Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery – Greenville

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our fellowship is designed to hone the

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skills of laparoscopic surgeons in the

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field of Gynecology while also exposing

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fellows to areas of academic medicine

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that can really help to support them as

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physician scientists in the years ahead

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what fellows first find is that when

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they get here they're treated like their

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attendings they're given responsibility

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right off the bat not without

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supervision without not without backup

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they are allowed to see their own

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patients they are instructing residents

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they are instructing students a fellow

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in this program will experience a lot of

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minimally invasive surgery including

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straight sick laparoscopy and robotic

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surgery using the da Vinci system we see

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a lot of complex pathology including

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large fibroid uteruses chronic pelvic

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pain endometriosis and we really focus

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on treating each patient individually

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with a lot of mentally invasive

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techniques to give them the best care

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possible on average fellows will spend

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three days a week in the operating room

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around one third of that is with robotic

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assisted cases and the rest will be with

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conventional laparoscopy and

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hysteroscopic cases something unique

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about our fellowship is that we do not

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have fellows in other gynecologic

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surgery Specialties and so as a result

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our fellows get to spend time in these

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other areas our fellows get to operate

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with oncologists

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urogynecologists colorectal surgeons and

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so as a result I think that helps them

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really nail down things like pelvic

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anatomy and the treatment of complicated

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gynecologic disorders we have a very

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busy Clinic here in Greenville South

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Carolina we see a lot of pathology a lot

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of diverse and complicated patients

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I think that one of the most rewarding

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Parts about being a part of this program

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is having the autonomy to become a very

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experienced surgeon and be able to

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provide services to patients that maybe

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aren't found everywhere and be able to

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provide unique care based on a patient's

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needs

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we were lucky to serve a diverse patient

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population here in the upstate and we

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hope to recruit fellows that would help

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us more accurately reflect that

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population that we care for all of our

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fellows do receive training in Dei areas

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as do all of our faculty members and

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it's an area of emphasis for our entire

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health system by having more skilled

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surgeons in gynecology

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we have opened doors for people in our

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community who may not otherwise have

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that access and as a result it improves

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the overall health care women throughout

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the state

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the things that Drew me to this area

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include proximity to the beach and to

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things like the mountains and Hiking

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there's a lot of diversity in this area

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as well there are a lot of artistic

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things and Niche shops in in Greenville

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South Carolina and it's really a great

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place to be active it's a wonderful

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place to live here in Greenville South

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Carolina and we have leadership in our

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system in our department that is

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extremely supportive and as a result we

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have excellent quality of life both

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inside and outside the hospital

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thank you

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