Program Details

Winston-Salem, NC
Job Address: Wake Forest School of Medicine Department of Urology Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1094
Contact Name: Ashok Hemal, M.D.
Type/Focus: Laparoscopy & Robotics
Duration: 1 Year
Country: United States
Fax: 336-716-5711
Region: North America
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Endourology/Stone Surgery Fellowship

This one-year fellowship — accredited by the Endourological Society — provides training in endourology/stone surgery. Fellows will receive certification of fellowship training and will be prepared for a career in academic medicine.

Why Wake Forest?

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a high-volume center and offers the opportunity for significant experience in a wide array of urologic conditions. The urology residency program is one of the leading programs nationwide for index cases in both adult and pediatric urology.

Wake Forest Baptist is considered one of the leading hospitals in North America for treatment of stone diseases with one the highest volumes of stone patients nationwide. The minimally invasive surgery team is made up of experienced experts who have performed many "world firsts" in the field.

The Wake Forest Baptist operating rooms are equipped with the latest technologies for endourology, including digital endoscopic equipment. Training includes animate, inanimate and cadaver facilities. Part of our unique learning environment is the 28,000-square-foot Applied Learning Center, which offers hands-on learning through a fully functional surgical simulation lab and mock operating room, as well as laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical skills training, an anatomical training center and standardized patient assessment examination rooms. The Surgical Skills Lab is designed as part of the National Referral Center for Continuing Education. The monitors, instruments and cameras are identical to the equipment used in the operating rooms at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Clinical Experience

Clinically, fellows obtain advanced experience in all aspects of endourologic and laparoscopic surgery including:

  • Endourologic surgery, including complex uretero­scopic and percutaneous renal procedures. Fellows are instructed in percutaneous access always performed by Urologist, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy, shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopic stone removal, antegrade and retrograde management of patients with ureteral strictures, ureteropelvic junction obstruction and tumors of the renal collecting system and ureter.
  • Metabolic stone disease. The foundations of metabolic evaluation and medical therapy for the prevention of nephrolithiasis are taught.
  • Laparoscopic transperitoneal and retroperitoneal surgery (single port / LESS / single-incision surgery for benign and malignant conditions).

 

Research Experience

A minimum of 25 percent of the fellow’s time will be devoted to research activities. Fellows participate in ongoing research projects or develop their own projects through the Department of Urology or the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, recognized internationally for engineering organs and for other novel research. The research experience will involve either clinical or basic science studies, and the fellow will be involved in the preparation of abstracts and manuscripts for submission and presentation at national or international meetings.

Learn from a Leader in the Field

Dr. Jorge Gutierrez, professor of urology, directs the program. Gutierrez heads the department’s endourology and stone disease program and is an internationally recognized expert endourology with more than 25 years of clinical experience performing endourological and minimally invasive surgery. He has been assistant editor of the Journal of Endourology and is editor of the Spanish edition of the AUA News. He is a member and honorary member of various urological associations, including the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons. He serves on the board of directors of the Endourological Society. He is General Secretary of the Confederacion Americana de Urologia, a Latin-American urological association with more than 12,000 members in 24 Spanish- and Portuguese speaking countries. He has trained and mentored several generations of young endourologists.

 Accreditation

The fellowship is accredited by the Endourological Society.

 Application Process

Candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited urology residency in the United States or Canada and be board eligible. Fellows receive a junior faculty appointment at Wake Forest School of Medicine. One fellow is accepted each year. Prospective fellows must register through the Endourological Society and apply for the Match through AUA at https://internal.auanet.org/secured/endourology/applicant_RF.cfm.

After registration, application materials should be forwarded to:

Dr. Jorge Gutierrez

Wake Forest School of Medicine

Department of Urology

Medical Center Blvd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

London Ontario, Canada
Job Address: Shelley Paolini, Urology Program Administrator Room B4-654, Urology St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada N6H 5E8
Contact Name: Shelley Paolini, Urology Program Administrator
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Type/Focus: Endourology
Duration: 2 Years
Country: Canada
Phone: 519.646.6100 x64407
Fax: 519.646.6037
Region: North America
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Guangzhou, China
Job Address: Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University 1 Kangda Road,Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China, 510230
Contact Name: Prof. Guohua Zeng, Dr. Wen Zhong, Dr. DI GU
Type/Focus: Combined
Duration: 2 Years
Country: China
Phone: 86-20-34294145
Fax: 86-20-34294123
Region: Asia
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The Fellowship Programs include one Year Advanced Clinical Training in Endourology/Stone or Laparoscopy and two Year Endourology Fellowship.

The program has an emphasis on endourologic procedures in ESWL, percutaneous, rigid/flexible ureteroscopy and Urologic laparoscopy, as well as research work. The fellowship will be involved in basic science, clinical research and patient care.

 

Description of Program:

The Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, is the pioneer of endourology in China. Every year, more than 6000 operation are performed, with most of them are endourological procedures, such as PCNL/URL/LAP/ESWL/TURP/TURBT et al.

The department was certificated as both the Chinese National Key Clinical Subject and national urologist training base. Furthermore, there is also an independent research laboratory in the urology department, with extensive research in urolithiasis and urinary tract tumor.

The fellowship will participate in the daily ward inspection, and is expected to be familiar with the different techniques and proper use of instruments in endourologic procedures, including percutaneous surgery, ureteroscopy, and laparoscopy, but not limited to participating only the above operation. The training center also provides simulator and animal model for practice, which will focus on the development of advanced technical skills in minimally invasive surgery.

Bench space and animal lab facilities are available for research. This is both encouraged and expected during this time. Ph.D. to supervise research is available. The goal of the research training is to equip the fellow with the skills and knowledge in basic science and clinical urologic research methodologies to pursue independent investigations.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Age should less than 45 years old. The medical license to practice is required.

 

 










































Yearly Clinical Volume of Procedures:
ProceduresVolume
PCNL 2000
Ureteroscopy 1500
Flexible Ureteroscopy 500
Laparoscopy 300
SWL 800
TURP 200
TURBT 150
Endoureterotomy 200

 

New York, NY
Job Address:
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Kidney Stone Institute of Mount Sinai, New York, NY
1070 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Contact Name: Director: Mantu Gupta, M.D.
Country: United States
Phone: 212-203-2835
Region: North America
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Overview
Fellowship in Endourology at the Kidney Stone Institute of Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

The fellowship is an intensive one year fellowship in all aspects of Endourology. The focus of training will be advanced endourological procedures, including endoscopic and percutaneous management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma, office ureteroscopy, endopyelotomy (retrograde and antegrade), as well as basic endourological procedures such as PCNL and ureteroscopy for stone disease.

The fellow will function as a junior level attending at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. The fellow's time will be distributed between clinical work and clinical research during the fellowship. The fellow's annual salary and benefits are commensurate with a Chief Resident/Fellow at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and allows for a comfortable living in New York City.

Clinical:
The fellow will be exposed to a broad variety of minimally invasive endourological procedures for stone disease, obstruction, and upper tract carcinoma. He/She will also have exposure to the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical Trials program, and participate in these meetings and conferences.

Research:
The fellow will play a leadership role as a member of our Endourology research team. The research team consists of full time research students, urology residents, international research fellows, medical students, and a full time research coordinator. The research has a broad base, but focuses on stone disease, clinical outcomes, testing and development of new technologies, and clinical investigation into markers for renal damage. The fellows have been very productive, publishing in peer reviewed journals, and presenting at national and international meetings.

Education:
The fellow will be expected to attend and participate in our active didactic program in the department of urology which includes Grand Rounds and clinical conferences. The fellow will also be responsible for teaching residents, medical students, and visiting doctors.

Application Process:
Applicants must complete an accredited urology residency and be eligible for a medical license in the US.

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Clinical Procedures Yearly Volume
Percutaneous Renal Surgery 200
Ureteroscopic Surgery 400
Office Endourological Procedures 100
   


Past Fellows









































































Academic year Fellow Residency Program
2013-2014 Ruslan Korets, MD Columbia University
2013-2014 Gina Badalato, MD Columbia University
2012-2013 Y.K. Tan, MD Tan Sock Seng University, Singapore
2012-2013 Ciara Marley, MD Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
2011-2012 Doh Cha, MD UMDNJ, NJ
2010-2011 Joseph Graversen, MD LSU, LA
2010-2011 Janice Santos, MD U. of Miami, FL
2009-2010 Hiroshi Katsumi, MD U.C. Irvine, CA
2009-2010 Adam Mues, MD Ohio State University, OH
2008-2009 Rhonda Walsh, MD U. of Texas, SA, TX
2007-2008 Courtney Phillips, MD N.Y.U., NY
2007-2008 Keith Xavier, MD U. of New Mexico, NM
2006-2007 Michael Lee, MD SUNY Buffalo, NY

 

Stanford, CA
Job Address: Stanford University Department of Urology Eila Skinner, M.D., Professor and Chair, c/o Audrey Nguyen, Department of Urology, 300 Pasteur Dr, S-287 Stanford, CA 94305
Contact Name: Audrey Nguyen
Country: United States
Region: North America
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The Department of Urology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a faculty (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) position in kidney stone management in the Medical Center Line (MCL).

Applicants should have completed a fellowship in endourology and/or kidney stone management, or have significant experience in the management of these conditions.  Faculty rank will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the Medical Center Line is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
The successful applicant must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of California.  A broad interest and experience with all aspects of surgical and office-based endourology and additional experience beyond fellowship in the field is a plus.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research, teaching and clinical missions.
Applications will be reviewed upon arrival and accepted until the position is filled.  Applicants should submit a brief cover letter, a CV, and the names of three references to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., addressed to Eila Skinner, M.D., Professor and Chair, c/o Audrey Nguyen, Department of Urology, 300 Pasteur Dr, S-287 Stanford, CA 94305.

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