There are two main goals of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine:
- Training with advanced gynecologic surgeons who have expertise in minimally invasive approaches to treat complex gynecologic conditions. This training will include the practice of comprehensive patient care, such as medical management and multidisciplinary approaches.
- To develop academic leaders by way of education and research in the field of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and disease states for which they will commonly be consulted for, such as endometriosis, fibroids, and other pain and bleeding disorders.
Our program curriculum and hospital and department resources fully support these training goals. At Weill Cornell Medicine, there are five fellowship-trained core faculty members in the field of MIGS. The faculty comes from diverse backgrounds and training from the following FMIGS institutes: University of Rochester, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, Vanderbilt
University, and North Shore University-Northwell Hospital. The background of our faculty allows for a unique experience as a well-rounded surgical training program in which our Fellows will gain expertise in all surgical approaches, including robotics, laparoscopy, advanced hysteroscopy, office hysteroscopy, and open and vaginal surgeries.
Our surgical volume is high, allowing our Fellows to operate on advanced procedures several times a week as the primary surgeon. We have the volume such that fellow education and training will not interfere but enhance that of the residents. At Weill Cornell, we have an especially high volume of patients with complex fibroids requiring surgery for large multimyomatous uteri, severe endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, and other challenging conditions in patients with fertility sparing needs. We have two programs, the Weill Cornell Center for Fibroids and Adenomyosis and the Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Program, which our Fellows actively participate in during their training. Within these programs, our Fellows learn surgical treatment as well as comprehensive, multidisciplinary approaches to management.
In addition to rigorous high volume surgical training, our Fellows are supported in their scholarly
activities. They receive biostatistical instruction and study coordination to fulfill the requirements for
graduation, which includes completion of a research endeavor that culminates in a publication or article ready for submission in a peer-reviewed journal as well as a presentation at a national conference. In addition, there is a weekly journal club covering the FMIGS reading list and participation and teaching in weekly simulation exercises. The department supports attendance at all FMIGS conferences and other professional meetings which will benefit academic growth.
Leadership
Ja Hyun Shin, MD
Program Director
Kristin Pepin, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director
Fellowship Coordinator
Nicolle White
Email: obgynmededucation@med.cornell.edu
Phone: (212) 746-3085
