The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic offers exciting opportunity for highly motivated, academically oriented pre-med or medical students, residents, fellows and/or physicians into state of the art Reproductive Biology research. Foreign graduates are eligible.

The Center for Reproductive Medicine is a joint research program of Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute and the Ob-Gyn and Women's Health Institute. Our research program is rated as a leading center of excellence at the world-class Cleveland Clinic, ranking fourth in the nation among America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

Duration: 4 weeks, may be extended to 8 weeks

Fee: $1,500 for 4 weeks. Applicants enrolled as medical or pre-med students in their own institutions may be eligible for reduced fee. These candidates should submit a letter from their College Dean or Responsible Officer requesting a reduction in our fee. Approved candidates can receive a 50% reduction in their fee during the second month. There is no fee reduction during the first month of candidates stay.

Appointment: Observer in Reproductive Medicine
An observer will not be involved in a direct patient care activity but will have the opportunity to observe the clinical evaluation and surgical treatment of the infertile male. Additional didactic opportunities include participation in Andrology and Gyn research conference, journal club and observing ongoing research in the Center for Reproductive Medicine. Appointment will be made through the Cleveland Clinic's International Center.

Visa: Visitors visa (B1/ B2). Letter of invitation will be sent upon acceptance of a candidate.

Training Objectives: Candidates will be exposed to cutting edge basic and clinical translational research in reproductive medicine with our team of highly qualified and experienced scientists and clinicians.
 
The observership at the Center for Reproductive Medicine offers an opportunity to:

• Observe the art and science of how research is conducted by reproductive scientists on interesting research projects in real laboratory environments.
• Attend weekly research meetings, lectures, didactics, journal clubs and group discussions. These interactions provide an understanding of how reproductive research is conducted.
• Acquire skills in electronic database search, literature review and scientific writing of research reports.
• Understand the application of statistical methods in basic and clinical reproductive science research.
• Prepare and present PowerPoint talks at research conferences.
• Interact with reproductive endocrinologists/ gynecologists or male infertility specialists (urologists) and observe them in surgery.

How to apply:

Those interested in this fellowship should write to Dr. Sajal Gupta at guptas2@ccf.org
 
Sajal Gupta, MD
Assistant Research Coordinator
Supervisor, Andrology Laboratory
Center for Reproductive Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, A19.1
Cleveland, Ohio 44195 USA
Andrology Lab: 216-444-8182
Research: 216-444-4402
Fax: 216-445-6049

Application deadline: None

Selection Criteria: Interested applicants should submit the following:

• Recent curriculum vitae/resume.
• Two recent letters of recommendation from persons who have a first hand knowledge of you.
• Address, telephone number (for possible personal interview).
• Provide the date when they can begin, if selected.
• Proof of overseas medical insurance.

Short term training in male infertility is available at Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute for candidates who have completed their urology residency. Foreign graduates are eligible.

Duration: 4 weeks

Fee: $5,000

Appointment: Observer.
An observer will not be involved in a direct patient care activity but will have the opportunity to observe the clinical evaluation and surgical treatment of the infertile male. Additional didactic opportunities include participation in andrology research conference, journal club and observing ongoing research in the Andrology Research Laboratory. There may be an opportunity to attend the 1 week microsurgery training course for an additional fee. Appointment will be made through the Cleveland Clinic's International Center.

Visa: Visitors visa (B1/ B2). Letter of invitation will be sent upon acceptance of a candidate.

Training Objectives: Candidates will observe clinical and surgical cases in male infertility with Dr. Sabanegh and other andrology staff.
 
They will learn:

• Emerging surgeries for the correction of anatomic causes of male factor infertility (example: microsurgical reconstructions to include vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy)
• Understand the role of new assisted reproductive techniques in the management of infertility
• Compare various techniques for harvest of sperm in non-obstructive azoospermic (example: Microsurgical testicular sperm harvest, percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration)

How to apply:

Those interested in this fellowship should write to Dr. Edmund Sabanegh at sabanee@ccf.org
 
Edmund Sabanegh, MD
Director, Center for Male Infertility
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave/A100
Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
Tel: (216) 445-4854
Fax: (216) 445-0385
E-mail: sabanee@ccf.org

Application deadline: None

Selection Criteria: Interested applicants should submit the following:

• Recent curriculum vitae/resume.
• Two recent letters of recommendation from persons who have a first hand knowledge of you.
• Address, telephone number (for possible personal interview).
• Provide the date when they can begin, if selected.
• Proof of overseas medical insurance.

Short term training in reproductive surgery is available at Cleveland Clinic's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology for those candidates who have completed their residency. Foreign graduates are eligible.

Duration: 4 weeks

Fee: $5,000

Appointment: Observer.
An observer will not be involved in a direct patient care activity but will have the opportunity to observe the clinical evaluation and surgical treatment of women with complex non-malignant disease. Additional didactic opportunities include participation in reproductive medicine research conference, journal club and observing ongoing research in the Research Laboratory. There may be an opportunity to attend the 1 week microsurgery training course for an additional fee. Appointment will be made through the Cleveland Clinic's International Center.

Visa: Visitors visa (B1/ B2). Letter of invitation will be sent upon acceptance of a candidate.

Training Objectives: Candidates will observe clinical and surgical cases in women with complex benign disease with Dr. Falcone and other staff in Reproductive Endocrinology.
 
They will learn:
 
Emerging surgeries for the correction of anatomic causes of female factor infertility:

• Microsurgical reconstructions to include open and robotic tubal reversal surgery
• Infertility tubal surgery
• Excision of endometriosis-from early to advanced and include potentially ureter and bowel endometriosis surgery
• Laparoscopic/robotic and open myomectomies
• Hysteroscopic surgery for myomas or other repoductive disorders

This 4 week period will have a seminar component that includes review of the reproductive Surgery chapters in the textbook "Clinical Reproductive Medicine and Surgery edited by Tommaso Falcone and William Hurd-Elsevier 2007". The participants will benefit by getting a copy of this book from the Cleveland Clinic book store, read the pertinent chapters and review the CD that contains the procedures.

How to apply:

Those interested in this fellowship should write to Dr. Tommaso Falcone, M.D. at Falcont@ccf.org

Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue/ A81
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
USA
Phone: (216)444-1758
Fax: (216)445-6325
E-mail: falcont@ccf.org

Application deadline: None

Selection Criteria: Interested applicants should submit the following:

• Recent curriculum vitae/resume.
• Two recent letters of recommendation from persons who have a first hand knowledge of you.
• Address, telephone number (for possible personal interview).
• Provide the date when they can begin, if selected.
• Proof of overseas medical insurance.

Research and Clinical Laboratories occupy over 2500 square feet of workspace with state-of-the-art instruments and facilities for advanced research in the pathophysiology of male and female reproductive dysfunction and research in the field of erectile dysfunction. Instruments include: computer assisted semen analyzers, luminometer for oxidative stress measurements, equipment for western blot, culture room equipped with a sterile hood, several incubators, microscopes, and a Narishige micromanipulator fitted on an inverted phase-contrast microscope, spectrophotometers, ELISA plate reader, centrifuges, liquid nitrogen storage tanks, programmable freezers, cold room, etc. The laboratory has ready access to over a dozen specialized core laboratories within the Cleveland Clinic Research Institute. These include: molecular biotechnology, flow cytometry, gene expression, transgenic/knockout facilities, etc. For more information on these core laboratories, please visit: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/services.

The office space for Fellows is equipped with over 2 dozen computers with laser printers, scanners, copiers, and all the necessary software programs. All computers in the Center are connected to the Cleveland Clinic's network system that provides direct access to most online journals related to the field of medicine, urology, reproductive medicine, andrology, etc. A large collection of scientific journals, electronic journals/books, and other databases are available through our newly modernized Cleveland Clinic Alumni Library. A team of statisticians working in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences provide research support to the Fellows. The Arts and Graphics Department supports the preparation of research posters and lecture slides for presentations at national meetings.
 

• Dr. Ashok Agarwal (Staff in Urology and Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine)
   
• Dr. Courtenay Moore (Staff in Urology)
   
• Dr. Edmund S. Sabanegh, Jr. (Staff in Urology and Chief, Center for Male Fertility)
   
• Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Julie Tan (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Rakesh K. Sharma (Staff in Urology and Coordinator, Center for Reproductive Medicine)
   
• Dr. Tommaso Falcone (Chairman, OB/GYN and Women's Health Institute)
   
• Dr. Sajal Gupta (Staff in Urology and Assistant Coordinator, Center for Reproductive Medicine)