Department of Urology
Chairman / Frederick Gulmi, MD
The Department of Urology offers a fully accredited, training program in Urology. One year of training in general surgery is required for admission to the program. The staff of the department includes a full-time chairman assisted by three full-time and 5 voluntary urologic surgeons who devote a large portion of their time to Resident teaching. All members of the staff participate in weekly conferences. The Department of Urology is responsible for a large clinical service that includes both inpatient and outpatient units, and an active clinical and basic science research program. A full complement of urology is covered throughout the five years including urologic oncology, urologic trauma, endocrinology, infertility, sexual dysfunction, neurourology and urodynamics, female urology, and pediatric urology. These services are offered with state-of-the-art technology and surgical techniques:
- Da Vinci Si Surgical Robot with simulator
- Lithotripsy laser
- Green Light laser
- Urodynamic Suite
- ESWL
- Saline Transurethral Resection
Rotation Schedule
Post Graduate Year 1
12 months – Surgical Internship
Post Graduate Year 2 and 3
24 months Brookdale Hospital University Medical Center- Adult and Pediatric Urology
Post Graduate Year 4
12 months Brookdale Hospital University Medical Center – basic science research in animal lab.
Post Graduate Year 5
7 months Brookdale Hospital University Medical Center- Adult and Pediatric Urology
3 months Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY- Pediatric Urology
2 months Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY- Urologic Oncology
Post Graduate Year 6
12 months Brookdale Hospital University Medical Center- Adult and Pediatric Urology
Weekly Schedule
Monday
8 AM Urology/Oncology conference (Monthly)
9AM Adult Urology Clinic
1pm Pediatric Urology Clinic
Tuesday
7:30 AM Curriculum Teaching Conference
Wednesday
8 AM AM Grand Rounds (Visiting Professor or Case Presentations) (Weekly)
4 PM Radiology/Nephrology Conference (Bi-weekly)
Support Staff
Physician Assistants:
The department of urology is staffed with a full complement of knowledgeable Physician Assistants who aid in the delivery of care in the office and hospital, including inpatient consults, perioperative care, urodynamics laboratory, and general floor duties.
General Hospital Info / Benefits
The Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center has a rich history, opening its doors in 1921. Currently, it is one of Brooklyn’s largest voluntary nonprofit teaching hospitals with 530 inpatient beds, an extensive Ambulatory Care Network known as Brookdale Family Care Centers BFCC’s and an Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center that is among the busiest in the region. In 2009 there were 96,630 patients were seen at the Radutzky Emergency Care Pavilion and additional 121,130 patients were seen in BUHMC’s Ambulatory Care Centers.
Department of Urology
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
One Brookdale Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Telephone: (718) 240-5323 Fax: (718)240-6605 |
