EndourologyStoneUnited States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center (Endourology)
New York, NY
One-year fellowship in stone care (ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy, percutaneous renal surgery and metabolic prevention), plus HoLEP for BPH, upper tract urothelial carcinoma and ureteral stricture care, with clinical research.
Length1 year
StartsAugust 1
What stands out
- Percutaneous renal access taught in both prone and supine positions
- Fellows can run their own endourology clinic and work in a urology access clinic
- Program lead
- Ojas Shah
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Endourology/stone: ureteroscopy, SWL, PCNL with prone and supine access, metabolic stone prevention, HoLEP, upper tract urothelial carcinoma and ureteral stricture management, research
- Eligibility
- Not open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedNo H-1B or O-1 sponsorship
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Training
- Structure
- About 3 operating room days, 1 clinic day and 0.5 to 1 research day a week
- Research
- Clinical research with residents, review articles, book chapters and multi-institutional projects; journal club and teaching
- Case numbers
- Anticipated per year: ureteroscopy 200 to 300 or more, percutaneous nephrolithotomy 50 to 75, SWL 10 to 30
- Anticipated HoLEP: 80 to 100 cases
- Hospitals
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center · NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- Faculty
- Michael Schulster, Ezra Margolin
Requirements (8)
- Completed ACGME-approved US urology residency
- Eligible for New York State licensure
- No H1-B or O-1 visa sponsorship
- Application to the Urology and Specialty Matches
- Copy of match registration
- Cover letter
- CV
- 2 letters of reference