Female & FunctionalUnited States
NYU Langone Health (URPS)
New York, NY
Joint urology and OB-GYN urogynecology fellowship that trains fellows in clinical care and surgery for pelvic floor disorders, research methods and leadership, with fellows teaching residents and students on the service.
Length2 years
Spots1 to 3 open positions per year, varied to keep both urology- and OB-GYN-trained fellows; 1 urology fellow per year
ACGME
What stands out
- Twice-monthly multiple sclerosis neurogenic bladder clinic at the MS Comprehensive Care Center, run by the program director
- At Bellevue, fellows oversee a resident-run urogynecology clinic every two weeks and act as primary surgeon on cases
- Fellows take part in the gynecology surgical simulation program
- Translational research option in Xue-Ru Wu's basic science lab, which studies the urothelium, UTI and interstitial cystitis
- Program leads
- Benjamin M. Brucker, Nirit Rosenblum
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Timeline
- Interviews held on two dates in April and May of each cycle
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE requiredVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- 2 years for urology-trained, 3 for OB-GYN-trained fellows; monthly rotations with set attending teams, plus 3 to 4 months of protected research each year
- Research
- About one third of training is research: 3 or more clinical projects in year 1, then a large outcomes or basic science project in the final year
- Hospitals
- NYU Langone Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion · Center for Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (main outpatient site) · NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn · NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
- Faculty
- Lauren E. Stewart, Christina M. Escobar, Moiuri Siddique
Requirements (6)
- In good standing at an ACGME-accredited urology or OB/GYN residency
- ERAS application only
- Medical school transcript
- MSPE
- USMLE scores
- Three letters of recommendation (one from residency program director or chair)