A Day in the Life of a Surgical Fellow
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a four-year ACGME-accredited fellowship that prepares trainees for certification and an academic career in the subspecialty of gynecologic oncology.
Designed within a multidisciplinary setting, the fellowship program provides fellows with the most effective education and training to ensure the development of the skills necessary to practice gynecologic oncology. In addition to time spent on the Gynecology Service, rotations are available on the Urology, Colorectal, Gastric and Mixed Tumor, Radiation Therapy, and Chemotherapy Services.
Fellows are responsible for preoperative and postoperative patient care, and they will perform surgical operations under the attending surgeon’s direction. Fellows will help supervise and instruct the residents on the Gynecology Service, as well as participate in outpatient clinics, rounds, lectures, and weekly treatment planning conferences.
The first year of the fellowship will be dedicated solely to basic science or clinical science research, pending review of a research proposal submitted by the fellow. During the second year, the fellow will either continue basic science or clinical science research and participate on the Medical Oncology Service, as well as participate in some clinical care. The third year is comprised of clinical rotations on the Gynecology Service for nine months with two months of elective time spent in Radiation Oncology. In the final year, the fellow will rotate for seven months on the Gynecology Service; the other five months will be spent rotating on the Colorectal Service (two months), Genitourinary Service (two months), and elective time (final month).
Faculty
Alumni
2018
Brooke Schlape, Aurura Health Care
Jill Tseng, University of California, Irvine
2019
Paulina Cybulska, Mount Sinai Hospital
Katherine LaVigne, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
2020
Emeline Aviki, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Marina Stasenko, Langone Health
2021
Renee Cowan, Woman’s Hospital
Charles Ashley, The University of Vermont Health
Evan Smith, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2022
Kimberly Dessources, UNC Health
Lea Moukarzel, Jefferson Health
Sarah Kim, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2023
Olga Filippova, Lenox Hill Hospital
Kathryn Miller, Inova Fairfax Hospital
Jacqueline Feinberg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2024
Sushmita Gordhandas, Mid Atlantic Gynnecology Oncology and Pelvic Surgery Associates
Beryl Manning-Geist, Emory University School of Medicine
William Zammarrelli, Brooke Army Medical Center
Current Fellows
Tiffany Sia (Residency, New York Presbyterian-Columbia Campus)
Aaron Praiss (Residency, New York Presbyterian-Columbia Campus)
Ryan Kahn (Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell)
Maureen Byrne (Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania)
Clarissa Lam (Residency, University of South Florida)
Sara Moufarij (Residency, Baylor College of Medicine)
Sarah Andres (Residency, The State University of New York at Buffalo)
Stephen Graves (Residency, Ohio State University)
Mackenzie Sullivan (Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
Christina Curtin (Residency, University of Texas at Southwestern)
Matthew Flint (Residency, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Corbyn Nchako (Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell)
Benefits and Environment
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — a vibrant, safe community with many nearby activities for adults and children. Salary and benefits are provided to all fellows according to level of training (number of postgraduate years). In addition, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provides housing accommodations at a subsidized rate to all fellows in the form of unfurnished apartments within a short walking distance of the hospital. There are many schools and affordable childcare options nearby.
Deadline
April 1
Length of Program
4 years
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed their core residency training in obstetrics and gynecology prior to beginning the gynecologic oncology fellowship. The residency program should be an approved program in the United States or Canada, and applicants must be eligible for American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology certification. Foreign medical graduates with equivalent qualifications are also eligible to apply and must have completed all three of the USMLE examinations.
Number of Positions
3
How to Apply
The application process is handled directly through ERAS (the Electronic Residency Application Service). Selected applicants will be offered an interview at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
If any of these requirements are not met or are incomplete upon submission, the application will not be processed.