- Established in 2004
- Length of training: 2 years
- Number of fellows: 2
- Training in:
- Diagnosis and management of complex gynecologic conditions using advanced endoscopic surgical skills.
- Instruction in anatomical principles, instrumentation, gynecologic conditions and pathology, vaginal surgery, operative laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy, robotics, and complex abdominal surgery.
Accreditation
Fully Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Last site visit: 2022
Prerequisites
Successful completion of a residency in OB/GYN
Current Fellows
Firas Shalabi, MD (PGY5)
Alexandria Connor, MD (PGY6)
Application Process
Applications are accepted through American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists( AAGL)
Application deadline: January 1, 2025
Invitations to interview: February 10, 2025 and February 14, 2025
Interview month: May
Fellows operate at all Montefiore sites where MIGS surgery is performed (Weiler, Hutchinson Metro Center, Moses, and Wakefield). Fellows are responsible for service responsibilities as the GYN attending in 2 month rotations. Research time is incorporated into the weekly schedule.
| Sample Weekly Schedule |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| AM |
OR |
Didactics |
OR |
Didactics/Clinic |
OR/office procedures |
| PM |
OR |
Preoperative & Pelvic Pain Clinic |
OR |
Clinic |
OR |
| Didactics |
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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7:00 a.m.: Department Statistics Conference |
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7:00 a.m.: Wakefield Chief of Service Rounds |
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8:00 a.m.: Department Grand Rounds |
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8:00 a.m.: Moses Chief of Service Rounds |
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9:00 a.m.: Journal Club |
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10:00 a.m.: Research/Division Meeting |
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Research and Scholarly Activity
Fellows:
- Have protected time to complete a research project
- Complete a course in biostatics
- Are mentored in developing a research question
- Design a hypothesis driven analytic study
- Prepare a manuscript to be published and presented at a national meeting
