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NorthShore University HealthSystem, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

**The endocrine surgery fellowship program at NorthShore University HealthSystem will end in July 2024. No new fellowship applicants are being accepted at this time.

Institution:	NorthShore University HealthSystem, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Duration of Fellowship:	A non-ACGME approved fully funded one year fellowship in endocrine surgery. 50% is spent at NorthShore University HealthSystem hospitals and 50% at John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County.
Number of Available Fellowship Positions:	0
Program Director: Program Director Email:	David Winchester, MD [email protected]
Secondary Contact Name: Secondary Contact Title: Secondary Contact Email:	Linda Wahrer Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Address/Phone:	NorthShore University HealthSystem Department of Surgery 2650 Ridge Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201 Phone: 847-570-1316 Fax: 847-570-2930 Associate Program Director: Amna Khokar, MD John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Surgery Administration 1901 West Harrison Chicago, IL 60612 Email: [email protected] Associate Program Director: Tricia A. Moo-Young MD NorthShore University HealthSystem Department of Surgery 2650 Ridge Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201 Phone: 847-570-1316 Fax: 847-570-2930 Email: [email protected]
Objectives of the Program:	The aim of our program is to educate and train future endocrine surgeons who have excellent diagnostic and technical skills in the management of endocrinopathies. These individuals will have the skill and ability to develop a program in endocrine surgery that provides high quality education to students, residents, ancillary personnel and other physicians and that performs clinical research that will promote the highest standards of care for patients with surgical endocrine disease.
Highlights of the Fellowship:	This fellowship provides a unique opportunity to train in two very different healthcare systems that include all socioeconomic groups in our society. Both systems have high volume endocrine surgery practices with experienced faculty. The NorthShore University HealthSystem offers exposure to a robust endocrine surgery referral practice and mentorship from three established endocrine surgeons including Richard A. Prinz, David J. Winchester and Tricia A. Moo-Young. The John H. Stroger, Jr. Cook County Hospital provides care to a large underserved population in Chicago. The fellow will work with Dr. Amna Khokar. The combination of these two institutions offers the fellow experience in the diagnostic, operative and postoperative management of complex benign and malignant endocrine diseases. The fellow will become competent in the management of advanced thyroid carcinoma, Graves’ disease and thyroid nodules. The fellow will participate and provide care for a large volume of patients with both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Likewise, the fellow will have direct experience in the diagnosis and management of the adrenal incidentaloma, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, and adrenal cortical tumors and cancers. The fellow will become proficient in the use of cervical ultrasound, fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules and cervical lymph nodes, intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring, flexible laryngoscopy and minimally invasive operative techniques for parathyroid and adrenal lesions including both lateral and posterior laparoscopic approaches for adrenal tumors. The anticipated minimal case volume for a fellow is approximately 200 operative procedures with a breakdown of 110 thyroidectomies, 65 parathyroidectomies, 15 adrenalectomies, 10 lateral neck dissections, and 1 to 2 pancreatic operations. The fellow will perform well over 100 cervical ultrasounds and 45 fine needle aspiration biopsies with ultrasound guidance. Research and Meetings: The fellow will participate in ongoing clinical research projects as well as abstract and manuscript preparation for submission to local, regional, national, and international meetings for oral presentation. There is a dedicated biostatistician in the NorthShore Department of Surgery available for clinical and large database projects. Fellows will attend Endocrine Surgery University and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons annual meeting. In addition to these travel, lodging, and registration will be provided for other meetings that accept the fellow’s research for presentation. Chicago: A year in Chicago is a culturally rich experience. The city has world class restaurants and entertainment including music, theater and sports. The city is an exciting place to call home for a year during fellowship not only for the fellow but for all members of their family.
International Medical Graduates:	International medical graduates who have completed an accredited general surgery residency and are board eligible may apply.
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Previous Fellows:	2002-2003 Scott Wilhelm MD Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH [email protected] 2003-2004 Kaare Weber MD Assistant Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine White Plains Hospital White Plains, NY [email protected] 2004-2005 Todd Beyer MD Assistant Professor, Albany Medical College Program Director, Department of Surgery Albany Medical Center Albany, NY [email protected] 2005-2006 Naris Nilubol MD National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD [email protected] 2006-2007 Emery Chen MD Palmdale Regional Medical Center Palmdale, CA [email protected] 2007-2008 Gardner Scott Smith MD Trinity Medical Center Birmingham, AL [email protected] 2008-2009 Shalini Arora MD Assistant Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Elmhurst Hospital Medical Center Elmhurst, NY [email protected] 2009-2010 Tricia Moo-Young MD Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston, IL [email protected] 2010-2011 Jovenel Cherenfant MD Franciscan Hammond Clinic Munster, IN [email protected] 2011-2012 Thomas Diven MD Assistant Professor Central Michigan College of Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Bethlehem, PA [email protected] 2012-2013 Catherine Madorin MD Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance, CA [email protected] 2013-2014 Deva Boone MD Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL [email protected] 2014-2015 Paritosh Suman MD Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Brooklyn, NY [email protected] 2015-2016 Samer R. Rajjoub MD St. George Ambulatory Clinic Palos Heights, IL [email protected] 2016-2017 Natalie Calcatera MD BSW Texas Surgical Specialists Waxahachie, TX [email protected] 2017-2018 Huan Yan MD Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia WA [email protected] 2018-2019 Amna Khokar MD John H. Stroger Jr. Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL [email protected] 2019-2020 Michael Bortz MD Christus St. Michael Hospital Texarkana, TX [email protected]