EndourologyCombinedUnited States
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Fellowship in laparoscopic/robotic urology and endourology/stone disease that can be tailored to career goals. The fellow works as junior faculty (Clinical Instructor) with clinical, research, teaching and administrative duties; training is weighted toward the operating room.
Length1 or 2 years
SpotsSalary support for 2 fellows per year
SalarySalary support funded by the Midwest Stone Institute
Endourological Society
What stands out
- Fellows hold attending privileges, join the attending call pool and obtain independent robotic privileges early
- Da Vinci Si and Xi dual-console systems at all sites (6 total), plus a single-port da Vinci at Barnes-Jewish
- Retroperitoneal approach used for robotic partial nephrectomy, pyeloplasty and adrenalectomy
- Fellows encouraged to gain their own percutaneous renal access, including renal ultrasonography
- Program lead
- R. Sherburne Figenshau
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Combined endourology + laparoscopic/robotic: options of 2-year combined, 1-year laparoscopic/robotic, 1-year endourology/stone, or 1-year combined
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Choice of 2-year combined, or 1-year lap/robotic, 1-year endourology/stone, or 1-year combined track
- Research
- Urology Data Repository (kidney cancer, prostate cancer and stone databases) with a full-time statistician; translational MIS lab with animal facilities
- Case numbers
- PCNL 157 (combined, Aug 2018 to Aug 2019, excluding VA)
- Ureteroscopy 1,098 (combined, Aug 2018 to Aug 2019, excluding VA)
- SWL 63 (combined, Aug 2018 to Aug 2019, excluding VA)
- Lap/robotic prostatectomy 380 (combined, Aug 2018 to Aug 2019, excluding VA)
- Robotic partial nephrectomy 187, transperitoneal plus retroperitoneal (combined, Aug 2018 to Aug 2019, excluding VA)
- Hospitals
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Siteman Cancer Center) · Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital · Christian Hospital
- Faculty
- Sam B. Bhayani, Eric H. Kim, Kefu Du