Urologic OncologyUnited States

Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute

Baltimore, MD

Two-year SUO-accredited fellowship at the Brady Urological Institute (the Warburton and Jewett Fellowship): one clinical and one research year, covering open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery for prostate, kidney, bladder, upper tract, penile and testis cancer.

Length2 years (1 clinical year, 1 research year)
SUO accredited

What stands out

  • Fellows are appointed faculty (Instructor in Urology) with full admitting, operative and clinic privileges
  • Surgical training includes IVC thrombectomy and both open and robotic RPLND
  • Penile cancer training includes penile-conserving techniques and open and robotic groin dissections
  • Research areas include bladder tissue engineering and intraoperative and molecular imaging
Program lead
Sunil Patel
Apply through
AUA / SUO Match
Focus
Open, laparoscopic and robotic urologic cancer surgery; multidisciplinary training; oncologic research
Eligibility
Not open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Structure
Two years: a clinical urologic oncology year and an oncologic research year
Research
Research year with research faculty; areas include biomarkers, genomics, MRI-guided biopsy, molecular imaging, tissue engineering, clinical trials and outcomes
Hospital
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins (Baltimore)
Faculty
Arvin George, Max Kates, Christian P. Pavlovich, Nirmish Singla, Mohamad E. Allaf, Misop Han, Armine Smith, Kenneth Pienta
Requirements (2)
  • Open to US citizens only
  • Apply through SUO match and send introductory letter and CV to the director