EndourologyCombinedUnited States
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
One or two year fellowship focused on minimally invasive stone treatment and HoLEP, with the amount of robotic and laparoscopic surgery set by the fellow's interests. The fellow works above chief resident level with graded operative responsibility and teaches residents.
Length1 or 2 years
Endourological Society listed program
What stands out
- PCNL training with both fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided access, prone and supine, including outpatient PCNL
- Suction-based ureteroscopy
- Metabolic Stone Clinic run with Nephrology partners
- Program leads
- Bodo Knudsen, Geoffrey Box
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Combined endourology + laparoscopic/robotic: SWL, ureteroscopy, standard and mini PCNL with fluoroscopic and ultrasound access, HoLEP, metabolic stone clinic, tailored robotic/laparoscopic surgery
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa must allow clinical activity
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Training
- Structure
- Caseload can be weighted to stones and HoLEP or include more laparoscopic and robotic surgery; fellow joins the faculty call rotation
- Research
- At least 1 accepted IRB protocol, 2 or more papers per year (2 first author) and 3 abstracts to AUA and WCE meetings; PhD educator support
- Hospital
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Faculty
- Michael Sourial, Matthew Lee
Requirements (7)
- Completed accredited urology residency (US applicants)
- Board eligible or board certified at start of fellowship
- Ohio medical license
- Documented basic laparoscopic training
- Letters of recommendation from program director and two others
- Non-US applicants considered if able to obtain Ohio licence and completed urology residency; visa must allow clinical activity
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