Female & FunctionalUnited States
Stanford Health Care (URPS)
Palo Alto, CA
The program's page says it will not take a fellow in the 2027 match.
ACGME-accredited fellowship (2 years for urology-trained fellows, 3 years for gynecology-trained fellows) shared by Stanford Urology and Urogynecology faculty that pairs complex reconstructive urology and pelvic reconstruction with basic science or clinical research, preparing fellows for academic careers.
Length2 years for urology-trained fellows; 3 years for gynecology-trained fellows
SpotsAlternating intake: a urology-trained fellow in even years, a gynecology-trained fellow in odd years
ACGME
What stands out
- NIH-funded basic science lab (Bertha Chen) studying extracellular matrix proteins in pelvic floor disorders
- Case list includes male incontinence slings and artificial urinary sphincters alongside female reconstruction
- Fellow supervises urology residents on the service and interprets videourodynamic studies
- Fellows have joined full-time, week-long clinical research immersion programs
- Program leads
- Craig V. Comiter, Kavita Mishra
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Timeline
- Not participating in the 2027 Match (positions filled); will participate in 2028
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Urology-trained fellows: a clinical year, then a research year. Gynecology-trained fellows: 3 years, with 24 months clinical and 12 months research. During clinical time: 1 to 2 days a week in the OR and 2 to 3 days in clinic, rotating among faculty.
- Research
- Research time: basic science (Chen lab) or clinical trials; optional coursework or a degree (e.g., Stanford MS in Epidemiology and Clinical Research), which the fellow may need to fund
- Case numbers
- 600+ procedures per fellow by graduation
- Hospital
- Stanford University Medical Center
- Faculty
- Amy Dobberfuhl, Ekene Enemchukwu, Eric Sokol, Bertha Chen, Christopher Elliott, Brooke Gurland, Tope Rude