ReconstructionInternational
East Avenue Medical Center
Quezon City, Philippines
One-year program in complex urethral, genital and abdominal reconstruction at a trauma centre, with many pelvic fracture urethral injuries.
Length1 year
SalaryNo Philippine government funding for international trainees; they cover their own board and lodging
What stands out
- Genital reconstruction for paraffinomas
- Ureteral reconstruction for long strictures caused by genitourinary tuberculosis
- Fellow joins surgical outreach missions to the provinces
- Program lead
- Mark Joseph Abalajon
- Apply through
- AUA / GURS Match
- Timeline
- AUA GURS Match (2027 appointment cycle): registration Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026; rank list deadline Jun 5, 2026; results Jun 29, 2026. Next-cycle dates not yet posted as of Oct 1, 2026.
- Focus
- Urethral reconstruction including PFUI, genital and abdominal reconstruction
Training
- Case numbers
- About 150 to 170 urethroplasties per year (program)
- About 30 to 50 urinary diversions per year (program)
- 262 cases logged by the fellow, Jan to Oct 2024: 145 urethral (107 anterior, 30 posterior), 68 genital, 49 abdominal/pelvic
- Hospitals
- East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City · Surgical outreach missions in the provinces
- Faculty
- Raul Carlo Andutan, Oyayi Arellano, Charles Gaston
Requirements (2)
- Graduate of a formal 5-6 year urology residency
- Philippine Physicians License (PRC); foreign applicants need a special PRC licence before applying