Description of Program:

The Fellow will work with the physicians who specialize in endourology and minimally invasive urologic oncology in the Department of Urology and the Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Bagley is responsible for the endourologic aspects of the training and laparoscopy and minimally invasive urologic oncology is managed by Drs. Leonard Gomella, Deborah Glassman, Edouard Trabulsi and Costas Lallas at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Dr. David McGinnis at the Mainline Health Hospitals. The fellowship focuses on ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephroscopy, laparoscopic renal procedures, including nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and pyeloplasty, as well as laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Pure laparoscopic and robotically assisted procedures are employed. There is also a program in brachytherapy and other techniques in minimally invasive oncology including cryotherapy and radiofrequency ablation. The Fellow attends the Stone Clinic and the Multidisciplinary GU Oncology Clinic. There is a dedicated Endourology Suite at the University hospital with a wide range of endourologic equipment and a DaVinci Robot. The office is equipped with a Holmium laser and instruments for TUMT. The Department of Urology has an active practice that includes both routine endourologic and urologic oncology programs and protocol studies. The fellowship is a two year program certified by the Endourology Society.

Clinical Volume

Percutaneous procedures 65
Ureteroscopic procedures 275
ESWL procedures 85
Laparoscopic Renal Procedures:
Nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, Nephroureterectomy 175
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomies 25
Laparoscopic pyeloplasties 30
Laparoscopic Prostatectomy 160
Prostatic Seed Implantation 60-80
Robotic Laparoscopic Procedures 150


Bench space and animal lab facilities

A full functioning laboratory is available within the department. Animal lab facilities are available with a Radiology Suite and with facilities for large and small animals in the same building.

Ph.D. to supervise research

There are two Ph.D 's and one M.D. members of the Department who are involved in research on a full-time basis and are available for consultation and collaboration. In addition, members of the many departments of the hospital and University are active collaborators.

Fellows will participate in the call schedule with attendings.

On campus housing

Limited on campus housing is available. The location of the University in Center City Philadelphia offers convenient off campus housing.

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program

Michael Conlin, M.D.
(Email: conlinm@ohsu.edu)
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology
Oregon Health Sciences University
Division of Urology & Renal Transplantation
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97201-3098


Greg Chen, M.D
(Email:spunkymeadow@yahoo.com).
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Dept of Urology
27400 Hesparian Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94545-4235


Eric Chenven, M.D.
(Email: echenven@bellsouth.net)
1200 E. Broward Blvd
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301


Sanjay Razdan, M.D.
(Email: urodoc96@aol.com)
1321 N.W. 14th Street/Suite 600
Miami, FL 33125


Pankaj Kalra, M.D.
(Email: pkalra1@gmail.com)
Tri-County Urological Associates
2103 E. High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464


Sameer Chawla, M.D.
(Email: samchawla@hotmail.com)
Wake Medical Hospital
3000 New Bern Avenue
Dept of Urology,Andrews Center
Raleigh, NC 27610


Brent Yanke, M.D.
(Email: byanke@yahoo.com)
Associates in Urology
741 Northfield Avenue
Suite 206
West Orange, NJ 07052


Raymond Pak, M.D.
Crystal Run Healthcare
155 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, NY 10941
Email: Pakman08@gmail.com


Nicholas T. Leone, M.D. (Current Fellow)
Jefferson Medical College
1025 Walnut Street, Room 1112
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email: Nicholas.Leone@mail.tju.edu


Co-Directors:

Demetrius H. Bagley, M.D.
Nathan Lewis Hatfield Professor of Urology
Professor of Radiology
Jefferson Medical College
1025 Walnut Street, Room 1108
Philadelphia, PA 19107


Costas Lallas, M.D.,
Assistant Professor
Jefferson Medical College
1025 Walnut Street, Room 1102
Philadelphia, PA 19107