Department of Urology

Faculty

• Majid Eshghi, M.D., Director of Endourology Fellowship
• John L. Phillips, M.D., Co-director
• Israel Franco, M.D., Co-director
• Rafik A. El-Sabrout, M.D.
• Ashutosh Kaul, M.D.
• Sensuke Konno, Ph.D.

Overview of Program

The fellowship program is a two-year postgraduate program designed to train urologists in advanced Laparoscopy and Endourology. This program integrates clinical and research work in stone disease, urologic oncology, reconstructive surgery, BPH, transplant donor nephrectomy, pediatric laparoscopy-endourology, robotic surgery, and ablative techniques including RFA and cryosurgery. In addition, basic science research labs are available, and the fellow will be encouraged to design his/her own experiments or join an ongoing experiment and work in collaboration with the Director of Research. The facility contains dry labs and simulators for laparoscopic skills training as well as a vivarium for IRB approved research protocols.  The onsite basic science lab is staffed by a full time dedicated urologic researcher.  There is also access to nearby industry sponsored surgical training facilities for laparoscopic and robotic skills training.  Westchester Medical Center and the adjoining Maria Ferreri Children's Hospital are equipped with the latest state of the art surgical equipment (DaVinci S Robot, Greenlight, Holmium, CO2, YAG laser).

The fellowship program places a strong emphasis on urologic laparoscopic and robotic oncology. The fellows are trained in a graduated method to become experts in all aspects of robotic oncology, radical and simple prostatectomy, salvage prostatectomy, radical cystectomy, and partial nephrectomy. The fellow can expect to become facile with three and four-arm posterior and anterior prostatectomy approaches, mechanics and engineering of the DaVinci platform, and techniques to facilitate development of a career in robotic surgery.

The fellow will be working closely with 8 fulltime attending and 3 voluntary staff faculty and will be an active participant in the operating room and will perform and assist in various endourologic, laparoscopic and robotic cases.

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Clinical volume

In addition, the fellow will be involved in resident and student teaching. The fellow will be encouraged to give talks and didactic sessions and will be an active participant in the weekly teaching conferences.

On campus housing

There is no on campus housing available. The fellow will be responsible to find his/her own accommodations.

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program

Laparoscopy & Endourology Fellowship at WMC

• Percutaneous Nephrostomy, nephrolithotomy
• Holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP)
• Living donor transplant nephrectomy
• Complicated Ureteroscopic procedures (UPJ, TCC)
• Endoscopic management of complicated upper tract pathology
• Adult and pediatric laparoscopic procedures
• Endourology management of complicated kidneys transplants
• Pediatric Endourology and Laparoscopy
• Adult and Pediatric Robotic Surgery
• Cryosurgery
• Advanced bowel reconstruction for urological procedures
• Shockwave Lithotripsy (Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Imaging Lithotripsy)

• Tertiary care center: High risk pregnancy, Transplant, Neonatal, Cardiothoracic, Burn
• General Urology
• Minimally Invasive: Advanced Laparoscopy and Endourology: Holmium Laser, Da Vinci Robotics, Cryosurgery
• Advanced Oncology: Neobladder, Orthotopic pouch, Vascular Bypass
• Advanced Infertility: Microscopic Vasovasostomy, Varicocelectomy
• Dedicated cystoscopy and urodynamics suite, Pelvic Reconstruction
• General urology clinic once weekly
• Level 1 Trauma

• Mohammad Choudhury, M.D.
• Majid Eshghi, M.D.
• John L. Phillips, M.D.
• Gerald Matthews, M.D.
• M. David Schwalb, M.D.
• Sean Fullerton, M.D.
• Stanley J. Kogan, M.D.
• Paul F. Zelkovic, M.D.
• Denton Allman, M.D.
• David Breslin, M.D.
• Israel Franco, M.D.
• Rafik A. El-Sabrout, M.D.
• Michael B. Edye, M.D.
• Ashutosh Kaul, M.D.
• 20+ Voluntary Staff