PediatricUnited States
Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Two-year pediatric urology fellowship run jointly by Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Urology Pediatrics. Year one is clinical training in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery; year two is mainly research.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year
StartsAugust 1 (academic year runs August 1 to July 31)
ACGMESPU accredited program listing
What stands out
- Robotic surgery on the da Vinci Xi with dual-console training and a dedicated robotic team (2023)
- One-week mission trip to El Salvador offered to year 2 fellows (2023)
- Monthly urology transplant conference with nephrology for children before and after kidney transplant
- Multidisciplinary myelomeningocele clinic with neurosurgery and orthopedics; DSD, pelvic-anorectal and tuberous sclerosis clinics
- Program lead
- Wolfgang Cerwinka
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- Apply in the winter before the chief residency year; interviews in the spring before the chief residency year. Interview date April 2, 2027 (in person).
- Focus
- Clinical first year (open, laparoscopic, robotic) across Children's Healthcare of Atlanta sites with Georgia Urology; second year 80% research, 20% clinical
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: 100% clinical; year 2: 80% research, 20% clinical
- Research
- Research progress presented at a research conference every other month; team interests include VUR, UPJ obstruction, stones, hypospadias and reconstruction
- Case numbers
- More than 4,000 pediatric urologic surgeries per year at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- About 20,000 clinic visits per year (2023)
- About 800 video-urodynamic studies per year on average (2023)
- Fellow must perform and interpret at least 10 urodynamic studies
- Hospitals
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Arthur M. Blank Hospital · Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital · Sandy Springs office (clinic and urodynamics) · Children's Center for Advanced Pediatrics (myelomeningocele clinic)
- Faculty
- Edwin A. Smith, Shuvro De, Michael Garcia-Roig, Andrew J. Kirsch, Hal C. Scherz, Emily S. Blum
Requirements (6)
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited urology residency in the U.S. or Canada
- Eligible for American Board of Urology certification examination
- Eligible for a Georgia state medical license
- SPU universal application with personal statement and CV
- Prior-year in-service board scores
- Three letters of recommendation (urology chair and pediatric urology director at applicant's institution)