Dr. Diana Kang, one of two current chief residents in the University of Florida UF) Urology Residency Program, has recently matched in the Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California in Los Angeles. This two year female urology fellowship led by Drs. Shlomo Raz…
The ABU/AUA written examination committee consists of 16 elected members from around the country to serve a four year term. This committee is responsible for developing and formulating questions for the ABU board exam, SASP and in-service examinations. Li-Ming Su has been selected to serve on this prestigious committee to…
UF Urology Faculty Leads ‘How to Teach Evidence-Based Clinical Practice’ Workshop On Saturday, June 16th, the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine (COM) Office of Education hosted an inaugural Faculty Development Workshop on the topic of ‘How to Teach Evidence-Based Clinical Practice’. Approximately 20 educators from all…
International, multi-institutional Male Infertility textbook edited by Dr. Sijo Parekattil & Dr. Ashok Agarwal is released to provide infertility specialists with a contemporary guide. Male Infertility: Contemporary Clinical Approaches, Andrology, ART & Antioxidants offers a comprehensive review of well established, current diagnostic and treatment techniques for male infertility.
On 11/24/09 Dr. Li-Ming Su and his team performed the first single port laparoscopic surgery within the department of urology for a symptomatic 20 centimeter kidney cyst. Instead of using conventional laparoscopy which requires 3-4 skin incisions, Dr. Su performed the surgery through a single 2.5 centimeter incision…
The Department recently received approval to establish the University of Florida Prostate Disease Center (UFPDC). The UFPDC is an inter-disciplinary, statewide research and education center that facilitates the development of state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and advanced treatment methods for prostate disease. This new Center of Excellence, the only one…
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…
The International Evidence Based Urology (EBU) Working Group is closely affiliated with the University of Florida Evidence-based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research Program. It represents an informal collaboration of individuals with an interest in advancing the evidence based clinical practice of urology through education and research. With members…
Dr. Sijo Parekattil, Assistant Professor of Urology, Co-Director of Robotic Surgery and Director of Microsurgery, was invited to present two keynote presentations at the Endourological Congress of Brazil at Ipinema Hospital, San Paolo in early February, 2009. His presentations focused on new techniques of hydrodissection of the neurovascular…
Benjamin Canales, MD 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…
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