Urologic OncologyUnited States

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

Two-year SUO fellowship at a free-standing NCI-designated cancer center: a clinical year of open, laparoscopic and robotic GU cancer surgery, then a research year in lab, translational or outcomes work.

Length2 years (1 clinical year, 1 research year)
Spots2 clinical fellows per year
StartsJuly 1
SUO accredited

What stands out

  • Over 99% of radical cystectomies in the past decade were robotic, all with intracorporeal urinary diversion
  • ATLAS robotic training and innovation program, led by Khurshid Guru; ATLAS device work is a research option
  • Intraprostatic urethral preservation during radical prostatectomy was developed at Roswell Park and is still in use there
  • IVC thrombectomy nephrectomies are typically done under cardiac bypass; most urology clinicians also run a research lab
Program lead
Eric Kauffman
Apply through
AUA / SUO Match
Focus
Open, laparoscopic and robotic GU cancer surgery; research
Eligibility
Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Training

Structure
Year 1 clinical, alternating between two attending teams, with no more than 2 clinic days per week; year 2 research
Research
Year 2 lab, translational or outcomes research using prospective departmental databases; 2 manuscripts due each year; weekly research methods course
Case numbers
  • Department: about 130 robotic prostatectomies, 110 partial/radical nephrectomies and 60 radical cystectomies per year
  • Department: 12 to 15 testis cancer RPLNDs and 3 to 5 nephrectomies with IVC thrombectomy per year
  • Department: 15 to 20 nephrectomies per year through a thoracoabdominal incision
  • Target per fellow: 75 prostatectomies, 55 nephrectomies, 35 cystectomies, 8 RPLNDs, 3 IVC/cardiac thrombectomies
  • Target per fellow: 10 penile prostheses and 10 artificial urinary sphincters
Hospital
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo
Faculty
Khurshid Guru, Ahmed Aly Hussein Aly, Qiang John Li, Bradley Webster, Helen Cui
How to apply ↗Program website ↗
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