The Urologic Oncology Fellowship draws trainees from across the U.S. and around the world. While all our fellows have a love of learning and a compassionate approach to patient care, they come from diverse backgrounds, family status, and professional and personal interests. 

Class of 2027

Eric Li, M.D. Hometown: Montville, New Jersey Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Residency: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Hobbies: CrossFit, running, cooking, playing with my two cats and dog Why Mayo? Mayo offers unrivaled combination of research, surgical training, and mentorship. For my dedicated research year, I have research interests in applications of artificial intelligence, for which Mayo has already made significant advances in digital pathology, radiomics, and surgical AI. For the clinical year, fellows have exposure to complex, diverse pathology and engage in multidisciplinary oncology care, receiving surgical training with both open and minimally invasive approaches. Most importantly, I felt an instant connection with the faculty here and they have welcomed me to the Mayo family from my first day here.

Michael Wang, M.D. Hometown: Vancouver, BC, Canada Medical school: Case Western Reserve University Residency: Wayne State University Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and three cats, eating and exercising, traveling, spending time with friends Why Mayo? The Urologic Oncology program at Mayo Clinic is truly unparalleled. During our dedicated research year, we’re offered a wide range of cutting-edge opportunities—from basic science projects involving extracellular vesicles, to translational studies leveraging artificial intelligence, to health services research using registries and databases. Throughout, we benefit from consistent mentorship and guidance that empower us to pursue our individual interests and ideas. Clinically, the mentorship model fosters meaningful autonomy across all phases of patient care—preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative. The exposure to advanced, complex, and multidisciplinary surgical cases prepares us to confidently manage a broad spectrum of operative scenarios in the future, both open and robotically.

Class of 2028

Benjamin Joffe, M.D. Hometown: Toronto, ON / New York, NY Medical School: Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Residency: Columbia University Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, backpacking, spending time with my fiancée Why Mayo: There is simply no program that has the surgical experience, volume, faculty, and resources to compare with Mayo. Patients come from both the community and literally all over the world in order to see leading experts in the field. With the mentorship model, these same leading experts and thought leaders are invested in your learning, working with you each day to become a better urologic oncologist. From the moment of my interview, the Mayo culture was incredibly welcoming, and I am excited to be a part of it.

Bryn Launer, M.D. Hometown: Boise, ID Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine Residency: Vanderbilt University Hobbies: Birding and gardening Why Mayo: I chose Mayo for urology oncology fellowship because of the surgical excellence and cutting-edge research opportunities!

The most important indicator of the success of a training program is found in the outcomes of the graduates upon completion of their training.