Fellowship Program
Fellowship Training – What to Expect
The fellowship program is designed to provide comprehensive, high-level training in the evaluation and surgical management of complex pelvic nerve disorders, with a particular focus on lumbosacral plexopathy and pudendal neuralgia.
Clinical Training
Surgical Training
Advanced Pelvic Dissection & Anatomical Mastery
Expected Competency at Completion
Fellowship Training
Fellows will be trained to evaluate a high volume of patients presenting with complex pelvic pain syndromes. Emphasis is placed on developing a structured and reproducible diagnostic approach, including:
- Advanced pelvic neurological examination
- Evaluation of somatic, autonomic (visceral), and peripheral nerve function
- Correlation of clinical findings with imaging and symptom patterns
- Identification and differentiation of lumbosacral plexus pathology, pudendal neuralgia, and related conditions
By the end of the clinical training, fellows are expected to independently assess, diagnose, and formulate comprehensive management plans for patients with pelvic neuroinflammatory conditions.
Fellowship Training
The surgical component of the fellowship provides stepwise, hands-on training in robotic and minimally invasive neuropelvic surgery, with emphasis on precision, safety, and reproducibility. Fellows will learn:
- Robotic and minimally invasive neuropelvic surgery
- Safe access to deep pelvic surgical corridors
- Three-dimensional pelvic neuroanatomy
- Advanced nerve dissection and decompression
- Precision surgery with maximal nerve preservation
Fellowship Training
Fellows will gain specialized experience in:
- Accessing the paraurethral and paravaginal spaces
- Reaching the origin of the pelvic sidewall at the level of the levator ani and pelvic floor musculature
- Identifying and following the endopelvic fascia and associated neurovascular structures
- Exposure of the deep obturator space and complex pelvic compartments
This training provides a level of anatomical and surgical exposure that is not achievable in conventional pelvic surgery training pathways.
Fellowship Training
By the completion of the fellowship, surgeons are expected to:
- Independently evaluate and diagnose complex pelvic nerve disorders
- Safely access and operate within the deep gluteal region, obturator space, and pelvic sidewall
- Perform surgical management of pathology involving the pudendal nerve, lumbosacral plexus, and associated musculoskeletal structures
- Execute advanced neuropelvic procedures with confidence, precision, and reproducibility
