This Fellowship program is designed to provide the fellow with a practical knowledge of the most up-to-date and cutting-edge methods of diagnosing and treating all types and stages of urologic diseases. The fellowship faculty have significant experience in all aspects of endourology, HoLEP, focal therapy, laparoscopy, and robotic surgery, allowing for tailoring of the training experience based upon each individual fellow’s strengths and perceived areas of needed improvement.
Endourology Training – The fellow will gain experience in shockwave lithotripsy, flexible and semirigid ureteroscopy, and percutaneous nephrostolithotomy. Percutaneous access may be performed by Urology or in conjunction with members of the Division of Interventional Radiology and involve both standard antegrade and retrograde fluoroscopic access approaches as well as ultrasound-guided access. The fellow will acquire a basic knowledge of the metabolic aspects of stone disease and its medical management of prevention through a multidisciplinary clinic alongside team members from the Division of Nephrology.
- Advanced semirigid and flexible ureteroscopy, holmium and thulium fiber laser technology
- PCNL: fluoroscopic antegrade and retrograde as well as ultrasound, and endoscopic-guided access techniques, prone and supine position, mini-PCNL
- ESWL
- Mentors: Drs. Bird, Canales, DiBianco and Terry
Laparoscopic and Robotics Training – The fellow will learn a variety of minimally invasive surgical techniques including both conventional laparoscopy and robot-assisted laparoscopy for upper tract urologic surgery (i.e. adrenalectomy, pyeloplasty, partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy) an lower tract urologic surgery (i.e. radical and simple prostatectomy, partical and radical cystectomy, reconstructive urology). Training to perform robotic prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy is multifaceted including didactic, video, simulation and step wise hands-on training on both the da Vinci Xi and SP robotic systems. As the pace of progression in our program is swift and demands a high level of initial surgical competence, ideal candidates should have a solid foundation in surgery from residency training. Our training framework is specifically tailored to build upon these foundational skills, with a focus on advanced training in enhancing and refining surgical technique to a high level of proficiency. Our approach is designed to ensure that by the end of their fellowship, our trainees are thoroughly prepared and adept at independently managing the intricacies, nuances and challenges of robot-assisted and laparoscopic surgery.
- Radical and simple prostatectomy, partial and radical nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, partial and radical cystectomy, pyeloplasty, adrenalectomy, reconstructive surgery
- Transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches
- da Vinci Xi and SP platforms
- Outpatient robotic surgery
- Mentors: Drs. Canales, Joseph, and Terry
Advanced Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Management
- Anatomic Endoscopic Enucleation Prostate (AEEP)
- Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP)
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies
- Mentors: DiBianco
Application to the Program
If you are interested in applying for the Fellowship Program, please visit the Endourological Society’s website Endourology Society UF Fellowship Application to download and complete the application. After completion, you should email a pdf of your application and your curriculum vitae, to: Jennifer.Thompson@urology.ufl.edu
