Overview of Program

The fellowship program is a one-year postgraduate program designed to train urologists in advanced Laparoscopy and Endourology. This program integrates clinical and research work in stone disease, urologic oncology, reconstructive surgery, BPH, transplant donor nephrectomy, pediatric laparoscopy- endourology, robotic surgery, cryosurgery. In addition, basic science research labs are available, and the fellow will get a chance to design his/her own experiments or join an ongoing experiment and work in collaboration with the Director of Research.

The fellow will be working closely with faculty and will be an active participant in the operating room and will perform and assist in various endourologic, laparoscopic and robotic cases.

For more details, please visit the New York Medical College website : http://www.nymc.edu/urology/

Clinical Volume
January 2002-April 2003

Percutaneous procedures	78/year
SWL - Shockwave Lithotripsy (Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Imaging Lithotripsy)	700/year
Ureteroscopic Endoureterotomy/ Endopyelotomy	25/year
Ureteroscopy procedures	100+/year
Transplant Kidney Endourology	15/year
Holmium laser enucleation of Prostate	29/year
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy	35/year
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy/Adrenalectomy	30/year
Laproscopic Cystectomy Urinary Diversion/Prostatectomy	8/year
Cryosurgery (Cryoablation)	8/year
Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty	7/year
Pediatric Laparoscopic orchiopexy/ Pyeloplasty, re-implant, etc.	60/year

In addition, the fellow will be involved in resident and student teaching. The fellow will be encouraged to give talks and didactic sessions and will be an active participant in the weekly teaching conferences.

On campus housing

There is no on campus housing available. The fellow will be responsible to find his/her own accommodations.

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program