Residency Program

Overview

The Mount Sinai Urology Residency Program accepts three residents per year for one year of General Surgery and four years of Urology. The training program is designed to allow residents to obtain knowledge and proficiency both in making clinical assessments and in developing the technical endoscopic, laparoscopic and surgical skills needed for the treatment of patients with urologic conditions. Education and training experience are gained through rotations at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital, North General Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This educational environment prepares graduating residents to pursue a career in academics or private practice. Approximately 50 percent of graduating residents have pursued fellowship training in a subspecialty area and obtained faculty positions in academic medical centers.

Urology 1

• Junior Resident, James J. Peters VA Medical Center – four months
• Junior Resident, Elmhurst Hospital Center – four months
• Junior Resident, Adult Service, The Mount Sinai Medical Center – four months

Urology 2

• Resident, Elmhurst Hospital Center and Queens Hospital – four months
• Resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – four months
• Resident, The Mount Sinai Medical Center and North General Hospital – four months

Urology 3

• Senior Resident, Adult Service, The Mount Sinai Medical Center – four months
• Senior Resident, Pediatric Urology/Infertility The Mount Sinai Medical Center – four months
• Chief Resident, Queens Hospital – four months

Urology 4

• Chief Resident, James J. Peters VA Medical Center – four months
• Chief Resident, The Mount Sinai Medical Center – four months
• Chief Resident, Elmhurst Hospital Center – four months

Program Contact

Bonnie Fultz
Education Coordinator
E-mail: bonnie.fultz@mountsinai.org

Faculty

Clinical and surgical teaching is the responsibility of a large, experienced Voluntary Faculty and a Full–time Faculty which represent the various subspecialties of Urology.

Simon J. Hall

Chair of Urology, Residency Program Director and Director, Deane Prostate Health and Research Center
Clinical and Research Interest: Urologic Oncology

Michael J. Droller

Katherine and Clifford Goldsmith Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Urologic Oncology

Natan Bar–Chama

Associate Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction

Neil Grafstein

Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Urinary Dysfunction and Reconstructive Surgery

Michael A. Palese

Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Minimally Invasive Urology

Courtney Phillips

Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Urologic Oncology and Minimally-Invasive Urology

David Samadi

Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Urology

Jeffrey Stock

Associate Professor
Clinical and Research Interest: Pediatric Urology

Glen McWilliams

Assistant Clinical Professor and Chief of
Urology, BVAMC

Alfred Winkler

Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Urology, HHC Queens Health Network