One year of post-graduate education is required and will be spent within the Duke Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center. This one year Fellowship shall be performed after standard five or six-year Urologic Residency training has been completed. A second year of Fellowship training may be performed with mutual consent of the Fellow and the Program Director.

Clinical Volume (approximate)

Laboratory Facilities and Research Supervision

Full research facilities are available, including basic science bench-space for SWL bioeffects studies, The Duke Lithotripsy Laboratory in the Department of Engineering and a dedicate Dornier HM3 research lithotriptor for animal studies. The vivarium with full veterinary support is located immediately adjacent to the Medical Center and Department of Engineering.

All basic science research activities of the Fellowship will be performed at the Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). All animal projects will be performed at the DUMC Vivarium, a certified facility. The DUMC Vivarium veterinarians and technical-support staff will provide technical assistance.

Additional research facilities include the Basic Science Laboratory of Spencer A. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Brown will serve as an immediate supervisor for basic science projects as he has expertise in assays of lipid perioxidation products, proinflammatory cytokines as well as performing the immunomodulation studies with antioxidant administration. NIH funding is currently in place to cover the costs of performing these assays. The Fellow will also have access to the newly installed Dornier HM3 research lithotriptor, which is located in the basement of the School of Engineering, which is a 5 minute walk from the Medical Center. Pei Zhong, Ph.D., will act as the immediate supervisor for performance of the basic shock wave physics studies. This Shock Wave Lithotripsy Research Laboratory was recently established by a $100,000 grant from the School of Engineering and the Duke Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center. High-speed photographic analysis, acoustic emission equipment and a cavitation detection system will all be available to perform shock wave physics studies.

Clinical Responsibilities

The Fellow will be responsible to make daily Rounds with the Endourology Resident at Duke University Medical Center. The Fellow will see patients in The Outpatient Clinic and participate in endoscopic surgery on patients seen in the Duke Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center.

The Fellow will occasionally be required to take night call for Endourology patients.

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program