Female & FunctionalUnited States
University of Pennsylvania (URPS)
Philadelphia, PA
ACGME-approved FPM/RS fellowship in Penn's ObGyn Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, open to ObGyn and urology graduates. Fellows train in vaginal, abdominal and robotic repair of incontinence, prolapse, fistula and pelvic floor disorders.
Length2 years
ACGME
What stands out
- Core faculty are investigators in the NIH Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
- ABL clinic run by a core faculty member, offering testing and management
- Postpartum Recovery Clinic, started in 2017
- Outpatient unit offers urodynamics, anal physiology testing and endoanal ultrasound
- Program lead
- Pamela J. Levin
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- 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
- 3 years for ObGyn graduates, 2 years for urology-trained fellows; includes rotations in female urology and colon and rectal surgery
- Research
- 12 months of dedicated research across the 3-year track; clinical and translational research facilities; projects expected to reach national meetings and publication
- Case numbers
- About 500 surgical procedures per year (division)
- Hospitals
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Hospital
- Faculty
- Lily A. Arya, Heidi S. Harvie, Uduak U. Andy, Ariana L. Smith
Requirements (1)
- Completed an approved residency in OB/GYN or urology