Female & FunctionalUnited States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center / Georgetown University (URPS)
Washington, DC
ACGME urogynecology fellowship sponsored by the OB/GYN departments of MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown, with female urology built in and training in vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic surgery plus colorectal and MIGS rotations.
Length2 or 3 years
Spots4 fellows in total
SalaryMedStar GME stipends effective 7/1/26: PGY-1 $75,500 to PGY-8 $100,000; fellow PGY level not stated
ACGME
What stands out
- Two-week fistula mission to Kigali, Rwanda with IOWD during year 2 or 3
- MS in Clinical and Translational Research through Georgetown-Howard GHUCCTS fits within 3 years for OB/GYN-trained fellows
- SiTEL simulation center, including standardized-patient consent simulations for prolapse and SUI surgery
- Training with fractional CO2 laser and multicenter trials of novel surgical devices
- Program leads
- Robert E. Gutman, Lee Ann Richter
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedPer hospital visa policy for foreign graduates
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: 10 months clinical, 1 colorectal, 1 research; year 2: 6 clinical, 6 research; year 3: 7 clinical, 5 research; schedule modified for urologists
- Research
- Thesis defended at grand rounds; optional Georgetown MS or certificate in Clinical and Translational Research; funded Exxcellence research course
- Case numbers
- Almost 2,000 new patient visits and over 600 major procedures per year (MedStar Washington Hospital Center)
- Over 2,000 office procedures and over 1,000 surgeries per year (group-wide)
- Hospitals
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center · MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Faculty
- Cheryl B. Iglesia, Andrew Sokol, Alexis Dieter, Vadim Morozov, Mireille Truong, Jovana Tavcar
Requirements (2)
- Apply and submit supporting documents through ERAS
- Foreign medical graduates: see hospital visa policy