The Department of Urology is excited to announce the promotion of two faculty and one staff member . Lawrence Yeung, M.D., has been promoted to the rank of clinical professor of urology and William Donelan, Ph.D., has been promoted to the rank of research associate scientist. Dr. Yeung is a…
We are excited to announce that rising second-year medical student Anirudh Venkatesh was selected this summer for a National Institutes of Health-funded R25 research fellowship (RENUM-FL) hosted by UF Department of Urology and mentored by Dr. Benjamin Canales. His project entitled, “Spot Urinary Oxalate Levels in a Controlled Trial of…
We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Joshua Heiman, our department’s 2024-25 Endourology Fellow, for earning First Place in the Clinical Category of the Endourological Society’s Annual Essay Contest! Dr. Heiman’s winning paper, “The POuND OUT Study: Phentermine and Topiramate for Uric Acid Stone Prevention,” has been recognized for…
Congratulations to MacKenzie Mainor, the GME Support Superstar Award recipient for Quarter 2! As the Urology residency program coordinator, MacKenzie has been recognized for her unwavering dedication, exceptional problem-solving skills, and compassionate leadership. Her impact has been felt across every advancement in the program, setting a gold standard for program…
UF Urology scientists Sergei Kusmartsev, Ph.D., and William Donelan, Ph.D. were awarded a 2.5M grant to treat bladder cancer.
University of Florida Health Urology’s Dr. O’Malley was interviewed by the local news station about Biden’s cancer diagnosis.
Dr. Joseph explains what “aggressive” prostate cancer means.
Congratulations to Jennifer Bell, LPN, and Lindsey Rountree, RN, on being honored with 2025 Nightingale Unit Awards as part of this year’s Nurses Week celebrations! The UF Health Physician Nightingale Awards are given to RNs and facilitators who best exemplify workplace excellence. Awardees are chosen by their peers, and standards…
In a recent interview with Urology Times, fellow Joshua Heiman, M.D., discussed data from NIH-funded POuND OUT study. Data from an 18-month feasibility trial, which were presented at the 2025 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, show promising results for the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis with a combination of phentermine…
Congratulations to everybody recognized at the 2025 College of Medicine Spring Faculty Assembly! We were excited to celebrate two college-level awards from Department of Urology faculty. Jason Joseph, M.D., assistant professor of urology, received the clinical faculty Rising Star Award. Paul Crispen, M.D., the Pete and Carolyn Newsome Urologic Oncology Professor…
