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:

• US News Best Doctor, 2018 – 2019
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2008
• 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:

• UF Urology Resident Teaching Award, 2019
• UF Health Customer Service Key Award, 2017
• UF Health Honored Caregiver Award, 2017
• UF Faculty Senate, 2017
• COM Leadership Development Program, 2017
• UF Health Customer Service Key Award, 2016
• UF Health Customer Service is the Key Award, 2015
• Urology Teacher Lifetime Achievement Award. University of Miami Department of Urology, 2010
• 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

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