MD, FACS, FRCS, MHA
This endowed account at the AUA funds a Fellowship Program in the U.S. for one or two year tenures. The application and Fellowship match processes are in accordance with AUA Fellowship guidelines.
This competitive Fellowship funds research and enhances surgical skills in Endourology, Laparoscopy, and Robotic Surgery, thereby expanding the scope and impact of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery.
2017 – 2019 Fellowship at:
University of British Columbia
She was the first AUA-Raju Thomas Endourology Fellow trained under this program.
Specialties: Enlarged Prostate, BPH, Kidney Stones
Current Location: Westwood Urology / UCLA Health
2019 – 2020 Fellowship at:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Naveen Kachroo, MD, PhD
Specialties: Management of Patients with Kidney Stones, Complex PCNL & mini-PCNL, & Ureteroscopic Management of Kidney Stones
Current Location: Henry Ford Health
2020 – 2022 Fellowship at:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
2022 – 2023 Fellowship at:
University of California, San Francisco
Gregory Hosier, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Specialties: Kidney Stone Management, Advanced Laparoscopy/Robotics, & Surgery for BPH
Current Location: University of British Columbia
2023 – 2024 Fellowship at:
University of California, San Francisco
Wilson Sui, MD
Began a one-year research award on 11/20/2023 titled “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics for Ureteroscopy in Moderate to High Infectious Risk Population,” which is being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, under the mentorship of Thomas Chi, MD.
Specialties: Endourology, Stone Disease, & Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies
Current Location: University of Michigan
2024 – 2025 Fellowship at:
University of California, San Diego
Tyler Sheetz, MD
One of the recipients of the 2024 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Awards. These awards provide $40,000 annually for mentored research training for clinical and postdoctoral fellows or early-career faculty. The Endourological Society Raju Thomas Award was sponsored by Dr. Sheetz’s award.
Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Kidney Stones, BPH
Current Location: University of California, San Diego
2025 – 2027 Fellowship at:
The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital
Connor Forbes, MD
Specialties: BPH, TURP, HoLEP, Robotic Approaches, & Kidney Disease
Current Location: The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General