EndourologyRobotic / laparoscopicUnited States
UT Southwestern (Robotic & MI Urologic Oncology)
Dallas, TX
One-year minimally invasive urologic oncology fellowship at UT Southwestern in robotic and laparoscopic surgery and percutaneous ablation, with clinical research and lab work on new surgical technology. It can be combined with the stone year as a 2-year track.
Length1 year
Endourological Society
What stands out
- Five robots dedicated to urology
- Percutaneous ablation training alongside robotics and laparoscopy
- Research surgery suite of about 600 sq ft with a full-time endourology lab technician
- Section works with four Dallas-Fort Worth engineering groups on new surgical technology
- Program lead
- Jeffrey Cadeddu
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Robotic & MI urologic oncology: robotic and laparoscopic surgery, percutaneous ablation, about 80% clinical and 20% research; separate 1-year endourology/stone track and 2-year combined option
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- About 80% clinical and 20% research, with one day a week for research
- Research
- Lab work on new robotic/laparoscopic techniques and technology (LESS, MAGS, ablation) and surgical education; retrospective, prospective and multicentre trials
- Case numbers
- Robotic: 300/year
- Laparoscopic: 50/year
- Hospitals
- UT Southwestern Clements University Hospital · Parkland Memorial Hospital · John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County) · VA Medical Center of North Texas
- Faculty
- Brett Johnson, Margaret Pearle, Hal Kominsky
Requirements (1)
- Application located on the Endourological Society website