EndourologyCombinedInternational
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
One-year fellowship at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, a Hebrew University affiliate, training in endourology, stone treatment and prevention including metabolic workup, renal laparoscopy and robotic surgery, with research encouraged.
Length1 year
Endourological Society
What stands out
- Emphasis on stone prevention, including metabolic evaluation and therapy of nephrolithiasis
- Department runs a dedicated kidney stone treatment center
- Department has a Center for Reconstructive Urology for penile and urethral surgery
- Neuro-urology/urodynamics and urogynecology clinics within the department
- Program lead
- Ilan Kafka
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Endourology/stone with laparoscopy and robotics: PCNL, ureteroscopy, SWL, metabolic stone evaluation, laparoscopic and robotic renal surgery, research
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Training
- Structure
- Fellows are expected to take an active part in clinic, surgery and academic work, including publishing and presenting at national and international meetings
- Research
- Basic research and other projects available through ties with academic institutions; publication and national or international presentations expected
- Case numbers
- About 60 to 70 PCNL per year (program)
- About 500 ureteroscopy/flexible ureteroscopy per year (program)
- About 10 SWL per year (program)
- About 100 laparoscopic/robotic cases per year (program)
- Hospital
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
- Faculty
- Boris Chertin, Ofer Shenfeld, Dmitry Koulikov, Wael Abu Arafeh, Ala Eldin Natsheh, Ariel Mamber, Judat Jaber
Requirements (1)
- Completed a recognized urology residency and hold proper certification