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2015 UF Health Shands Physician Customer Service Award Recipients

Dr. Vincent Bird, Associate Professor & Residency Program Director and Dr. Paul Crispen, Assistant Professor, Director of the SUO Fellowship Program, were recipients of the 2015 UF Health Shands Physician Customer Service Award. This is excellent recognition for two individuals who have worked hard to provide patient-centric care and…

Visting Professor Lecture November 2014

University of Florida Department of Urology The 2014 David M. Drylie, MD Visiting Professorship Lecture Presents David A. Diamond, MD “Adolescent Varicocele: An Approach to Clinical Dilemma”   Friday, November 21st, 2014 4:00PM  Lecture to be held at the UF Health Shands Center…

1923 Fund Members Funds Robotics Simulator

Based on a generous gift by the 1923 Fund members, the department of urology has recently installed a robotics simulator to enhance robotic training of our urology residents and trainees. The simulator serves the main purpose of providing a safe environment for trainees to learn the complex…

2014 Physicians Recognition Award Nominees

On April 11, 2014, UF Health Shands will be holding a Recognition luncheon to honor the 2014 Customer Service is Key “CSK” Award Nominees, which will be hosted by Dr. Michael Good The Luncheon will be held at Noon in Rooms 1204/1205 Shands South Tower. These nominees were nominated…

Featured Faculty: Paul Crispen, MD

I am proud to become a member of the Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology team at the University of Florida. Patients afflicted by genitourinary malignancies will face many challenges during the evaluation and treatment of their cancer which may be minimized by comprehensive care provided by multiple specialists. Our team…

Winterhaven Hopsital and University of Florida Department of Urology Host Robotic Assisted Microsurgical & Endoscopic Society (RAMSES) Meeting

The 2nd Annual Multispecialty Robotic Microsurgery Symposium was recently held at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning & Simulation
(CAMLS) in Tampa, Florida on November 9 – 10, 2012. The meeting featured podium, poster and live surgery presentations on cutting-edge applications of robotic microsurgery across surgical subspecialties including plastics and reconstructive…

Dr. Benjamin K. Canales Publishes Article in AUA News

Dr. Benjamin K. Canales, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology, published an article in the October 2012 issue of AUANews, a monthly newsletter sent to all American urologists through the American Urological Association. The article, entitled “The Role of Genetics in Calcium Stone Disease” highlights four…

Prestigious award named after Dr. Sijo Parekattil

The Center for Reproductive Medicine at the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute & OB/GYN Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic will name its prestigious best reproductive medicine research intern award by one of our faculty members. The “Dr. Sijo Parekattil Award for Excellence in Reproductive Research” is given to the most outstanding…

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Florida’s Leading Academic Urology Program

Rated as High Performing Urology Program

Rated as High Performing in Prostate Cancer Surgery