Urologic OncologyUnited States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
SUO-accredited two-year fellowship begun in 1951: a protected, mentored research year followed by a clinical year of open, endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgery for GU cancers, with rotations in GU medical oncology.
Length2 years (1 research year, then 1 clinical year)
SalaryPaid by PGY level; subsidized unfurnished housing near the hospital
SUO accredited
What stands out
- 11 da Vinci Xi dual-console systems used for training and joint cases
- Josie Robertson outpatient surgery center with 4 da Vinci Xi dual consoles and dedicated bedside PAs
- Caisis database since 1995: about 17,000 prostatectomies, 4,500 cystectomies, 8,000 nephrectomies
- Program leads
- Joel Sheinfeld, A. Ari Hakimi
- Apply through
- AUA / SUO Match
- Timeline
- See SUO match timeline
- Focus
- Open, endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgery for urologic cancers; medical and radiation oncology interaction; research
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE requiredVisa-eligible applicants accepted
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 mentored research protected from clinical duties; year 2 clinical; call shared, every third or fourth weekend
- Research
- 1 to 2 research years; labs including Sawyers, Chen, Solit, Offit, Hakimi and Coleman; optional NIH-sponsored CPCI at Weill Cornell
- Case numbers
- About 3,500 inpatient and outpatient procedures per year (Urology Service)
- 2012: 645 prostatectomies, 238 cystectomies, 262 partial and 143 radical nephrectomies, 127 RPLND (Urology Service)
- Hospitals
- Memorial Sloan Kettering main hospital · Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers · Josie Robertson Surgery Center
- Faculty
- James A. Eastham, Bernard H. Bochner, Jonathan A. Coleman, Behfar Ehdaie, Eugene K. Cha, Eugene Pietzak, Timothy F. Donahue, Brett S. Carver
Requirements (4)
- Completed urology residency; board-eligible
- Passed USMLE (or equivalent) and valid ECFMG certificate
- Must obtain a New York State limited permit
- Visa-eligible