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Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Department of Paediatric Urology
Linz, Austria
Two-year FEAPU paediatric urology training in the paediatric urology department of Ordensklinikum Linz, open to Austrian and international specialists in urology or paediatric surgery. Fellows combine clinical work with written research, international talks and the European exam.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellowship position
ESPU certified FEAPU training centre since January 2009
What stands out
- Da Vinci robotic, laparoscopic, microsurgical and endoscopic surgery, all interventional stone therapy and ESWL
- Intraoperative indocyanine green imaging, 4D ultrasound and (video)urodynamics at any age
- Prenatal counselling with prenatal medicine and care of adults with congenital urogenital anomalies
- Program lead
- Bernhard Haid
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Two-year FEAPU subspecialisation in a standalone paediatric urology department; fellows write one to two papers, give one to two international presentations and sit the European exam
Training
- Structure
- Clinical training in all areas of paediatric urology except transplantation, with 1 to 2 papers, 1 to 2 international talks and the FEAPU exam
- Research
- Weekly journal clubs and clinical and laboratory projects
- Case numbers
- About 2,500 inpatients, 1,500 surgical patients and nearly 10,000 outpatients per year, all paediatric urology (department)
- Hospital
- Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern
- Faculty
- Mark Koen, Tanja Becker, Christoph Berger, Manuela Hiess, Christa Gernhold, Lukas Steinkellner, Judith Rösch
Requirements (3)
- Specialist in urology or paediatric surgery (Facharzt)
- One to two scientific papers and one to two international presentations during training
- European FEAPU exam