Summer Scholarship

Apply for a Summer Scholarship

The Endourology Society will be accepting applications for it’s 2020 Summer Student Scholarship beginning in September of 2019.

This scholarship is designed to provide medical students with an interest in Urology with a summer research opportunity so they may gain exposure to Urology and Endourology.

The Executive Committee of the Endourology Society will select up to eight (8) individuals for the 2020 Summer Student Scholarship. All interested students are encouraged to apply.

Complete and submit the Summer Scholarship Application

The application deadline for the 2020 summer program is Monday January 10th, 2020. For more information you may contact:

Michele Paoli
Executive Director
Endourology Society
New York Section, AUA
Tel: 516-520-1224
Fax: 516-520-1225
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Past Scholarship Recipients

The Endourology Society is pleased to announce the following recipients of this year’s 2019 Summer Student Scholarships.

Jonathan Koptyev

New Brunswick, NJ – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Ephrem Olweny

Program:

Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Research Project:

“Assessing the Risk of Kidney Stone Formation Induced by Weight-Loss Diets”
Hersh Trivedi

Dallas, TX – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Jeffrey Gahan

Program Site:

University of Texas Southwestern

Research Project:

“The Impact of Pre-Operative Catheter Dependence on Urinary Retention and Other Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated with BPH Following Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy”
Kailash Pendem

Gainsville, FL – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Vincent Bird

Program Site:

University of Florida Health Urology

Research Project:

“The Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on Health-Related Quality of Life in Urolithiasis Patients and Tracking Disease Prevalence”
Logan Grimaud

Irvine, CA – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Ralph Clayman

Program Site:

University of California Irvine Medical Center

Research Project:

“Evaluation of Renal Papillary Regeneration in a Porcine Model”
Tudor Moldovan

Grand Rapids, MI – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Brian Lane

Program Site:

Spectrum Health Medical Group Urology

Research Project:

“Music-Kidney: Quality Improvement in Management of Renal Masses”
Zachary Burns

Birmingham, AL – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Dean Assimos

Program Site:

Univ. of Alabama Birmingham Sch. Of Med.

Research Project:

“The Role of Ascorbic Acid in Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis and Kidney Stone Disease”
Brandon Levin

Ann Arbor, MI – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Khurshid Ghani

Program Site:

University of Michigan

Research Project:

“Laser factors that affect stone fragmentation for dusting technique”
David-Dan Nguyen

Montreal, Quebec, CA – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Naeem Bhojani

Program Site:

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal (CHUM)

Research Project:

“Pilot Study: Use of Oral Urea in Patients at High Risk of Kidney Stone Recurrence”
Wout Devlies

Leuven, Belgium – Accepted

Program Director:

Prof. Steven Joniau

Program Site:

University Hospitals Leuven

Research Project:

“The evaluation of survival in low-intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer after Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy”
Missy Savira

Jakarta, Indonesia – Accepted

Program Director:

Widi Atmoko, M.D.

Program Site:

Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital – Univ. of Indonesia

Research Project:

“Effectiveness and Safety of Spooling Technique to Evacuate Stone Fragment during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Staghorn Renal Calculi: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial”

2018 Summer Student Scholarships

Navraj S. Dhaliwal

Calgary, Alberta Canada – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Kamaljot S. Kaler

Program:

Alberta Children’s Hospital

Research Project:

“Pilot Study Using Magnetic Ureteral Stents in Pediatric Patients to Prevent Second General Anesthetic”
Daniel Haik

Newport Beach, CA – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Ralph Clayman

Program Site:

UC Irvine

Research Project:

“Utilization of EMG in Conjunction with Hand Motion Analysis in Developing an Objective surgical skill evaluation in Resident and Attending Surgeons”
Michael Bennett Tradewell

Minneapolis, MN – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Gerald W. Timm and Dr. Badrinath Konety

Program Site:

Univ of Minnesota Medical School

Research Project:

“Urethral Modeling for Artificial Urinary Sphincter Testing”
Neel S. Raval

St. Louis, MO – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Ramakrishna Venkatesh

Program Site:

Washington Univ. School of Medicine

Research Project:

“A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study of Preoperative Anti-Inflammatory Treatment for Ureteral Stent Symposium – A Pilot Study”
Sarah M. Diamond

Ann Arbor, MI – Accepted

Program Director:

Arvin George, M.D.

Program Site:

University of Michigan

Research Project:

“Evaluate the Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiparametric Prostate MRI and MR/US Fusion-Guided Biopsy to Identify Higher Risk Disease in Patients with Prostate Cancer Eligible for Active Surveillance”
Lamont J. Wilkins

Cleveland Heights, OH – Accepted

Program Director:

Manoj Monga, M.D.

Program Site:

Cleveland Clinic

Research Project:

“Human Studies Evaluating the Introduction of Oxalate-Degrading Microbes vs. Various Probiotic Formulations that Included Obligate and Facultative Oxalate Degraders”
Linda My Huynh

Orange, CA – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Thomas Ahlering

Program Site:

University of California, Irvine

Research Project:

“Efficacy and Feasibility of Robot Assisted Salvage Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (RS-PLND) or Robot-Assisted Pelvic Mass Resection (RS-PMR) Post-Radical Prostatectomy”
Wout Devlies

Holsbeek, Belgium – Accepted

Program Director:

Prof. Dr. Steven Joniau

Program Site:

KU Leuven

Research Project:

“Long Term Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with High Risk Prostate Cancer Versus Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treated by RARP (Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy)”
Gloria C. Okparanta

Benin, Nigeria – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Ezenwa EV

Program Site:

UBTH Benin Nigeria

Research Project:

“Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy: Comparing Peri-Prostatic Block and Intra-Rectal Xylocaine Gel”

2017 Summer Student Scholarships

Hesswani Charles

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Sero Andonian

Program:

Royal Victoria Hospital – McGill University Health Center

Research Project:

“Identifying the Risk Factors for the Development of Nephrolithiasis in End-Stage Renal Disease Dialysis Patients”
Guanqun Li

Syracuse, NY – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Jessica E. Paonessa

Program Site:

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Research Project:

“Effect of Preoperative Local Anesthesia Infiltration of Nephrostomy Tract on Postoperative Pain Control after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Double-blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial”
Theodore I. Cisu

Burlington, VT – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Kevan Sternberg

Program Site:

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Research Project:

“Diclofenac as a Potent Post-Operative Analgesic in Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopy: A Retrospective Comparative Study”
Michael Owyong

Miami, FL – Accepted

Program Director:

Dr. Dipen Parekh

Program Site:

University of Miami

Research Project:

“Retrospective Evaluation of Complications, Oncologic Outcomes, and Functional Outcomes after High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Focal Therapy for Localized Cancer”
Wout Devlies

Viaams-Brabant, Belgium – Accepted

Program Director:

Kurt Dilen

Program Site:

Catholic University of Leuven

Research Project:

“Comparing the Validity of TP Biopsies”
Ankit Kayal

Kolkata, India – Accepted

Program Director:

Tapan Kumar Mandal

Program Site:

NRS Medical College

Research Project:

“Double J Stent Modification and Replacement to Avoid Secondary Auxiliary Procedure for it’s Removal”

2016 Summer Student Scholarships

Brandon Garry-Raymond Harvey
Investigators:	Drs. Jeremy Burton and Hassan Razvi
Program Site:	Lawson Health Research Institute
Research Project:	“Identifying the Role of DM Microbiota in Stone Formation and Final Analysis”

Simone Lucia Vernez
Investigator:	Dr. Jaime Landman
Program Site:	University of California, Irvine, Department of Urology
Research Project:	“Precise Characterization and Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction of the Autonomic Nerve Distribution of the Human Ureter”

Laura Elizabeth Watson
Investigator:	Mr. Anup Patel
Program Site:	Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel, London)
Research Project:	“An Independent Retrospective Review of Ureteric Strictures Management with Metallic Stents in a Tertiary Referral Centre”

Ahmed Khaled Sabry
Investigator:	Dr. Mohamed Etafy
Program Site:	AlAzhar School of Medicine (Egypt)
Research Project:	“Simple Technique for Needle Adjustment During Laparoscopic Suturing”

2015 Summer Student Scholarships

Mr. Jaspreet Singh Chhabra
Program Site:	Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
Mentor:	Ravindra Sabnis
Research Project:	“Creating A High Fidelity Porcine Cadaveric Model For Learning Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy”

Lauren Poniatowski

Program Site: University of Minnesota

Mentor: Robert Sweet

Research Project: “Novel Tissue Analogue Model for Training Percutaneuos Nephrolithotomy”
Nabeel Virani

Program Site: Barts Health NHS TRUS

Research Project: “Endourology Society Summer Scholarship Report”

2014 Summer Student Scholarships

Mr. Jaspreet Singh Chhabra
Program Site:	Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
Mentor:	Ravindra Sabnis
Research Project:	“Creating A High Fidelity Porcine Cadaveric Model For Learning Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy”

Lauren Poniatowski

Program Site: University of Minnesota

Mentor: Robert Sweet

Research Project: “Novel Tissue Analogue Model for Training Percutaneuos Nephrolithotomy”
Nabeel Virani

Program Site: Barts Health NHS TRUS

Research Project: “Endourology Society Summer Scholarship Report”

2013 Summer Student Scholarships

Michael Glamore

Program Site: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Mentors: Raymond Leveillee, M.D. and Nelson Salas, M.D.

Research Project: Summer Scholarship Experience

Alexandra Mecklenburg
Program Site:	Asklepios Klinik Barmbek
Mentor:	Prof. Andreas Gross
Research Project:	Percutaneous Nephrolitholapaxies – An Innovative System to Fill the Renal Pelvis Retrograd

Taile Jing

Program Site: Shanghai Changhai Hopsital

Mentor: Prof. Yinghao Sun

Research Project: Non-Invasive Removal Device for Ureteral Stents, co-author Yinhao Sun

2012 Summer Student Scholarships

Mr. Michal Ursiny
Program Site:	University of Vermont College of Medicine
Mentor:	Dr. Brian Eisner
Research Project:	Cost-Effectiveness of Anti-Retropulsion Devices for All Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

Lauren Poniatowski
Program Site:	University of Minnesota
Mentor:	Robert Sweet
Research Project:	“Novel Tissue Analogue Model for Training Percutaneuos Nephrolithotomy”

Nabeel Virani
Program Site:	Barts Health NHS TRUS
Research Project:	“Endourology Society Summer Scholarship Report”

Michael Glamore
Program Site:	University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Mentors:	Raymond Leveillee, M.D. and Nelson Salas, M.D.
Research Project:	Summer Scholarship Experience

Taile Jing
Program Site:	Shanghai Changhai Hopsital
Mentor:	Prof. Yinghao Sun
Research Project:	Non-Invasive Removal Device for Ureteral Stents, co-author Yinhao Sun