Duration: 2 years. 1 - clinical and 1 lab time
Assignment: Primary base = Tulane University School of Medicine
Fellowship starts August 1st and completes July 31st two-years later.
Annual number of procedures by category are as follows:
| Percutaneous procedures | 75 |
| Ureteroscopic procedures | 126 |
| ESWL procedures | 150 |
| Laparoscopic procedures | 165 |
| Robotic procedures | 110 |
Previous Graduates
2000-2001 Gilberto Ruiz-Deya, M.D.
2001-2002 Yousef Tadros, M.D.
2002-2003 Ruben Urena, M.D.
2003-2004 Freddy Mendez, M.D.
2004-2005 Scott Burgess, M.D.
2005-2006 Benjamin Lowentritt, M.D.
2006-2007 Michael Woods, M.D.
2007-2009 Ugur Boylu, M.D.
2009-2010 Sarah Conley, M.D.
2010-2012 Janet Colli, M.D.
2012-2013 Benjamin Woodson, M.D.
2013-2015 Michael Maddox, M.D.
Lab Facilities: The department houses two full-service laboratories with 2,030 square feet and 230 linear feet of bench space available. Tulane's School of Medicine has a vivarium animal laboratory that the fellow will have complete access to. The fellow will determine the type of animal procedure/demonstration that the residents and fellow will do that year.
Supervisor: Fellowship Program Director: Raju Thomas, M.D., 2 Ph.D.s available - Dr. Suresh C. Sikka and Dr. Abdel Asim-Mageed
Housing: On-campus housing is available adjacent to the hospital, however candidate are free to stay at housing of their choice.
Night Call: The fellow is appointed as junior faculty at the level of an "clinical instructor" in the department of urology. This will enable the applicants to develop his/her level of independence. Moreover, the applicant can also see patients individually, though under the supervision of the Director. On call is shared with other full-time faculty members.