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University of Pennsylvania Health System Urology

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Caleb Kovell

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Class size
5
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-1 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20265 on record · 3 US MD, 2 DO · 4 published before starting
  • Carmen TongArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine10 papers · 3 first author · 3 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Iman ElkhashabPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Morgan LeffPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania3 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Christina GrindleySidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University2 papers
  • Thomas LinGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Started 20254 on record · 4 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Yash ShahSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University52 papers · 20 first author · 4 case reports · 6 reviews
  • Sydney ChambulePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania3 papers · 1 first author
  • Roby DanielPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania2 papers · 1 review
  • Daniel ArmstrongF. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Started 20245 on record · 4 US MD, 1 international · 3 published before starting
  • Avanti RangnekarPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania4 papers · 2 reviews
  • Caroline CanningSUNY Downstate College of Medicine4 papers
  • Crystal AnCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Mystie ChenGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Sriram DeivasigamaniPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Training

5 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System24 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)12 mo
  • Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)9 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia)9 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship11
  • Urologic Oncology Fellowship7
  • Pediatric Urology Fellowship5
  • Urology Fellowship5
  • Urogynecology And Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship3
  • Endourology Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania11
  • Urology Alliance10
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System8
  • Florida Urology Partners Llp4
  • GI Alliance4
  • Jefferson Health Northeast3

Research

67% of current residents have a paper since 2023

16 of 24, 103 papers between them

  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Life

$79k to start, $82k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$78,638
  • PGY-2$81,640

People

Leadership

  • Caleb KovellProgram Director, Urology Residency
  • Katherine FischerAssociate Program Director, Urology Residency Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Thomas GuzzoAssociate Program Director of Penn’s Urology Residency

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Thomas GuzzoUrology, 6 residents
  • Ariana SmithUrology, 3 residents
  • Gregory TasianUrology, 3 residents
  • Bruce MalkowiczUrology, 2 residents