ReconstructionUnited States
Fox Chase - Temple Urologic Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One-year GURS-verified fellowship through the Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute covering urethral reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, robotic and open ureteral and bladder reconstruction, GU trauma, genital and gender-affirming surgery, and female pelvic reconstruction.
Length1 year
SpotsApproved to expand to 2 fellows
StartsAugust 1 (2025-26 cycle)
GURS verified
What stands out
- Trauma training through the health system's Level I trauma center, from acute penetrating injury to delayed repair
- A set minimum of gender-affirming surgery exposure, with more available by career interest
- Fellow holds attending privileges at all sites and joins the attending call pool; residents take first call
- Optional immersive urodynamics and videourodynamics experience; plastic and microvascular surgeon on fellowship faculty
- Program leads
- Jay Simhan, Joshua Cohn
- 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, prosthetics, abdominal reconstruction, genital and transgender reconstruction, female pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE requiredVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- About 80% clinical, 20% research; OR at least 3 to 4 days per week; attending call about 1 week in 19 to 25
- Research
- Mentored research: single-centre technique series, multi-institutional trauma and reconstruction studies, PROMs; support for meeting travel
- Case numbers
- Institute aggregate: urethral reconstruction over 200 cases/yr and prosthetic urology over 200 cases/yr
- Institute aggregate: genital and transgender over 150/yr, female pelvic over 150/yr, abdominal reconstruction about 75/yr
- 2025-26 fellow GURS case log: 382 cases incl. 73 anterior and 28 posterior urethroplasties, 91 penile prostheses, 55 AUS
- Hospitals
- Fox Chase Cancer Center · Temple University Hospital · Temple University Hospital, Jeanes Campus · Suburban Hospital, Fox Chase
- Faculty
- Sameer A. Patel, Alexander Kutikov, Laura Douglass, Samuel Ivan
Requirements (5)
- Able to obtain a full Pennsylvania medical license
- Current CV
- All steps of USMLE
- Three letters of recommendation (one from chair or program director)
- Completed an ACGME-accredited urology program or similar program outside the US