PediatricUnited States
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern
Chicago, IL
Two-year paediatric urology fellowship at Lurie Children's through Northwestern Feinberg, with both years ACGME accredited. Year 1 is clinical, with the fellow in charge of the inpatient service; year 2 is basic science or clinical research plus a weekly half day of clinical work.
Length2 years
ACGME (both years)
What stands out
- Basic science option in a bladder tissue engineering lab at Northwestern's Institute for Tissue Engineering and Nanotechnology
- Option to negotiate a third fellowship year to complete a master's degree
- Multidisciplinary programs open to the fellow: spina bifida, DSD and gender, fertility preservation, fetal health and vascular malformations
- Monthly fellow clinic one on one with the program director
- Program lead
- Catherine M. Seager
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- Interview date April 16, 2027; next match dates not yet posted
- Focus
- Two ACGME-accredited years of pediatric urology training through Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 clinical (roughly 600 cases); year 2 basic science or clinical research plus one half day a week of urodynamics and fellow clinic
- Research
- Year 2 research; over 70 active clinical projects in the division; division may fund Northwestern certificates; third year negotiable for a master's
- Case numbers
- Roughly 600 surgical cases expected in the clinical year (per fellow)
- Division: 15,000 clinic visits and over 2,000 surgical cases per year
- Hospital
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Faculty
- Elizabeth B. Yerkes, Earl Y. Cheng, Bruce W. Lindgren, Edward M. Gong, Emilie K. Johnson, David I. Chu, Diana K. Bowen, Derek J. Matoka
Requirements (5)
- Completed 5 or 6 year ACGME-accredited urology residency in the US or RCPSC-accredited program in Canada (others considered, may not be ABU certification eligible)
- SPU universal application
- Updated CV
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement