EndourologyCombinedUnited States
Mayo Clinic (Arizona)
Phoenix, AZ
Two-year Endourological Society program at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix covering metabolic stone disease, HoLEP, and advanced laparoscopy and robotics, taught one-to-one by staff mentors, with basic science, clinical and outcomes research built in.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year, 2 fellows in the program at a time
StartsJuly
Endourological Society (two-year certificate)
What stands out
- Research collaborators at TGEN and Arizona State University; surgical innovation lab and accredited animal facility
- Fellow trains one-to-one with assigned staff, separate from the residency program
- Program funds travel to the major endourology meetings during the year
- Program lead
- Karen Stern
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Timeline
- Application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by March 31 of the year preceding the program start date
- Focus
- Combined endourology + laparoscopic/robotic: ultrasound-guided, supine and mini PCNL, ureteroscopy, HoLEP, HIFU, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, robotic surgery incl. single port, multidisciplinary stone clinic, research
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: 6 months endourology, 3 months minimally invasive surgery, 3 months research. Year 2: 4 months endourology, 3 months MIS, 5 months research
- Research
- 8 of 24 months research; bench space; at least 1 national presentation and 1 paper expected
- Case numbers
- Percutaneous procedures: 70 to 100 per year
- Ureteroscopy 250, SWL 10 to 20, HoLEP 125 to 200 per year
- Laparoscopic 200 and robotic 400 procedures per year
- Hospital
- Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
- Faculty
- Mitchell Humphreys, Paul Andrews, Scott Cheney
Requirements (5)
- Eligible for unrestricted Arizona medical license
- Completed residency/fellowship in the United States or Canada
- Endourological Society fellowship application
- Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education application materials
- Register for the AUA Endourology Fellowship Match