Program Overview

City/University	Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
Duration of the Fellowship & Funding	A non-ACGME approved one year fellowship in endocrine surgery. Half time spent at Rush University and half at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Fully funded Fellowship. Candidate should be Board eligible or Board Certified in General Surgery.
Program Director and Contact Person	Richard A. Prinz, MD 1653 West Congress Parkway Jelke 785 Chicago, IL 60612 Telephone (312) 942-6379 Fax: (312) 942-2867 Email: Richard_A_Prinz@rush.edu
Objectives of the Program	To provide advanced endocrine surgical training with opportunity to do clinical and basic science research. The fellow will be responsible for the initial evaluation, preoperative preparation, operative management and postoperative follow-up of the endocrine patient. Exposure to pathology/cytopathology, nuclear medicine and endocrine disciplines.
Highlights of the Fellowship (including number of cases and brief description of the overall program)	Opportunity to train with endocrine surgeons Dr. Richard Prinz and Dr. Subash Patel 200 thyroid operations 125 parathyroidectomies 30 adrenalectomies 5-10 gastrointestinal endocrine tumors Office ultrasound for examination of the thyroid, parathyroids, lymph nodes, and guidance of FNA. Exposure to minimally invasive techniques. Exposure to advanced thyroid cancer at the County hospital. Participation in the endocrine surgical laboratory and preparation of research protocols. Participation in combined endocrine/surgical conferences and endocrine tumor board.
List of Previous Fellows from this Program	Dr. Scott Wilhelm    (Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH) Dr. Kaare Weber    (Mount Sinai, New York, NY) Dr. Todd Beyer    (2005-2006) Dr. Naris Nilubol    (2005-2006)