The Mount Sinai Kidney Stone Center Endourology Fellowship of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a two-year fellowship designed to prepare leaders in Endourology, Stone Disease, and HOLEP. Fellows will acquire clinical and research expertise that will provide development of surgical and scientific skills geared toward a career in academic urology. The fellowship is an immersive experience where individuals will become integral members of both clinical and research teams. The fellow will function as an attending at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. The fellow’s annual salary and benefits are commensurate with a Chief Resident/Fellow at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and allow for a comfortable living in New York City.

Clinical Objectives

The goal of the fellowship is to train academic leaders. Fellows will learn clinical and research skills that will provide a framework for a successful academic career.   The fellowship is an immersive experience where individuals will become integral members of both clinical and research teams. The focus of training will be advanced endourological procedures, including endoscopic and percutaneous management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma, office ureteroscopic surgery, endopyelotomy (retrograde and antegrade), treatment of ureteral strictures, supine and prone PCNL using ultrasound and fluoro guidance, mini-PCNL, totally tubeless PCNL, supine PCNL, endo-laparoscopic treatment of bladder and continent reservoir stones and wireless, sheathless, and fluoroless ureteroscopy for stone disease, and HOLEP. The fellows will direct patient care pre-operatively and post-operatively at the Mount Sinai Kidney Stone Center in midtown Manhattan, where office skills such as renal ultrasonography, office based endourological surgery, and advanced metabolic stone evaluation will be mastered. They will learn from 3 different fellowship trained endourologists.

Research Objectives

The fellow is expected to participate in clinical and basic science research related to Endourology and Stone Disease. The fellow along with the clinical research coordinator will be responsible for managing the Endourology Database. The fellow will gain valuable experience writing IRB protocols and implementing the protocols in the clinical and laboratory realm. The fellow will prepare manuscripts for publication, co-author book chapters, and present data at national/international meetings. The research team consists of full-time research students, urology residents, international research fellows, medical students, a full time research coordinator, and 2 full-time PhD laboratory directors and mentors.

Educational Objectives

The fellow will be expected to attend and participate in our active didactic program in the department of urology which includes Grand Rounds, clinical conferences, and research conferences. The fellow will also be responsible for teaching residents, medical students, and visiting doctors. The fellows have been very productive, publishing numerous papers in peer reviewed journals, presenting at national and international meetings, and winning awards in the Endourology Essay Contest, the Ferdinand C. Valentine Fellowship Award, and the Olympus Diversity and Inclusion Award.

Clinical Volume

The Endourology program boasts a robust clinical volume in terms of both outpatient visits as well as urological surgical procedures, with well over 2000 outpatient clinic visits and 1200 surgical procedures a year including over 400 PCNL procedures.

Candidates

Successful candidates should have completed 4-5 years of post-medical school urology training, preferably in the U.S. Applicants must have superior skills in endoscopic techniques. Applicants must show a proclivity towards research and academics with a proven track record in publishing manuscripts. Candidates must be licensed or able to obtain a license to practice medicine in the State of New York.

Prior Fellows Trained by Dr. Gupta and his team