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2026 AUA Advocacy Summit Announced

Photo of Drs. Stringer and Golan at the 2025 Summit. The Annual AUA Advocacy Summit is scheduled February 23-25, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This is a powerful  3 day experience for the entire urology community including young urologists, residents and fellows. It combines health policy sessions with Capitol Hill…

Recent Faculty Publications

Congratulations to all Department of Urology faculty who were published in September and October! Published faculty were Doctors Paul Crispen, John Michael DiBianco, John Hollingsworth, Li-Ming Su and Lawrence Yeung. Here is a list of all Department of Urology publications.

2025 Exemplary Teacher Award Winners

“Each year it is always challenging to select two faculty members for the exemplary teaching awards as all of our urology faculty are rated very highly by our residents. This is a testament to our faculty’s commitment to education and training the next generation of leaders…

Department Promotions

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…

Dr. Canales WCET 2025 Presentation

Dr. Canales recently presented a comprehensive and data-driven lecture at the World Congress of Endourology and Uro-Technology (WCET). His presentation was titled “Diabetic Medications and the Potential for Stone Prevention”, and an in-depth overview can be found here.

Dr. Yeung Presents at ICS

The International Continence Society (ICS) is a global health organization that is dedicated to the advancement of multidisciplinary continence education and research. The most recent International Continence Society meeting was held in Abu Dhabi from September 17 – 20, with a focus on professional development, research, and networking.

Robotics Skills Lab

The Robotics Skills Lab is an initiative designed to provide regular, hands-on console time with our clinical robots. The goal of these low-stress, dry-lab sessions is to create more frequent opportunities for residents to bridge the gap between the simulator and the operating room. This session took place…

Research Fellowship Awarded to Anirudh Venkatesh

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…

Dr. Heiman Wins Essay Contest

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…