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Riley Hospital for Children / Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Two-year pediatric urology fellowship at IU School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children covering open and minimally invasive care of fetal, child and adolescent genitourinary and adrenal disease, with a clinical first year and a research second year.
Length2 years
SPU accredited programs list (2027 match)
What stands out
- Training in complex genital reconstruction and female genital restoration
- Transitional care in spina bifida and adult spina bifida clinics, plus assisting at other hospitals (for example, cesarean sections)
- Only pediatric urology division in Indiana
- Program lead
- Benjamin Whittam
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- SPU/AUA match (society timeline, not program-specific); dates for the next match not yet posted
- Focus
- Open and minimally invasive pediatric urology including hypospadias, stones, obstruction, exstrophy, posterior urethral valves, neurogenic bladder and bowel; fetal/genetic evaluation, renal disease and transplantation; structured curriculum with research projects
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE requiredVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: 12 months clinical (research encouraged); year 2: research year with one clinical day per week and attending backup
- Research
- Research projects in both years from a set project list with timelines; monthly research conferences and bimonthly progress meetings; travel support to present
- Case numbers
- Opportunity to log 50 to 75 robotic cases in a single year (per fellow)
- 696 total index cases per year
- Includes 209 penile, 165 bladder/urethral and 150 major reconstructive index cases per year
- Hospital
- Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
- Faculty
- Pankaj Dangle, Martin Kaefer, Kirstan K. Meldrum, Rosalia Misseri, Richard C. Rink, Joshua Roth, Konrad M. Szymanski
Requirements (5)
- Completion of ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited urology residency
- Three letters of support, one from the chairperson
- Passed USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 before the match date
- Eligible for Indiana state medical license before starting
- Apply via SPU Universal Application Form