- Program Director: Ethan Grober MD, MEd, FRCSC
Fellowship Overview
Fellowship Overview & Scope: This fellowship aims to provide qualified candidates with the opportunity to devote dedicated clinical, operative, and scholarly efforts toward male genital reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, sexual medicine, and gender transition-related surgery (TRS). Fellows will learn to provide surgical care within an ambulatory, outpatient surgical environment. This fellowship is structured to provide close collaborative training opportunities with both plastic surgery and urologic oncology at Women’s College Hospital. Fellows will also be part of the TRS interdisciplinary team, which comprises surgery, anesthesiology, pelvic physiotherapy, social work, nursing, and administration. Scheduled rotations at partnering hospitals will be arranged according to individual fellows’ educational goals.
On a weekly basis, it is anticipated that fellows will have the opportunity for:
• 3 days in the main OR
• ½ day of minor surgery
• 1–2 clinic days
• 1 day of research time
Genital Reconstruction Surgery: Penile prosthesis (primary implantation & revision), penile curvature correction – Peyronie’s disease & congenital (prosthesis, modeling, plication & grafting), testis implants, adult hypospadias repair, orchidopexy, vasal reconstruction, vasectomy, primary & revision circumcision, ventral phalloplasty, and buried penis correction—with prosthesis as indicated.
Transition-Related Surgery: Penile inversion vaginoplasty, metoidioplasty, testis & penile prosthesis placement, orchiectomy, scrotectomy, endoscopic urethral stricture management, and management of vaginoplasty and phalloplasty complications.
Sexual Medicine: Testosterone deficiency & replacement, Peyronie’s disease (collagenase & verapamil injections), and the full spectrum of assessment and treatment of male and female sexual dysfunction.
Research
Fellows will have the opportunity to collaborate with national and international research teams in genital reconstruction and prosthetic surgery to identify and implement programmatic research initiatives. They are expected to submit and present their research at national and international educational meetings, publish their work in peer-reviewed journals, and apply for research funding.
Primary Institution
University of Toronto (Women's College and Sinai Health Centre)
Fellowship Director(s)
Ethan Grober MD, MEd, FRCSC (Fellow-Royal College of Surgeons Canada)
Yonah Krakowsky MD, FRCSC
Staff Urologist - Women's College Hospital, Sinai Health Center
Division of Urology, University of Toronto
Fellowship Administrator
Ethan Grober MD, Urologist and Fellowship Director
Candidate Citizenship Requirement
US, Canadian, International
International Applicants
Successful Completion of Urology/Plastics/Gynecology Residency & eligible for licensure in Ontario, Canada
Fellowship Duration
12 months
Type of Fellowship
Sexual Medicine
Interview Schedule
Applicants are encouraged to contact the fellowship director at any time to express an interest in the program and to ask questions.
Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis according to program and candidate availability.
Fellowship Website
https://uofturology.ca/
Optional Educational Activities
Cadaver Lab (yearly)
Prosthetic Course (international)
Journal Club (bi annual)
Division Rounds (weekly)
Department Rounds (monthly)
Prior Fellows
Dr. Taylor Remondini - 2022
Dr. Alexi Millman - 2023
Dr. Yulia Wilk Goldsher 2024 & 2025
