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Hello Everyone,
A big reason that I became interested in entering medicine is because my mother had been on dialysis and received a successful renal transplant for an autoimmune disease. With that said, I'm really interested in entering a field of medicine that deals with renal pathology.
since diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions (renal cell carcinoma) make kidney disease a common and treatable problem, I thought it would be fairly mainstream in urology.
I'm currently doing some research in urologic oncology and the fellow who I'm working with told me that working with kidneys is fairly uncommon in urology unless I have the good fortune of working at a high volume academic center like Cleveland Clinic, etc...pretty unlikely and a reach in likelihood at best
1) How common are renal procedures in mainstream urology? By that I mean PP or at a hospital on a regular basis
2) How unlikely is it to be a urologist that specializes in renal pathology/disease/ surgery/ procedures?
3) I know that I could do a renal transplant fellowship. As interesting as it is, I do value seeing my family and I appreciate daylight, so is it possible to do renal transplant for a few years and then switch to a more accomodative lifestyle?
I don't have an interest in doing nephrology because I enjoy procedures and a mix of surgery/clinic. Interventional nephrology also seems to have a terrible call schedule.
I'd appreciate any clarifications on this. Thanks in advance.
A big reason that I became interested in entering medicine is because my mother had been on dialysis and received a successful renal transplant for an autoimmune disease. With that said, I'm really interested in entering a field of medicine that deals with renal pathology.
since diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions (renal cell carcinoma) make kidney disease a common and treatable problem, I thought it would be fairly mainstream in urology.
I'm currently doing some research in urologic oncology and the fellow who I'm working with told me that working with kidneys is fairly uncommon in urology unless I have the good fortune of working at a high volume academic center like Cleveland Clinic, etc...pretty unlikely and a reach in likelihood at best
1) How common are renal procedures in mainstream urology? By that I mean PP or at a hospital on a regular basis
2) How unlikely is it to be a urologist that specializes in renal pathology/disease/ surgery/ procedures?
3) I know that I could do a renal transplant fellowship. As interesting as it is, I do value seeing my family and I appreciate daylight, so is it possible to do renal transplant for a few years and then switch to a more accomodative lifestyle?
I don't have an interest in doing nephrology because I enjoy procedures and a mix of surgery/clinic. Interventional nephrology also seems to have a terrible call schedule.
I'd appreciate any clarifications on this. Thanks in advance.