Professor
David A. Cofrin Endowed Chair in Endourology
Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Department of Urology
Education:
- Boston University, Boston, MA, Bachelor of Arts (Biology), Bachelor of Arts (Classical Civilization), Graduated: 1991
- State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, Medical Doctor with Distinction in Research, Graduated: 1995
Postdoctoral Training:
- Fellowship in Endourology & Laparoscopy, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, Completed: 2002
- Residency in Urologic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Present Hospital Affiliations:
- UF Health Shands
Department of Urology
University of Florida
College of Medicine
1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida 32610 - Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, Fl 32608
Prior Hospital Affiliations:
- Associate Professor of Clinical Urology, University of Miami School of Medicine, June 2008 – June 2010
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, University of Miami School of Medicine, September 2002 – June 2008
- Fellow in Endourology & Laparoscopy, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, July 2001 – June 2002
- Chief Resident, University of Miami School of Medicine, July 2000 – June 2001
- Resident, University of Miami School of Medicine, June 1995 – June 2001
Honors & Awards:
Non-Institutional:
- Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Knowledge
- 1999 Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Prize Paper: Reflexes and Somatic Responses as Predictors of Ejaculation by Penile Vibratory Stimulation (PVS) in Spinal Cord Injured Men.
- Conjoint Annual Meeting, American Society for Reproductive Medicine/ Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 25-30, 1999.
- Distinction in Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, May 1995.
- Boston University Scholar, Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, August 1986.
Awards:
- Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association Florida Representative Health Policy Council, 2022
- American Urological Association Public Policy Council, 2022
- Florida Urological Society Board of Directors, 2020
- UF Urology Resident Teaching Award, 2019
- US News Best Doctor, 2018 – 2019
- UF Health Customer Service Key Award, 2017
- UF Health Honored Caregiver Award, 2017
- UF Faculty Senate, 2017
- COM Leadership Development Program, 2017
- Florida Urological Society Chairman of the Nominating Committee: 2017
- UF Health Customer Service Key Award, 2016
- UF Health Customer Service is the Key Award, 2015
- Florida Urological Society Program Committee, 66th Annual Meeting: 2014
- Florida Urological Society Nominating Committee: 2014
- Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association Florida Representative: 2013 – 2015
- Florida Urological Society President: 2013 – 2014
- Florida Urological Society President-Elect: 2012 – 2013
- Florida Urological Society Secretary Treasurer: 2011 – 2012
- Florida Urological Society Program Committee: 2011 – 2012
- Urology Teacher Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Miami Department of Urology, 2010
- Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association Florida Alternate Representative: 2009 – 2012
- Florida Urological Society Director of Scientific Program, 2009 – 2010
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctor: 2008
- Florida Urological Society Executive Committee Member, 2006 – 2020
- Florida Urological Society Committee Chairman and Director of Scientific Program, 2005-2006
- Urology Teacher of the Year Award, University of Miami Department of Urology, 2004
- Teaching Excellence Award. University of Miami Department of Urology, 2002-2003
Professional Memberships:
- American Urological Association
- Southeastern Section of American Urological Association
- Endourological Society
- Florida Urological Society
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Florida Medical Association
- The American Board of Urology
