Endourology Fellowship

Fellowship Program Structure

The fellowship program in endourology is intended to train individuals who have completed urology residency for specialized careers in Urology.  The goals of this fellowship is to provide an individual with more specialized training and research in the areas of laparoscopy, robotics, and endourology.  The individual will see patients in a clinical setting and have a dedicated operating schedule.  While most of the training will revolve around lapraoscopy and endourology, some additional general urology will be included.  The fellow will work under the direct supervision of the Director of Laparoscopic Surgery.  This is a one-year fellowship program.

Fellowship Program Goals

• Committed to a career in Urology
• Advanced urological practice and residency training
• Complete research projects for peer-reviewed journals and at national meetings

Conferences

Fellows will participate in conferences and seminars conducted within the University of North Carolina.  They include weekly conferences in Urology, Uroradiology, Uropathology, Urology Grand Rounds, and Journal Club.  Weekly participation in Multidisciplinary Conference.  Fellows will also participate in the Urinary Course taught each December to 2nd year medical students and the annual Landes Symposium each June.

Eligibility Requirements

The applicant for this training program must

• Be committed to a career in Urology
• Provide evidence of excellence in academic urology and other endeavors
• Have completed an accredited Urology residency program
• Be a United States citizen or Visa eligible

Application Process

All applicants are required to submit an application that consists of a one-page cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of support.  Application deadline is November 1.  Interviews will be conducted in January.  This information should be sent to:

Lynn West
Residency Coordinator
Division of Urology
University of North Carolina
2113 Physicians Office Bldg CB 7235
Chapel Hill NC 27599-7235
Phone (919) 966-2574
Fax (919) 966-0098
E-mail:  lmwest@med.unc.edu

Fellowship Program Director

Culley C. Carson III, MD
Rhodes Distinguished Profesor
Chief of Urology

Subspeciality Clinical/Surgical Fellowship Director

Eric M. Wallen, MD
Director of Laparoscopic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery/Urology

Program Faculty

Endourology/Erectile Dysfunction/Prostate Diseases
     Culley C. Carson III, MD

Urologic Oncology and Laparoscopy
     Raj S. Pruthi, MD
     Eric M. Wallen, MD
     Matthew Neilsen, MD

Urodynamics/Neurourology/Female Urology

Pediatric Urology
     Richard W. Sutherland, MD
     Timothy Bukowski, MD

Cyrotherpay/Stone Disease/General
     W. Bruce Shingleton, MD

Nurse Practitioner
     Sue Forloines-Lynn, MSN, RN, ANP-C
     Heather Schultz, NP

Description of Core Program

The Urologic Oncology Fellowship at the University of North Carolina is a one-year training program consisting of desgnated clinics and operating room time.  The goal of the fellowship is to produce urologists that are leaders in the field of urologic laparoscopy and endourology.

The clinical training ensures that you will be proficient in all aspects of laparoscopy and endourology including:

• Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
• Laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic cystectomy
• Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty
• Endourology and percutaneous surgery
• Open radical surgery for urologic malignancies