EndourologyStoneInternational
Nagoya City University
Nagoya, Japan
Two-year endourology and stone fellowship at Nagoya City University training ultrasound-guided and robot-assisted PCNL, ECIRS, ureteroscopy, HoLEP and robotic upper tract surgery, with clinical and translational stone and BPH research.
Length2 years
SalaryExpected to match junior staff pay and benefits at Nagoya City University
What stands out
- Robot-assisted fluoroscopy-guided PCNL; the NCU team ran a randomized trial of the ANT-X AI-enabled needle targeting robot for renal access
- ECIRS with or without high-power double lasers, endoscopic laser ureterectomy and Rezum/UroLift
- Hyperoxaluric mouse model lab studying calcium oxalate stone formation (macrophages, adipocytes, osteopontin)
- Prospective multi-institutional Japan/Asia stone registry with genomic data; device innovation links with companies and startups
- Program lead
- Takahiro Yasui
- Apply through
- Direct application to the Nagoya City University Nephro-urology department; selection by CV and document review plus an interview with staff
- Focus
- Endourology/stone (Society label: Robotic Surgery & MI Urologic Oncology): ultrasound-guided and robot-assisted PCNL, ECIRS, ureteroscopy, HoLEP, nephron-sparing UTUC surgery, robotic pyeloplasty, translational stone research
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Training
- Structure
- Clinical training rotating through some of the university hospital's four other city centres, plus clinical and translational research; the fellow works as faculty
- Research
- Clinical and translational stone and BPH research
- Case numbers
- Over 100 ECIRS/PCNL per year (program)
- 300 ureteroscopies per year (program)
- 100 SWL per year (program)
- 90 HoLEP per year (program)
- Over 4,400 surgeries per year including affiliated hospitals (department)
- Hospitals
- Nagoya City University Hospital · Four other university hospital centres in Nagoya
- Faculty
- Shuzo Hamamoto, Atsushi Okada, Rei Unno
Requirements (2)
- Completed 3-5 years of urological residency
- Japanese medical license, or able to obtain one soon