Female & FunctionalUnited States
Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine (URPS)
Bronx, NY
Urogynecology fellowship in a combined urology and OB-GYN pelvic floor center, training in vaginal, robotic, laparoscopic and cystoscopic surgery, office procedures and neuromodulation, with a nine-month basic science thesis rotation.
Length2 years
Spots1 to 2 positions per year; 3 fellows at a time (2 clinical, 1 research)
ACGME
What stands out
- Thesis rotation linked to a urogenital dysfunction research lab
- Elective time in pelvic floor physical therapy, colorectal surgery, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery or pelvic pain
- Office training in bladder Botox, Bulkamid, PTNS and fluoroscopically guided peripheral nerve evaluation
- Program leads
- Melissa Laudano, Whitney Clearwater
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Timeline
- Applications through ERAS with signaling; next cycle dates not yet posted (2025-26 cycle first-round interview offer deadline was Jan 26, 2026)
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE requiredVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- 2 years for urology-trained fellows; the research fellow has 9 months of research with 1 clinical day a week; clinical fellows get 1 research day a week
- Research
- 9-month basic science lab rotation with a mentored thesis; grant-funded clinical, translational and basic science projects; biostatistics support
- Hospitals
- Montefiore Einstein Weiler Hospital · Hutchinson Campus (Pelvic Floor Center) · Moses Campus · Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
- Faculty
- Nitya Abraham, Noelle Waldschmidt, Renee Huang, Rebecca Levine, Anna Lasak
Requirements (3)
- Completed ACGME-accredited OB/GYN or urology residency in the US or Canada before start
- Passed USMLE Step 3 by January of the start year
- ERAS application (signaling used); no paper applications