EndourologyRobotic / laparoscopicUnited States
University of Rochester Medical Center (Minimally Invasive Surgery)
Rochester, NY
Minimally Invasive Surgery track, one of two URMC endourology fellowships, offered as 1 or 2 years. Training covers robotic prostatectomy, nephrectomy and cystectomy alongside endourology cases, with protected research, simulation and resident teaching.
Length1 or 2 years
SalaryURMC PGY-7 level: $94,965 for 2026-27
Endourological Society
What stands out
- SURGE Lab (Surgical Research and Genitourinary Engineering) builds genitourinary organ models used for training and surgery rehearsal
- Animal research facility with full-time veterinarians and technicians that supports laparoscopic animal surgery
- Proficiency-based simulation curriculum running from basic skills to procedural simulation
- Fellow works with eight urologists and can operate at Highland Hospital
- Program leads
- Guan Wu, Scott Quarrier
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Laparoscopy & robotics: robotic prostatectomy, partial and radical nephrectomy, cystectomy with intracorporeal diversion, pyeloplasty and reconstruction, simulation, research
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Two-year format: year 1 has 3 clinical and 2 academic days a week; year 2 has 4 clinical days and 1 academic day
- Research
- Protected clinical and basic science research; stone, prostate enucleation, kidney and prostate cancer databases in REDCap; UR CTSI grant and statistics help
- Case numbers
- 700 robotic-assisted surgeries per year (program)
- 400 HoLEP, 110 PCNL and 2,000 ureteroscopies per year (program, 2025)
- Hospitals
- Strong Memorial Hospital (886 beds) · Highland Hospital (260 beds)
- Faculty
- Jean V. Joseph, Rajat Jain, Thomas Osinski
Requirements (6)
- Completion of an ACGME urology residency or foreign equivalent
- Valid New York State license
- Application obtained through the Endourological Society
- CV
- 3 letters of recommendation (official page: 2 to 3)
- Cover letter