Program Details

New Haven, CT

Job Address: Yale University School of Medicine Department of Urology P.O. Box 208041 New Haven, CT 06520 Department of Urology P.O. Box 208041 New Haven, CT 20841

Contact Name: Dinesh Singh, M.D.

Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: 203-785-5461

Region: North America

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This one-year fellowship offers a comprehensive training environment that provides experience with all aspects of endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital – the 4^th largest medical center in the United States.

We have a large volume of stone disease, oncology, reconstructive, and BPH operations including HoLEP. There are five clinically dedicated da Vinci Xi robots and one single port da Vinci system. Our simlab has a dedicated research and training da Vinci robot and a da Vinci simulator.

Clinical fellows typically perform approximately 250 ureteroscopy, 80-100 percutaneous, 30 ESWL, 40-50 lap/robotic, and 100 HoLEP procedures over the year. Fellows gradate practice-ready to confidently perform challenging endoscopic and minimally invasive procedures.

Our fellows participate in the Yale multidisciplinary Stone Clinic, working side-by-side with a dedicated urologist, nephrologist and nutritionist.

We have robust surgical and metabolic datasets maintained by a dedicated post graduate fellow. Additional resources include experts in outcomes and large dataset research.

In addition to clinical and research responsibilities, the fellow is expected to embrace educational and teaching opportunities within the department such as attending conferences, giving lectures, and mentoring the resident staff.

While the fellow will have attending (operative and admitting) privileges, they will take no more call than any other staff attending urologist.

To apply, please send your CV, personal statement, AUA Endourology match application and three letters of recommendation to the contacts listed below.

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Virginia Beach, VA

Job Address: Urology of Virginia/EVMS Norfolk VA Urology of Virginia / Department of Urology 225 Clearfield Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Contact Name: Michael Fabrizio, M.D., Johnnetta Lightfoot

Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: 757-452-3419

Fax: 757-961-3696

Region: North America

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The one year Fellowship in Endourology, Laparoscopy, and Robotic surgery provides a very comprehensive training environment in all areas of minimally invasive procedures. We are a high volume robotic and laparoscopic center. Our program was one of the first programs adopting the laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in 2000. We have a very successful laparoscopic program which includes: donor nephrectomy (15 years), radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, and cryoablation. We were involved in the FDA trials with the Zeus Robotic platform and early adopters with robotics in general. We have a successful Davinci program including: radical prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, sacrocolpopexy , and pyeloplasty.

Our program is located in the heart of the stone belt and as such the fellow has exposure to a variety of simple and complex stone cases. In addition to having access to the latest ureteroscopic techniques, the fellow will learn how to perform percutaneous renal access. We perform our own metabolic evaluations and the fellow will learn the latest in medical management of stone disease.

Our fellows have been very productive academically. In the last 8 years, our program has placed first, second, third, and fourth in the Endourology Fellowship Essay Contest. We have a large research department supporting 50 clinical trials. We have a state of the art outcome database. Some of this research has been cited in USA Today and Reuters in addition to being accepted for publication in the Journals of Urology and Endourology. We have a nationally recognized Proteonomics lab with numerous projects available for fellow participation.

Finally, our program has nine fellowship trained urological oncologists and endourologists. Our fellows are part of the faculty and run a half day clinic once a week. Additionally, they have limited call responsibilities (on average one or two weekdays per month and 5-6 weekends) during their one year fellowship.

Past Fellows

Madison, WI

Job Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School Department of Urology Medical Foundation Centennial Building 1685 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705-2281

Contact Name: Stephen Y. Nakada, M.D.

Type/Focus: Endourology

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: 608-265-2910

Fax: 608-262-6453

Region: North America

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Job Information

The Endourology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Endourology Society accredited fellowship. The fellowship program was established by Dr. Stephen Nakada in 2002.

Currently a one-year program, this fellowship has both a clinical and academic focus.

Clinical

Dr. Stephen Nakada, and Dr. Margaret Knoedler are fellowship co-directors. Kris Penniston, PhD, Dan Gralnek, MD, Ali Antar, MD, Emily Serrell, MD, and Allan Jhagroo, MD are the core fellowship faculty. Faculty in interventional radiology include Dr. Mark Kleedehn, Dr. Prasad Dalvie, and Dr. Jason Pinchot.

During the course of their fellowship, our fellows gain broad experience in clinical endourology, including complex ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and HoLEP.

Fellows will master the medical management of stone disease through participation in our multi-disciplinary stone clinic, under the mentorship of Kris Penniston, PhD, RDN, and nephrologist Dr. Allan Jhagroo. Academic pursuits in the fellowship, including fellowship essay, are led by Drs. Nakada, Knoedler, and Penniston.

1 Year Logs:
Ureteroscopy 200
PCNL 75
HoLEP 75

Research

All endourology fellows have dedicated research time and a dedicated research space, including access to a PhD. Fellows are expected to complete a basic science project, as well as all of the appropriate Endourology Society fellowship requirements. Fellows also have access to a brand new, state-of-the-art Simulation Center to develop their skills and for potential investigations. A fully equipped animal laboratory is also available.

Our fellows also are involved in clinical and teaching exercises associated with our residency program as the fellowship regulations allow. Any inquiries should be addressed to Dr. Stephen Nakada, Dr. Margaret Knoedler or Denise Mussehl, our fellowship coordinator.

Endourology Fellowship - DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY (wisc.edu)

Toronto, Ontario

Job Address: University of Toronto - Department Of Urology St. Michael’s Hospital, Division of Urology 61 Queen St. E., Ste. 9103Q Toronto, Ontario M5C 2T2

Contact Name: Co-Director: R. John Honey MD FRCSC; Co-Director: Kenneth Pace, MD MSc FRCSC

Country: Canada

Phone: 416-867-3705

Fax: 416-867-7433

Region: North America

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Fellowship in Endourology, Urologic Laparoscopy and Robotic-assisted surgery

Description of Training
The University of Toronto Endourology, Urologic Laparoscopy, and Robotic-assisted surgery fellowship is a comprehensive 2-year program that provides clinical and research training in both endourology and minimally-invasive urologic surgery. As well as training in all aspects of contemporary endourology, fellows will be involved with the medical management of stone disease through the Provincial Kidney Stone Prevention Clinic, and will gain experience with advanced laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic procedures. These include nephrectomy, donor nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, adrenalectomy, and robotic assisted radical prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy and pyeloplasty. We serve as a provincial tertiary referral centre for complex stone disease, laparoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted surgery. Our centre is also one of only 3 shock wave lithotripsy units in the province of Ontario.

The Fellowship will consist of 2 years, with one year primarily clinically-oriented, and a second year primarily research-oriented.

Duration of Training
Fellows are required to have completed a recognized 5 or 6 year Urology Residency with the appropriate certification.

Laboratory Facilities and Research Supervision
Clinical databases are available to allow prospective outcome studies on 2,500-2,800 shockwave patients per year, as well as all patients treated endourologically, laparoscopically and robotically. Both basic science bench-space and a fully equipped animal vivarium are available. A Ph.D. is available to supervise specific projects, in areas ranging from biomaterials, infection, and metabolic stone disease. Supervision is also available for those wishing to pursue an M.Sc. in clinical epidemiology, and fellows are expected to participate in ongoing clinical trials, as well as in the development of new trials. Fellows are expected to submit abstracts to annual meetings and prepare manuscripts for publication.

Clinical Responsibilities
The Fellow will participate in a wide range of endourologic, laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgical procedures and round on these patients, with the senior resident, in the post-operative period. He or she will be involved with both the surgical and medical assessment of patients through the clinics at The St. Michael's Hospital Kidney Stone Centre. The Fellow will not be expected to take night or weekend call except for unusual circumstances. Fellows are invited to participate in renal transplantation if they so desire.

Procedures

Previous Graduates of the Fellowship Program