King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh

Job Address: Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh

Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 2 Years

Region: Asia

Contact Email: [email protected]

Endourology/Stone Fellowship Program At HMC, Doha, Qatar

Job Address: Endourology Fellowship, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. P.O Box 3050

Contact Name: Dr. Ammar Al Ani, Program Director of Endourology Fellowship

Type/Focus: Endourology

Duration: 2 Years

Phone: 974 – 40263872

Region: Middle East/Africa

Contact Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

 1. OVERVIEW

 Endourology at Hamad Medical Corporation is a Fellowship program imparting training to the clinical fellows in the field of Endourology for last 10 years. It is a well- structured program which provide higher level of training with well- developed curriculum and schedule.

The treatment of urinary tract stones forms a major part of the workload of the urology   department in Hamad Medical Corporation  

The high incidence of stones in Qatar, the different nature of the stone disease and the rapid change in the means of stone removal necessitate the Urologist to have special training to acquire the necessary skills in various endourologic techniques and ESWL. 

Urology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation has the state-of-the-art facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of Urolithiasis.

2.    GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Fellowship Program aims to train selected Urologist in the field of Endourology.

The candidate is expected to gain special skills in the following:

1. Various aspects of diagnostic and operative endourology using state of the art set up.
2. Percutaneous Renal Surgery
3. Retrograde Intrarenal
4. Extra Corporeal Shockwave
5. Interventional
6. Foundation of an academic career including teaching skills, grant writing skills, manuscript preparation, research methodology and critical appraisal of
7. Contribute in designing guidelines for the management of Urolithiasis in Qatar
8. Set up an up to date urolithiasis

3. PROGRAM PERSONNEL

a.    Program Director:

A Program Director is a full-time faculty member. He will monitor the program contents, supervise the training process and ensure the high quality of the program. The program director of the Endourology fellowship at Hamad Medical Corporation is Dr. Ammar Al Ani.

b.    Teaching Staff:

Fellows will have the chance to learn from:

1. Dedicated faculty specialized in Endourology will supervise fellows in their rotations, providing in-depth knowledge and skills in this field of Endourology.
2. Regular visits of distinguished guests from outstanding institutes who will shed the light on various state of the art treatment modalities and surgical techniques.

4.    PROGRAM FACILITIES 

1. Operating theatre: access to the operating theatre is granted on scheduled basis during which the fellow will perform various endourologic procedures according to the logbook requirement.

1. Stone clinic: This is a specialized clinic that provides service for patients with recurrent stone disease. The fellow will gain in-depth experience in the metabolic evaluation and dietary advice to recurrent stone formers.

• iii. ESWL Suite: This unit is well-equipped with two advanced machines, performing around 12 cases per day. The fellow will gain in-depth experience about the physics of shock wave, response to treatment and various maneuvers in stone breaking.

1. Continuity Clinics: Fellows are expected to attend clinics under indirect supervision where he/she will manage patients with different urologic conditions.

5.    PROGRAM OUTLINE

a.    Program Duration

The duration and the scope of training will encompass a total of 2 years (24 months).

b.    Sponsoring Institute

• Hamad Medical Corporation is the primary site of training.

• Exposure to other highly specialized centers abroad for short term is encouraged.

c.    Rotations

During his/her 2-year program, the fellow is expected to rotate in:

YEAR 1 and 2: RESEARCH & CLINICAL ENDOUROLOGY

During these two years, the fellow is expected to:

• Provide time for Urology research service
• Participate and author several research papers
• Participate in research related courses
• Provide on-call duties and clinics.

During these two years, the fellow must gain experience in the following areas of Endourology:

General Endourology Techniques:

Familiarity with various types of endoscopes and instruments:

1. Proper handling of the
2. Sterilization
3. Assembly and

 Procedures

a.    Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

b.    Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and related percutaneous renal surgery techniques:

c.     Ureteroscopy (Rigid and flexible)

d.    Cystolitholapaxy:

e.    Stents and Dilators:

6.    ACADEMIC and TEACHING Activities

In addition to the clinical and operative activities the fellows are expected to participate in all the academic and teaching activities of the department, e.g.:

1. Grand
2. Journal Club
3. Mortality and Morbidity
4. Uropathology
5. Uroradiology
6. Undergraduate
7. Postgraduate Residents
8. Research

Stony Brook Medicine Department of Urology

Job Address: Department of Urology Stony Brook Medicine HSC T-9, Room 040 Stony Brook, NY 11794

Contact Name: Dr. David Schulsinger

Type/Focus: Endourology

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: 631-444-1916

Fax: 631-444-3765

Region: North America

Contact Email: [email protected]

Overview

Job Information:

Description of Training:

The Endourology Fellowship Program at Stony Brook Medicine offers trainees a one-year training experience in endourology and nephrolithiasis.  The focus of the Fellowship is to provide applicants the opportunity to develop their clinical, surgical, metabolic and research skills required to be an expert in treating patients with stone disease.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work with David Schulsinger, MD, John Fitzgerald and Gauthami Churakanti, MD in clinical, surgical, metabolic and research capacities.  The Fellowship is structed to include a combination of clinical/surgical (80%) and Research (20%) training over the 1-year training period under the guidance of the faculty and with the resources of Stony Brook Medicine.  With a large volume of endourologic procedures at Stony Brook, fellows will receive a comprehensive experience in all aspects of Endourology.

Clinical/Surgical Training

Endourology Fellows will work with Drs. David Schulsinger, John Fitzgerald and Gauthami Churakanti to enhance their endourologic surgical skills.  The goal for the Fellow will be to master all aspects of management of stone disease.  This will include clinical and surgical management of stone patients with complex metabolic disturbances and anatomical anomalies.  Surgically, Fellows will develop advanced skills in PCNL and URS.  Additional training will include percutaneous access with Dr. Ferretti for other urologic conditions.  Fellows will utilize the latest technology for surgical managing patients with stone disease.  In addition, fellows will develop their endoscopic surgical skills for managing patients with oncological diseases with controllable energy forms, including cryoablation and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).  In addition, Fellows will treat patients for benign diseases with Holmium laser ablation (HoLEP) and Greenlight laser (GLL) of the prostate.

As an integral part of the Endourology training program for our residents, the Fellow will aid in teaching basic and advanced ureteroscopic, percutaneous and endoscopic procedures.  The fellow will contribute to Urology Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs and Research Conference.  The Fellow will be employed as a junior faculty member.

By the completion of Endourology program, the fellow will have gained the resources to independently provide expert level endourologic care and clinical management to their urology patients.

Surgical Volume:

Procedures:                             Volume Year

Percutaneous Procedures                   210

Ureteroscopic Procedures                   550

GLL/HoLEP                                         75

How to Apply:

All fellowship applicants must have successfully completed a 5- or 6-year accredited Urology Residency in North America.  Applicants must be eligible for permanent physician licensure in the State of New York.

All applicants must register for the AUA Endourology Match and complete the Endourological Society application.

To apply, please email application material listed below to Lora Dempsey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Endourology Society Application
• CV
• Personal Statement
• USMLE transcripts reflecting scores for Step 1, Steps 2 CK and/or 2 CS, and Step 3.

Please request 3 letters of recommendations with letters by your references emailed to Lora Dempsey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Letters emailed by applicants will not be accepted.

Hackensack, NJ

Job Address: Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Urology 360 Essex Street, Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601

Contact Name: Ravi Munver, M.D., Program Director

Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: (551) 996-8090

Fax: (551) 996-8221

Region: North America

Contact Email: [email protected]

Introduction:

Hackensack University Medical Center is a teaching and research institution located in northern New Jersey that is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. It is a tertiary referral center and the flagship hospital of the Hackensack Meridian Health Network, the largest, most comprehensive, and most integrated health system in the state, comprised of 17 hospitals. Hackensack University Medical Center is less than 10 miles from New York City and is the busiest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in New Jersey, as well as a premier medical center that serves New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. Our physicians, many of whom are on the cutting-edge in their fields, have received their training at many of the nation's most prominent institutions. Hackensack University Medical Center is routinely listed as the top hospital in New Jersey in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital rankings since the rating system was introduced.

Department of Urology:

The Department of Urology has a renowned reputation for elevating the standard of health care not only in New Jersey, but worldwide. Our institution’s tagline “Life Years Ahead,” reflects our department’s commitment to pushing the boundaries to develop one of the nation’s most active and diversified centers for robotic and minimally invasive urologic surgery. Hackensack University Medical Center has an established reputation as a world-class institution and leader in robotic-assisted surgery. The medical center was one of the first robotic surgery training centers in the United States and became the 1st hospital in the world to acquire 2 da Vinci™ Surgical Systems in 2000. At present, the institution has 5 da Vinci Systems, which includes 4 da Vinci Xi Systems and 1 da Vinci SP (single port) System for clinical use. The medical center also has additional robotic systems for training and research. The operating rooms have state-of-the-art OR1 technology, which provides the ideal operating room layout for performing all types of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Each operating room has high-definition imaging systems and high-tech multimedia applications for audio and video recording and communication (telemedicine).

Hackensack University Medical Center is ranked the #1 Urology Department in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked among the top 50 urology departments in the nation. Our distinguished fellowship-trained urologic surgeons have pioneered, performed “firsts in the field,” and continue to develop of some of the specialty’s most innovative procedures, including oncologic, benign, and complex urinary reconstructive procedures.

Fellowship Faculty:

The fellow works primarily under the supervision of Dr. Munver, director of the fellowship program, but will also have ample opportunities to work with other faculty members during robotic, laparoscopic, and endourologic procedures. The fellow will benefit from being exposed to a variety of surgical techniques during the fellowship.

Ravi Munver, MD (Fellowship Director)

- Vice Chair of Urology

- Chief of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urologic Surgery

- Fellowship: New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center

Michael Degen, MD

- Resident Robotic Training and Simulation

- Endourology and Stone Disease

- Fellowship: New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center

Nitin Yerram, MD

- Co-Director of Urologic Oncology

- Director of Urologic Research

- Fellowship: National Cancer Institute-National Institutes of Health

Michael Stifelman, MD

- Chair of Urology

- Director of Robotic Surgery

- Co-Director of Urologic Oncology

- Fellowship: New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center

Clinical Training:

In 2004, Hackensack University Medical Center founded the first fellowship training program in New Jersey accredited by the Endourological Society. As one of the earliest established fellowships in the country, its outstanding graduates have become leaders at their respective institutions.

The Advanced Clinical Training Program is a 1-year combined robotic/laparoscopic and endourology training program that provides highly specialized and comprehensive training with a strong emphasis on urologic oncology and reconstructive procedures. The focus of this program is to provide the trainee with an armamentarium of robotic, laparoscopic, and endourologic surgical skills through a training program that emphasizes hands-on involvement in operative cases. In addition, clinical research will complement the surgical experience.

The majority of the clinical training is in advanced surgical techniques in which the fellow will perform hundreds of surgical cases spanning routine as well as highly complex surgeries. The fellow is trained in a wide variety of procedures including:

Robotic-Assisted Surgery

• Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy / Simple Prostatectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy / Radical Nephrectomy / Simple Nephrectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Donor Nephrectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy / Cystoprostatectomy / Partial Cystectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion
• Robotic-Assisted Ureterectomy / Ureteral Reimplantation
• Robotic-Assisted Adrenalectomy / Partial Adrenalectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty
• Robotic-Assisted Ureteral Reconstruction
• Robotic-Assisted Reconstructive Surgery

Laparoscopy

• Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic Renal Cyst Ablation
• Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy
• Laparoscopic Orchiectomy
• Laparoscopic Enterolysis
• Miscellaneous Procedures

Endourology / Minimally Invasive Procedures

• Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy / Percutaneous Access

• Ureteroscopy for Benign and Malignant Disorders
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
• MRI-Ultrasound Fusion Prostate Biopsy
• Transperineal Prostate Biopsy
• Laser Therapies, Aquablation for BPH

The fellow actively participates in all aspects of clinical care such as diagnosing and evaluating patients, performing surgery, and postoperative care. Fellows receive a staff appointment and attending privileges at Hackensack University Medical Center. As such, an integral part of the training involves teaching and supervising urology residents and medical students, participating in weekly grand rounds, visiting professor conferences, and teaching postgraduate minimally invasive training courses.

The subspecialty training offered in this fellowship provides an exceptional experience that will prepare the graduate to be a future leader in minimally invasive urologic surgery. Fellows that have specific areas of interest are encouraged to personalize their training in order to enhance their fellowship. In addition to the comprehensive curriculum, the autonomy and hands-on surgical experience will provide the necessary skills to pursue a successful career in academics or specialized community practice settings.

Research:

A portion of the fellow’s time will include research. One of our department’s clinical research efforts involves developing novel surgical techniques and evaluating new technologies. An additional research focus is in the area of outcomes research using validated mechanisms and evidence-based medicine. We currently have robust prospective and retrospective databases with thousands of patients, as well as statistician support for analyses. Research endeavors will enrich the experience of the fellow and provide an opportunity for scholarly pursuit.

The David and Alice Jurist Institute for Research houses and consolidates the medical center’s ongoing research activities into one location. The top floor of this modern facility houses the state-of-the-art minimally-invasive and robotic surgery training and research center containing multiple da Vinci Surgical Systems. This center is fully equipped for animate and inanimate training and the fellow will have access for conducting research studies.

In addition, Hackensack University Medical Center partners with several local institutions and is involved in ongoing research projects. The fellow can be involved in current projects as well as new endeavors with investigators at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

The fellow will publish and present the results of their research work at national and international meetings.

Why Hackensack University Medical Center?

A unique aspect of the fellowship program at Hackensack University Medical Center is the breadth and depth of surgical training. In addition to the high volume of surgeries, the fellow with benefit from a tremendous hands-on operative experience. Graduating fellows will be comfortable performing robotic, laparoscopic, and endourologic surgery for all types of urologic cancer, including kidney, prostate, bladder, ureteral, and adrenal cancer, as well as benign pathology, and reconstructive procedures.

The Department of Urology is at the forefront of technology and provides the most innovative and integrated patient care. Honors received by our acclaimed faculty include listing in Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, New York Magazine Best Doctors, New Jersey’s Top Doctors, America’s Top Urologists, Top Doctors for Cancer, and numerous others.

In summary, the Hackensack University Medical Center fellowship program has an impeccable track record of training a top applicant each year. Our expertise, clinical volume, research endeavors, and innovative approach to new technology, has established the Department of Urology as a national and international leader. The institution offers its complete support in terms of administrative and clinical services, and research facilities, for the training of our fellow.

Previous, Current, and Future Fellows:

Candidates: Applicants must complete an accredited urology residency program and be eligible for an unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the state of New Jersey.

Application Process: The fellowship participates in the Endourological Society fellowship match program. Details and application forms are available at http://www.endourology.org/fellowship/.

After completing the application, please forward either a paper copy or electronic copy of the application, curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation to the following address:

Ravi Munver, M.D.

Hackensack University Medical Center

Department of Urology

360 Essex Street, Suite 403

Hackensack, NJ 07601

Electronic applications may be emailed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.