to all manner of percutaneous procedures including, Supine PCNL, Prone PCNL, Standard PCNL, Mini-PCNL, Diverticular cases.  Renal Access will be taught using both Flouroscopic: Monoplanar, Biplanar, Triplanar, Bullseye, Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS), and Ultrasound Techniques.

Urologic Oncology and Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery

 The fellow will can expect exposure to all manner of robotic urologic procedures including prostatectomy (radical and simple), nephrectomy (radical and partial) and cystectomy using the DaVinci Xi.

Research

The fellow is expected to participate in clinical research, focused on all types of endourology.  They will have access to an IRB approved endourology database focusing on clinical outcomes and are encouraged to develop their own research proposals and projects. In addition, basic science research labs are available, though not required, and the fellow may design his/her own experiments or join an ongoing experiment and work in collaboration with the Director of Research.

The facility contains dry labs and simulators for laparoscopic skills training as well as a vivarium for IRB approved research protocols.  The onsite basic science lab is staffed by a full time dedicated urologic researcher. There is also access to nearby industry sponsored surgical training facilities for laparoscopic and robotic skills training.  Westchester Medical Center and the adjoining are equipped with the latest state of the art surgical equipment (DaVinci Xi Robot, Thulium laser, Holmium laser).

The fellow will be working closely with 3 fulltime attending and several voluntary staff and will be an active participant in the operating room and will perform and assist in various endourologic, laparoscopic and robotic cases.

Available Program Resources

• Westchester Medical Center
• Maria Ferreri Children's Hospital at WMC
• Medical Education Center at New York Medical College
• Animate and Inanimate Lab for Endoscopic–Laparoscopic training
• Alumni Anatomy Laboratory at New York Medical College

In addition, the fellow will be involved in resident and student teaching. The fellow will give talks and didactic sessions and will be an active participant in the weekly teaching conferences.

Annual Clinical volume of Institution

(Fellow’s Cases Will be Endoluminal Endourology Based)

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program

Setting: 

•  Westchester Medical Center, the academic center of New York Medical College - tertiary care center: High risk pregnancy, Transplant, Neonatal, Cardiothoracic, Burn, Level 1 Trauma 

Westchester Medical Center Attending Staff: 

• Muhammad S. Choudhury, MD
• Majid Eshghi, MD
• John L. Phillips, MD
• Daniel C. Rosen MD
• Siri Drangsholt MD
• Gerald Matthews, MD
• Sean Fullerton, MD
• M. David Schwalb, MD
• Lori Dyer, MD
• Paul Zelkovic, MD
• Jason Elyaguov MD
• 20+ Voluntary Staff

Candidate Requirements
The Endourology Fellowship requires candidates to submit:

1. C.V. 
2. evidence of ACGME-approved residency training
3. permanent US citizen status or proof of ability to work

To achieve credentialing from the Society of Endourology, successful fellows must upon completion submit:

1. Completed case logs from fellowship period
2. IRB protocol prior to the start of the 2nd year
3. First author paper to the Journal of Endourology
4. Yearly abstract submissions to the AUA and World Congress of Endourology