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Endourology and Uro-Oncology Fellowship Program: ON HOLD

Asklepios Kliniken GmbH
(5/5) - 1 reviews

Asklepios Hospital Barmbek in Hamburg/Germany

Main Areas of Interest

[The training program is certified by the Endourological Society (ES), Societé d´Urologie (SIU), and European Board of Urology (EBU)]

Host: Department of Urology at Asklepios Hospital Barmbek in Hamburg/Germany, which is a teaching hospital to both Hamburg University.

The Department of Urology is one of the largest departments of its kind in Germany. The urology team consisting of internationally renowned specialists, focuses on the entire range of urology, from laser therapy for renal calculi, to minimally invasive treatments and complex surgical techniques for cancer conditions, in the diagnosis and treatment of urological conditions in men, women, and children.

Not every change in the prostate is prostatic cancer. Experienced urologists are able to recognize enlargement and changes of the prostate on the basis of palpation findings, and then, if necessary, decide on further tests. If, however, after a biopsy, it is determined that cancer of the prostate is present, With almost 1,000 cases of this type per year, This department is among the most experienced in Europe in ESWL.

Main focus of the department are:

  • Lasertreatment of BPH
  • Prostate cancer: nerve-sparing surgery, HIFU
  • Bladder cancer: TUR-B with PDD, Cystectomy with various diversions
  • Renal cell carcinoma: nephron-sparing, minimal-invasive sugery
  • Urolithiasis: ESWL, Percs (standard, mini, micro), rigid and flexible URS, lasers

Diagnostic tools:

  • Prostate biopsy
  • Flexible Cystoscopy
  • Urodynamics
  • Flexible Ureterorenoscopy
  • Photodynamic diagnosis
  • Ultrasound
  • Doppler

PREVIOUS FELLOWS WHO SPENT MORE WEEKS COULD GET HANDS-ON TRAINING INCLUDING SCRUBBING, ETC

Can Be Customized

 

We are dealing with the entire range of endourological procedures in our department:

  • Stone management is fully covered since we have a caseload of about 1000 ureteroscopic, percutaneous, and SWL procedures.
  • We are a reference center for transurethral thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (worldwide first description of the ThuVEP procedure).
  • Urothelial tumors of the lower and upper urinary tract are treated by TURB and ureteroscopy.
  • We perform the following laparoscopic procedures: cyst decortications, nephrectomies, partial nephrectomies, pyeloplasties, ureteral reconstructions, varicocele ligations, and adrenalectomies.
  • We do not perform robotic surgery.
  • Our research is mainly based upon in vitro stone research, prospective/retrospective studies on thulium laser surgery and ureteroscopy, respectively.
  • We have a laboratory with the complete armamentarium for in vitro studies on stone treatment including laparoscopic and endourological training models (HiFi and LowFi simulators)

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This program has the following durations available:

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Host Name: Prof. Dr. Andreas Gross

Affiliation: Asklepios Kliniken GmbH

Address: Ruebenkamp 220 22291 Hamburg, Germany

Website URL: https://www.asklepios.com/hamburg/barmbek/experten/urologie/

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Application Review Deadline:

Jan 15th, 2026

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Dr.Prarthan Joshi 5 years ago
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Thank you for the opportunity. I would like to acknowledge the wonderful experience and insights I gained during my time with Dr. Gross and his team at Asklepios Klinik, Hamburg. I would rate the program 5/5 for delivering exactly what I had hoped for. I would be willing to receive any communication from future candidates if they want to get in touch with me.

Questions and Answers

Commonly asked questions about this program from the host and other attendees.

I am nephrologist who is interested in nephrolithiasis treatment as well as renal cell carcinoma and treamtment and BPH as i see them a lot in my patients, would i be eligible for this course?

Please contact us at support@trialect.com
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Please reach us at support@trialect.com.
The details of the program are on the posting. You can to the The main areas of interest, Techniques you will learn during your program here and Curriculum sections of the posting,
Yes
You will see several representative samples online to draft a letter of intent. Your letter of intent has to be very precise, describing your capabilities and interests, and at the same time clearly defining your goals.
Sure.
The glitch has been resolved, please go online and apply for the program.
You have to contact theGermany Embassy in your country or the host institute. In the past, Student visa was considered by some
The upcoming programs get activated once in 3 months. Would you please register with us and push the notification button to get notified about the active program.
Scrubbing and assisting in surgeries or procedures is entirely at the discretion of the host mentor. Your chances are better in 12-week programs, i.e, the longer you spend and the better rapport you have the host mentor, the more likely are the chances to do hands-on procedures. However, these are not guaranteed.
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Thanks for your interest in the program. For more information about the program, please visit our website and apply at https://trialect.com/program-list
Hifu (seldom done), transperineal mapping biopsy (not at all), RIRS (~1000/ year), and Holep (ThuLEP: ~500/year).
Sure
Depends on bubble flights between your country and Germany
From our side, we have higher volumes from mid of September to the end of March with a break during Christmas time.

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