EndourologyStoneUnited States
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Advanced Endourology and Stone Disease)
Birmingham, AL
UAB endourology and stone fellowship offered as a 1-year clinical or 2-year clinical-research track. Training covers ultrasound and fluoroscopic percutaneous access, PCNL including mini and ECIRS, complex ureteroscopy, HoLEP and other BPH therapy, and metabolic and genetic stone workup.
Length1 or 2 years
Spots2 fellows
Endourological Society
What stands out
- Learning goals include caring for patients with primary hyperoxaluria within the OHF Care Center
- Graduated HoLEP training with TUBE exposure alongside stone surgery
- Program leads
- Kyle Wood, Joseph Crivelli
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Endourology/stone: ultrasound and fluoroscopic percutaneous access, PCNL (standard, mini, ECIRS), complex ureteroscopy, HoLEP, metabolic and genetic stone evaluation including primary hyperoxaluria, research
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- 1-year clinical track, or 2-year track: research-emphasis year (1 clinic and 1 OR day weekly) followed by a clinical year
- Research
- 2-year track: research-emphasis first year with database or bench work; biostatistics support and help with protocol development and grant writing
- Faculty
- Thomas Chi, Jeffrey Nix, Kazumi Taguchi, Joel Funk, Adam Baumgarten
Requirements (6)
- Apply through the AUA Endourology Fellowship Match
- Three letters of recommendation
- Cover letter
- CV
- Endourology AUA Match application (PDF)
- Headshot photograph