Selection of fellow:
A. Applicants from the United States must have completed an accredited Urology Residency program.
B. Applicants must be board-eligible or board-certified at the commencement of the fellowship year. A current New York medical license must be obtained. Previous evidence of training and clinical experience in basic laparoscopic skills must be documented.
C. Letters of recommendation will be required from the individual's Program Director and two other individuals familiar with the applicant's training and performance.
D. Non-US applicants will be considered for the position if they can obtain a license to practice medicine in New York and have completed a urology residency. The applicants' visa status must be current and allow for clinical activity.
Description of Training:
The Endourology Fellowship Program at Stony Brook Medicine offers trainees a one-year training experience in endourology and nephrolithiasis. The focus of the Fellowship is to provide applicants the opportunity to develop their clinical, surgical, metabolic and research skills required to be an expert in treating patients with stone disease.
Our faculty consists of 3 attendings who specialize in stone disease and minimally invasive surgery. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with David Schulsinger, MD and Gauthami Churukanti, MD at Stony Brook Medicine and , John Fitzgerald, (North Port VA) in clinical, surgical, metabolic and research capacities. The Fellowship is structed to include a combination of clinical/surgical (90%) and Research (10%) training over the 1-year training period under the guidance of the faculty and with the resources of Stony Brook Medicine. With a large volume of endourologic procedures at Stony Brook, fellows will receive a comprehensive experience in all aspects of Endourology.
Clinical/Surgical Training
Endourology Fellows will work with Drs. David Schulsinger, Gauthami Churakanti and John Fitzgerald to enhance their endourologic surgical skills. The goal for the Fellow will be to master all aspects of management of stone disease. This will include clinical and surgical management of stone patients with complex metabolic disturbances and anatomical anomalies. Surgically, Fellows will develop advanced skills in PCNL and URS. Additional training will include percutaneous access with Dr. Ferretti for other urologic conditions. Fellows will utilize the latest technology of lasers and instrumentation for surgically managing patients with stone disease. In addition, fellows will develop their endoscopic surgical skills for managing patients with oncological diseases with controllable energy forms, including cryoablation for treatment of prostate and renal tumors. In addition, Fellows will treat patients for benign diseases with Greenlight laser (GLL) of the prostate and our developing program in Holmium laser ablation (HoLEP).
As an integral part of the Endourology training program for our residents, the Fellow will aid in teaching and mentoring basic and advanced ureteroscopic, percutaneous and endoscopic procedures. The fellow will contribute to Urology Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs and Research Conferences. The Fellow will be employed as a junior faculty member.
By the completion of Endourology program, the fellow will have gained the resources to independently provide expert level endourologic care and clinical management to their urology patients.
Surgical Volume:
Procedures: Volume per Year
Percutaneous Procedures 210
Ureteroscopic Procedures 550
GLL/HoLEP 75
How to Apply:
All fellowship applicants must have successfully completed a 5- or 6-year accredited Urology Residency in North America. Applicants must be eligible for permanent physician licensure in the State of New York.
All applicants must register for the AUA Endourology Match and complete the Endourological Society application.
To apply, please email application material listed below to Lora Dempsey at
- Endourology Society Application
- CV
- Personal Statement
- USMLE transcripts reflecting scores for Step 1, Steps 2 CK and/or 2 CS, and Step 3.
Please request 3 letters of recommendations with letters by your references emailed to Lora Dempsey at