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The Laparoscopy/Endourology/ESWL fellowship, sponsored through Midwest Stone Institute, was the first fellowship training program in minimally invasive urology. The fellowship was established in 1984 by Dr. Ralph Clayman. The fellowship has always had a very active animate laboratory and has had a focus on developing, evaluating and bringing novel treatments and instrumentation into the clinical realm. Many of Dr. Clayman’s advances were pioneered and tested in this laboratory, including many of the laparoscopic procedures that are commonplace today. Early contribution in the laboratory also came from Dr. Louis Kavoussi and Dr. Elspeth McDougall.
Dr. Clayman left Washington University in 2001, to chair the Department of Urology at the University of California at Irvine.
Currently, Dr. Sherb Figenshau is the Clinical Director of the Midwest Stone Institute and serves as fellowship director. Dr. Figenshau began his association with Dr. Clayman in 1982 when he worked as a laboratory technician in Dr. Clayman’s laboratory at the University of Minnesota. He worked with Dr. Clayman while completing his urology residency at Washington University. He scrubbed on many of the early laparoscopic nephrectomies performed by Dr. Clayman and Dr. Kavoussi. Dr. Figenshau’s interests are in laparoscopic renal and retroperitoneal surgery.
Dr. Sam Bhayani is the Research Director of the Midwest Stone Institute. Dr. Bhayani completed his urology residency at Washington University. He then completed a two-year fellowship at Johns-Hopkins University with Dr. Louis Kavoussi. Dr. Bhayani has an interest in minimally invasive ablative treatments for small renal masses. He is partnering with Dr. Daniel Brown of Interventional Radiologists in developing percutaneous ablative procedures for selected renal masses.
Dr. Alana Desai, is the MSI Lithotripsy Director. Dr. Desai completed a Midwest Stone Institute/Washington University School of Medicine Endourology fellowship. Dr. Desai’s research interests are in stone disease, while her clinical practice focuses on surgical treatment for stone disease.
Program Description: This is a one or two year fellowship. The laboratory experience will focus on endourological and laparoscopic research. The projects are aimed at addressing clinical problems. The clinical responsibilities focus on endourological and laparoscopic and ESWL procedures. The fellow will be responsible for the enrollment of patients in clinical studies, and with the accrual and interpretation of data in those studies. The clinical fellow will also have office hours and be able to generate their own cases as well as be involved with the cases of the three attendings that compose the endourology service.
Research Facilities: We have state of the art animate laboratories and excellent laboratory facilities.
Collaboration: We have two Ph.D.’s and a full time statistician in the division. In addition, we collaborate with the Department of Biomechanical Engineering.
MSI Clinical Fellows
Following is a list of former fellows and their
current affiliations:
Howard Winfield, M.D. 1985
West Alabama Urology Associates
Tuscaloosa, AL
(1984-1985)Peter Bub, M.D.
Professor of Urology
Katherine Hospital
Stuttgart, Germany
(1985-1986)Men Long Liong, M.D.
Private Practice Urology
Malaysia
(1986)Juan Fernandez, M.D.
Private Practice Urology
Ozark, Alabama
(1987)Harry Halikiopoulos, M.D.
Private Practice Urology
Thessaloniki, Greece
(1987)Elspeth McDougall, M.D.
UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
(1988)John Denstedt, M.D.
St. Joseph's Health Center
London, Ontario
(1988-1989)Shimon Meretyk, M.D.
Director Department of Urology
RamBam Medical Center
Haifa, Israel
(1989-1990)
David Albala, M.D.
Private Practice
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
(1990-1991)Paramjit S. Chandhoke, M.D.
Private Practice
Kaiser Sunnyside
Clackamas, OR
(1991-1992)
Kevin Anderson, M.D.
The Permanente Medical Group
Roseville, California
(1992-1993)
Margaret Pearle, M.D.
Professor of Urology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
(1993-1994)
Steve Nakada, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of Urology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
(1994-1995)
Stuart Wolf, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Urology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
(1995-1996)David M. Hoenig, M.D.
Private Practice
Bronx, New York
(1996-1997)
Arieh Shalhav, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Urology
Director, Minimally Invasive Urology
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
(1996-1998)Scott Kahn, M.D.
Private Practice - Urology
Rhine Beck, New York
(Jan. 1998 - June 1998)Matthew Dunn, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
(1998-1999)Andrew Portis, M.D.
Private Practice
North Oaks, Minnesota
(1998 - 1999)
John Pattaras, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Division of Urology
Head, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia
(1999-2000)
Jaime Landman, M.D.
Professor of Urology and Professor of Radiology
Chair, Department of Urology
Irvine, California
(1999 -2001)Jamil Rehman, M.D.
Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
Stony Brook, New York
(2000-2002)
David Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Division of Urology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
(2001-2002)
Richard Vanlangendonck, M.D.
Ochsner Clinic
New Orleans, Louisiana
(2002-2003)
Ramakrishna Venkatesh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
(2002-2003)David Lieber, M.D.
Private Practice
Springfield, Illinois
(2003-2004)
Caroline Ames Ryan, M.D.
Private Practice
Greenville, NC
(2003-2005)
Kyle Weld, M.D.
USAF
San Antonio, Texas
(2004-2005)
Jay Belani, M.D.
Private Practice
San Rafael, California
(2004-2005)
Naeem Chavla, M.D.
Private Practice
Richland, WA
(2005-2006)
Itay Vardi, M.D.
Meir Hospital
Kfar-Saba, Israel
(2005-2006)
Khalid Badwan, M.D.
Associate in Urology
Elmhurst Clinic, Elmhurst, IL
(2006-2007)Keegan Maxwell, M.D.
Private Practice
2351 Connecticut Ave.
Sartell, MN 56377
(2006-2007
Dilme Diaz, M.D.
Private Practice
West Palm Beach, FL
(2007-2008)
Matthew Katz, M.D
Private Practice
Arkansas Urology
Little Rock, AR
(2007-2009)
Alana Desai, MD
Assistant Professor
Washington University Medical School
Division of Urology
St. Louis, MO
2008-2009
Brian Benway, MD
Assistant Professor
Washington University Medical School
Division of Urology
St. Louis, MO
(2008-2010)
Tim Roytman, MD
Honolulu, Hawaii
(2010-2011)
Ken Nepple, MD
2010-2011
Lucas Wiegand, MD
2011-2012
Gary Sandhu, MD
2011-2012
Youseff Tanagho, MD
2011-2013
Jonathon Mobley, MD
2012-2014*(American Foundation of Urological Disease Scholar)
For more information call Midwest Stone Institute at
(314) 835-1549
or
Send email to MSI.
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