Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
About the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
The Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) Fellowship at BIDMC is a combined training program where fellows rotate in our clinics in Boston as well as at Mount Auburn Hospital (MAH) in Cambridge. Our clinician-researchers are trained to provide excellent patient-centered care for women with pelvic floor disorders, while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning environment.
The goals of our fellowship program are to:
- Train the next generation of clinicians who are skilled pelvic surgeons, passionate clinicians and insightful scientists, who have the comprehensive abilities to conceptualize and address female pelvic floor disorders with an array of treatment options based on individual patient needs.
- Implement and publish results of research projects addressing the key issues in clinical areas of urogynecology.
- Teach and collaborate with medical student, residents, fellows and faculty from other sub-specialties.
With these goals in mind, we strive to ensure our graduating fellows are capable of independent practice. Among these objectives, we work to ensure that upon graduation, the fellow will be confident in performing a variety of surgical reconstructive procedures, utilizing laparoscopic, vaginal robotic and abdominal surgical modalities as needed. They will be able to evaluate and treat a variety of disorders in female pelvic medicine in the outpatient setting and be familiar with the most common urologic, gastrointestinal and colorectal diseases that impact women.
The curriculum consists of 12 months of protected research time and 24 months of clinical, including female pelvic medicine, urology, gastroenterology and colorectal surgery.
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Our Teaching Faculty
- William Winkelman, MD
Fellowship Program Director, MAH - Peter Rosenblatt, MD
Division Director of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, MAH - Roger Lefevre, MD
Division Director of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, BIDMC - Mallika Anand, MD
Director of the Center for Intimate Health and Wellness, BIDMC - Anthony DiScuillo, MD
Division Director of Gynecology, MAH
- Katharine Esselen, MD, MBA
Gynecologic Oncology, BIDMC - Johanna Iturrino, MD
Gastroenterology - Ruslan Korets, MD
Urologic Surgery, BIDMC - Thomas Cataldo, MD
Colorectal Surgery, BIDMC - Joseph Dottino, MD
Gynecologic Oncology - Michele Hacker, ScD, MPH
Epidemiologic Research, BIDMC
Meet Our Fellows
Alexander Bruscke, MD, MBA
PGY5
Residency
WellSpan York Hospital
Medical School
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Danielle Carr, MD
PGY6
Residency
Abington Memorial Hospital
Medical School
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Sarah Ward, MD
PGY7
Residency
Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Hospital
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine