Fellowship

The George Washington University Endourology fellowship provides significant exposure to a wide array of minimally invasive surgical procedures, including advanced laparoscopic techniques (e.g. partial nephrectomy, pyeloplasty), robotic assisted laparoscopy (both prostatectomy and renal procedures), and percutaneous access for malignancy and nephrolithasis. Additionally, the fellow will gain a basic understanding of CT-guided renal ablation (e.g. cryoablation and RFA). Although the program will remain a one year clinical fellowship, forfeiting its formal Endourological Society accreditation in 2008, a heavy exposure to clinical research will be maintained. Several animal and human trials are ongoing, and these projects will remain the fellow's primary responsibility. The fellow is given the academic title of Clinical Instructor and is expected to make significant contributions to publication, presentations at local and national conferences, and clinical instruction of the urology residents and medical students. Call is taken weekly and is shared with the urology faculty (1:8 currently). The fellow typically operates 4-5 days per week, is given his/her own clinic to administer 1/2 day per week, oversees the resident clinic 1/2 day per week, and has protected research time of approximately 1 day per week.

Present Fellow:

2009: Mark Hong            Residency: Harvard, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Past Fellows:   

2008: Doug Sutherland:        Current location:  Director of Minimally Invasive Urologic
                                            Oncology, Multicare Urology of Tacoma
                                             Tacoma, Washington
                                       Residency: Georgetown University
                   
2007: Kristopher Wagner:    Current Location:  Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director
                                            of Robotic Surgery Scott and White,
                                             Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
                                       Residency: Scott and White, Texas A&M Health Science Center
                                       College of Medicine
 

Contacts:

            For any questions regarding the residency program or the fellowship program please call (202) 741-3100 or email Jessica England at jengland@mfa.gwu.edu