PediatricUnited States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania)
Philadelphia, PA
Two- or three-year pediatric urology fellowship at CHOP: a clinical year centered on the operating room, then one or two research years (basic science lab, clinical epidemiology or translational research) with a lighter clinical schedule.
Length2 or 3 years
Spots1 fellow per year
ACGME
What stands out
- The hospital reports John Duckett introduced the first pediatric urology fellowship in 1976, when he set up the CHOP program
- Basic science lab (since 1988), the central core lab of Penn's NIH-funded George O'Brien Urology Research Center from 1998 to 2013
- Fellow travel to the annual US-India Bladder Exstrophy Collaborative Workshop is covered
- Transitional urology program with HUP and an adult congenital urologist; 3D printed tumor models with CHOP's CHAMP Lab
- Program lead
- Christopher J. Long
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- Application deadline February 15. Interview date February 28, 2027, in person with a virtual option on request.
- Focus
- One ACGME pediatric urology fellow per year; clinical year with operative focus followed by research year(s) with a light clinical schedule; research tracks include basic science laboratory, clinical research, or master's degrees in clinical epidemiology or translational research
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: clinical, with OR emphasis. Then 1 or 2 research years with a light clinic and OR schedule; call shared with the first-year fellow
- Research
- Tracks: basic science lab (1 year), clinical research with a Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology (1 year), MSCE (2 years), Master in Translational Research (2 years)
- Case numbers
- Fellow, 2023-24: 1,243 total OR cases, 668 index cases (national median 609)
- Fellow, 2023-24: 84 minimally invasive cases (national median 70)
- Fellow, 2022-23: 1,515 total OR cases, 805 index cases (national median 627)
- Hospitals
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (weekly urology grand rounds)
- Faculty
- Thomas Kolon, Stephen Zderic, Arun Srinivasan, Gregory Tasian, Aseem Shukla, Dana Weiss, Jason Van Batavia, R. Caleb Kovell
Requirements (3)
- Completed accredited U.S. or Canadian urology residency
- SPU universal application
- Three letters of recommendation, one from department chair