EndourologyCombinedCanada
University of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital (Advanced MIS Endourology / Kidney Transplant)
Ottawa, ON
Combined fellowship at The Ottawa Hospital in endourology (PCNL, ureteroscopy, SWL), laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and kidney transplantation. Fellows can work toward a Royal College AFC in kidney transplant surgery.
Length1 or 2 years
Royal College AFC option: Solid Organ Transplantation, Kidney Transplant Surgery
What stands out
- PCNL practice includes supine, prone, mini and ultrasound-guided access
- Kidney transplant training in living and deceased donation, allograft placement and transplant reconstruction
- Laparoscopic and robotic donor nephrectomy, prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, partial and radical nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and adrenalectomy
- Master's degree option in the second year
- Program lead
- Brian Blew
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Combined endourology + laparoscopic/robotic with kidney transplant: PCNL (supine, prone, mini, ultrasound access), ureteroscopy, ESWL, laparoscopic and robotic donor nephrectomy, prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, partial nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, adrenalectomy; optional RCPSC AFC in kidney transplant surgery; research time with optional Master's in year 2
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
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Training
- Structure
- 1 or 2 years of clinical training with protected research time
- Research
- Protected research time; fellows who stay a second year can work toward a Master's degree
- Hospital
- The Ottawa Hospital
Requirements (5)
- PGY-4 or PGY-5 Canadian urology residents
- Cover letter
- Two references
- Updated CV
- Foreign-trained physicians must upload applications online during August or September (uOttawa division page)