Fellowships
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RCPI) is the main teaching facility for the gynecologic oncology fellowship program. The fellowship is a four-year accredited program. The fellow spends the first two years performing basic science research projects within RPCI. The last two years are devoted to clinical and surgical practice.
During the two clinical years, the fellow develops clinical and surgical expertise necessary for the management and treatment of patients with gynecologic malignancies. The fellow shall develop acumen in administrating appropriate chemotherapeutic agents for gynecologic malignancies. There are close collaborations with the radiation oncologists, gynecologic pathologists, surgical oncologists, and urologists to further the clinical experience of the fellows.
There are scheduled educational conferences and seminars. The fellows actively participate in ongoing clinical research projects and present at national meetings.
Please contact Dr. Shashikant Lele at 716.845.3497 or shashi.lele@roswellpark.org
Fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery
Starting with the 2008-2009 academic year, the Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics at the University at Buffalo will offer a one-year fellowship in advanced gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. The fellow receives extensive laparoscopic surgery training under the direct supervision of the program director and other members of the faculty. The fellow can expect to become proficient in skills such as laparoscopic suturing and commonly performed advanced laparoscopic cases such as supracervical and total laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, laparoscopic colpopexy, laparoscopic resection of endometriosis and laparoscopic presacral neurectomy.
The fellow would be heavily involved in clinical and academic teachings of the residents, and would be responsible for supervising a half-day surgery referral resident clinic. The post-graduate trainee will have a faculty appointment and function as a junior faculty in the Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics and will have night call duties. In addition, the fellow may work closely with selected community gynecologists, who are active in laparoscopic surgery, in order to maximize the clinical experience.
Research opportunities are readily available within the Department and in collaboration with other departments at the University at Buffalo. The fellow will be allowed to develop his or her area of interest, and will be required to complete at least one research project by the completion of the fellowship to be presented at a national meeting.
Please contact Abra Greer at 716.878.7138 or abrakule@buffalo.edu for more information.
Fellowship in Gynecologic Endoscopy
Affiliated with AAGL & The Society of Reproductive Surgeons
The Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics at the University at Buffalo offers a one-year fellowship in advanced gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. The fellowship has been approved for participation in the AAGL/SRS Fellowship program starting July 2009.
The fellow receives extensive laparoscopic training under the direct supervision of the program director and participating faculty, which include Ali Ghomi, MD (director), Magdi Sayegh, MD, and Kent Crickard, MD. The fellow can expect to become proficient in laparoscopic suturing and commonly performed advanced laparoscopic cases, such as supracervical and total laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy for enlarged intramural fibroid, laparoscopic colpopexy, laparoscopic resection of endometriosis and laparoscopic presacral neurectomy.
In addition, training in an academic environment allows the fellow to gain experience with less commonly performed laparoscopic cases such as laparoscopic surgery in pregnancy (i.e., laparoscopic management of adnexal masses and laparoscopic abdominal cerclage), laparoscopic management of pelvic inflammatory disease and tubo-ovarian abscess.
The post-graduate trainee will function as a junior faculty in the department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, and has occasional call duties and clinical responsibilities. The fellow is heavily involved in clinical and academic teaching of the residents and medical students. The fellow is responsible for supervising a half-day gynecology referral resident clinic per week. The generated surgical cases are performed by the fellow and the fellowship director. The fellow is therefore expected to gain ample experience and autonomy in pre-operative patient selection, evaluation and work-up.
Research opportunities are readily available within the department. The fellow is allowed to develop his or her area of interest, and is required to complete at least one research project by the completion of the fellowship to be presented at a national meeting.
For more information, please contact:
Abra Greer
abrakule@buffalo.edu
716.878.7138
Or visit the AAGL website.