EndourologyCombinedUnited States
UT Southwestern (Minimally Invasive Endourology & Laparoscopic Urology)
Dallas, TX
Post-residency training in minimally invasive urology at UT Southwestern covering robotics, laparoscopy, percutaneous ablation and endourology/stone care. A 2-year path combines the oncology year and the stone year and must be chosen before starting.
Length1 or 2 years
Endourological Society
What stands out
- Stone fellow can design metabolic stone studies through the Clinical and Translational Research Center with Pearle and Johnson
- Section works with four Dallas-Fort Worth engineering groups on new surgical technology
- Fellow has a research surgery suite of about 600 sq ft and a full-time endourology lab technician
- Fellow is not expected to take routine call
- Program leads
- Jeffrey Cadeddu, Brett Johnson
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Combined endourology + laparoscopic/robotic: PCNL, ureteroscopy, SWL, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, percutaneous ablation, metabolic stone research
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- About 80% clinical and 20% research; the 2-year track completes both 1-year programs
- Research
- One research day weekly; lab work on new robotic/laparoscopic techniques and technologies (LESS, MAGS, ablation); metabolic stone studies via the CTRC
- Case numbers
- Percutaneous: 150/year
- Ureteroscopy: 300/year
- SWL: 20/year
- Laparoscopic: 50/year
- Robotic: 300/year, with 5 robots dedicated to urology
- Hospitals
- UT Southwestern Clements University Hospital · Parkland Memorial Hospital · John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County) · VA Medical Center of North Texas
- Faculty
- Margaret Pearle, Hal Kominsky
Requirements (1)
- Applications via the Endourological Society website