Loyola University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Loyola's urology residency is a century-old academic program built around subspecialty depth across urologic oncology, endourology/stone disease, FPMRS, pediatric urology, and genitourinary reconstruction, anchored by a Level I trauma center and enriched by rotations at the Hines VA, Gottlieb, MacNeal, and Lurie Children's Hospital. The program emphasizes high-acuity, high-complexity surgical care (radical cystectomy, robotic renal enucleation, HoLEP, focal therapy, penile/urethral reconstruction) alongside a dedicated protected research year for hypothesis-driven projects with faculty mentorship, reflecting active NIH- and multi-institutional trial participation (RAZOR, PROSPER RCC, SWOG). Community-based exposure at Gottlieb and MacNeal supplements the tertiary academic core, giving residents experience across socioeconomically and ethnically varied populations, while numerous named fellowships (SUO, GURS, endourology, FPMRS) signal a strong subspecialization and academic-fellowship trajectory for graduates. The department appears to value residents capable of engaging in independent research, tolerating a broad multi-site training structure, and pursuing advanced fellowship training in complex reconstructive, oncologic, or endourologic niches.