Recognized by the Endourological Society

Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urology/Stone Disease/Endourology: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

 

    Description of Program


    This is a is a two year fellowship program involving both research and intensive clinical experience in laparoscopic and endourologic problems from the adrenal gland to the prostate. In addition to this clinical experience, time is available and encouraged for both clinical and laboratory research studies. The candidate who is accepted into this program will also have limited clinical volume of personal general urology patients as part of his/her appointment at the Cleveland Clinic at the Assistant Clinical Staff level.

    Yearly clinical volume

    Percutaneous procedures
    (Includes those for stones, upper tract tumors, caliceal diverticula and UPJ obstruction)
    100
    Ureteroscopic procedures
    (Includes those for stones, upper tract tumors, ureteral strictures and UPJ obstruction)
    150
    ESWL procedures 200
    Laparoscopic procedures
    (Includes adrenalectomy, radical and simple nephrectomy, donor nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, pyeloplasty, cryoablation, prostatectomy, cystectomy and others)
    300

    Bench space and animal lab facilities
    Bench space and animal lab facilities are available for research. This is both encouraged and expected during this time.

    Ph.D. to supervise research
    Appropriate research supervision is available.

    On campus housing
    A wide range of housing is available within five miles of the Cleveland Clinic ranging from newly renovated "loft" apartment housing in the re-established warehouse district, to classic apartments in Cleveland's most desirable east side suburbs including Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. Housing in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights also affords access to some of the best public schools in the Midwest.

    Fellows are available to take call in rotation with the regular Cleveland Clinic Urology Staff in their appointment as Assistant Clinical Staff. However, this call is essentially back up for the Resident on call, his Chief Resident, and then the Fellow. There is no in-house call for the Fellow, but he/she is expected to be available for problems or questions related his/her patients.

    Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program

    Blake Hamilton, M.D.
    blake.hamilton@hsc.utah.edu
    University of Utah
    Michael Hobart, M.D. Royal Alexandria Hospital, CANADA
    John Soble, M.D. Northwestern University Associated Hospitals
    Stephen Savage, M.D.
    steven_savage@smtplink.mssm.edu
    Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
    David Murphy, M.D.
    murphyd5@ccf.org
    Current Fellow

    Director
    Inderbir Gill, M.D.
    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation


    Interested residents are encouraged to fill out and send the application form to Inderbir Gill, M.D. at the above address


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Program Director
Inderbir Gill, M.D.
Dr Jihad H. Kaouk
Dr Mihir M Desai
 

9500 Euclid Avenue/A100,
Cleveland, Ohio 44195

Tel: (216)444-5595
Fax: (216)445-7031

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