Female Pelvic Medicine/Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
National Capital Consortium, Washington, DC
Contact Name and Address:
John R. Fischer, MD
Col (sel), USAF, MC, FS
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
4301 Jones Bridge Road, C1065
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-295-1374
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
jfischer@usuhs.mil
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20307-5001
Phone: 202-782-8433
Fax: 202-782-9278
Email: john.fischer@na.amedd.army.mil
Program Length: 3 Years
Trainees per year: 1
Salary: Military fellow
Other covered expenses: American Urogynecology Society Meeting. 30 days/year vacation.
Description: The three year fellowship is accredited in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and The American Board of Urology. The purpose is to train military fellows who on completion of the program will serve as teaching faculty at one of the Armed Forces Obstetrics and Gynecology residencies. The faculty consists of five full-time urogynecologists at Walter Reed and Washington Hospital Center. Fellows rotate at both facilities, with additional rotations in pelvic neurophysiology, urology, colorectal surgery, pelvic pain, and advanced laparoscopy while at Walter Reed. There are regularly scheduled didactic lectures covering all major topics in Urogynecology and pelvic floor dysfunction. Each fellow will complete University Biostatics and Epidemiology courses. Research opportunities include both clinical and basic science.
Special interest areas: Pelvic floor dysfunction, colorectal and neurological problems, advanced endoscopic procedures and the impact of pelvic floor dysfunction on women serving in the military.
Date program initiated: 2003
Contacts
COL Christopher M. Zahn, MD, USAF, MC
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
301-295-4390
FAX: 301-295-6240