Evidence Based Reviews in Urology (EBRU) is a new educational program launched by the AUA in October 2009 under the leadership of Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc (chairman of the EBRU Steering Committee) and Scott Gilbert, MD, MPH (member of the EBRU Steering Committee). EBRU is an online journal club that provides…
The Department of Urology was recently notified by the Urology Residency Review Committee (RRC) on behalf of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that its residency program has been given full accreditation for a total of 5 years through 2014. In addition, the RRC approved the Department’s proposal…
Dr. Benjamin Canales, Assistant Professor of Urology, has been recognized for his presentation at the 26th World Congress of Endourology in Shanghai, China. His work, “Presence of five biofilm proteins are highly associated with early stent encrustation,” was selected as a “highlight.” Highlights, a group comprised of approximately 15 manuscripts chosen…
Dr. Sijo Parekattil, Assistant Professor of Urology and Co-Director of Robotic Surgery, received a $75,000 award from ERBE Surgical Systems for his project titled “Animal Safety and Prospective Randomized Control Trial of Hemostatic Hydrodissection for Nerve Preservation during Robotic of Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.” Founded in 1847, ERBE Surgical Systems is…
The University Of Florida Department Of Urology has further enhanced its group of exceptional physicians with the recent recruit of Dr. Thomas Stringer and Dr. Larry Yeung, both University of Florida Urology alumni. Dr. Stringer, a leader in the north Florida Urology community, will serve as Medical…
Dr. Benjamin Canales, Assistant Professor of Urology, and Dr. Saeed Khan recently published an article entitled, “Ultrastructural Investigation of Crystal Deposits in Npt2a Knockout Mice: Are They Similar to Human Randall’s Plaques?” in The Journal of Urology, the most widely read and highly cited journal in the field…
The University of Florida Prostate Disease Center (UFPDC) provides an integrated and broad-based clinical research effort that will translate laboratory discoveries into tomorrow’s leading-edge cancer treatments, new diagnostic tools and modalities for the many patients affected by prostate cancer. The purpose of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Program is…
Dr. Benjamin K. Canales, Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of Florida, was one of two recipients of the 2011 “Rising Star in Urology Award” through the American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation and Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. This program, designed for young urology faculty with externally-funded career development…
Date and Venue February 22 – 23, 2013 The Peabody Orlando Guest Speakers Dr. Manuel Arreola, University of Florida Dr. Anthony Bavry, University of Florida Dr. Paul Crispen, University of Kentucky Dr. James Eastham, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Eric Klein, Cleveland Clinic Dr. Larissa Rodrigeuz, UCLA Dr. Marshall…
UF Department of Urology is pleased to announce the addition of Kirstan K. Meldrum, MD, FAAP to our faculty as Professor and Chief of Pediatric Urology for UF&Shands in Gainesville. Dr. Meldrum received her medical degree with honors from the University of Colorado and completed her urology residency training at Indiana University. She…
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