Endourology & Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

My name is Vincent Bird, MD, and I serve as the chief of the UF Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and as the co-director of the Urology Endourology/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program.

I attended medical school at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, where I received my medical degree with distinction in research and was awarded for my work involving cellular processes related to cancer and inflammation. Following medical school, I completed two residencies in general surgery and urology at the University of Miami. Then, I completed a fellowship in endourology and laparoscopic surgery at the University of Iowa, where I was awarded a clinical science award by the Endourological Society for research relating to patterns of treatment for urinary stone disease. I joined the UF faculty after eight years at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

My clinical interests focus on renal surgery for urinary stone disease, treatment of kidney stones, and ureteral stones, urolithiasis, metabolic stone evaluation and prevention of kidney stones. My research interests focus on the treatment of a variety of renal conditions. I am interested in newly developing imaging technologies and how these technologies and related techniques can be used to diagnose urinary stone disease and other kidney pathologies in new, noninvasive ways.

As a physician, my goal is to improve the quality of life and health of patients with kidney stones through use of a comprehensive and multidisciplinary care model that includes use of new-and-improved medical and surgical technologies.

During my free time, I enjoy running and exercising with my family, hiking, camping, going to chess tournaments and traveling with my family.

My name is John Michael DiBianco, MD, and I joined the department of urology in 2022. I received my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. I completed a general surgery internship and urologic surgery residency at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. Afterward, I completed a fellowship in endourology at the University of Michigan.

I am now an assistant professor in the department of urology, and my clinical interests include general surgical urology, minimally invasive surgery and specifically the management of kidney stone disease and symptomatic prostate enlargement. My research focus includes quality improvement (QI), the goal of which is to improve the delivery, experience and outcomes of care. I aim to ensure that the choice of treatment is medically appropriate while aligning with the goals of the patient.

In my free time, I enjoy exercising to stay both physically and mentally fit. Additionally, I enjoy movies and experiencing how new movies compare to the classics.

I am a urologist and tenured professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine. I currently serve as chief quality officer for UF Health. In this role, I am the senior executive responsible for advancing clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience and regulatory performance across a statewide academic health system. UF Health employs more than 30,000 faculty and staff, provides care to over 4 million patients annually, and operates 12 hospitals and hundreds of physician practices and outpatient facilities throughout Northeast, North Central and Central Florida.

I assumed my system-level role after serving as chief quality officer for UF Health Shands Hospital, a quaternary academic medical center in Gainesville, and for UF Health Physicians, a 1,000-physician multispecialty group practice (2024–25). Prior to joining UF Health, I led clinical excellence initiatives at Endeavor Health, where I served as chief of acute care quality and patient safety for Evanston, Skokie, Glenbrook and Highland Park Hospitals (2022–24). In addition to my executive leadership, I am an internationally recognized health services researcher with more than a decade of continuous federal funding and over 190 peer-reviewed publications. My work has reshaped approaches to kidney stone management, advanced methods for studying physician patient-sharing networks, informed the design of delivery system reforms such as Accountable Care Organizations and contributed to national policy discussions on strategies to strengthen hospital performance.

My name is Jason Joseph, MD, and I am a clinical assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Urology. I received my medical degree from UF. Subsequently, I completed an internship in general surgery followed by urology residency training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I also have additional subspecialty training in robotics, laparoscopy and endourology from a fellowship in minimally invasive urologic surgery and endourology at UF.

My clinical interests include minimally invasive urologic surgery for both benign and malignant urologic disease, with specific interests in: robotic surgery for prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy), kidney cancer (partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy), upper tract urothelial carcinoma (radical nephroureterectomy), upper urinary tract obstruction (pyeloplasty, ureteral reimplantation) and lower urinary tract dysfunction (simple prostatectomy, bladder diverticulectomy). I also perform minimally invasive surgery for urinary stone disease. My research interests include applications of medical imaging and artificial intelligence to improve patient counselling and patient outcomes, as well as in elevating surgical education.

I am thrilled to return to UF to serve the community that cultivated much of my own personal and professional growth. I am committed to providing excellent, evidence-based patient care and prioritizing the needs of the patient above all. I have a passion for educating patients on the nature of their specific urologic condition, and also on the specific advantages and disadvantages of all available treatment options. I do this to empower my patients to make informed, independent decisions regarding their urologic care.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter and yellow Labrador.

My name is Russell Terry, MD, and I am an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Urology.

I earned my medical degree with research honors at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama. Following medical school, I completed my urology residency training at the UF College of Medicine and my fellowship training in endourology, metabolic stone disease and laparoscopic and robotic surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Prior to joining UF Health, I served as a clinical associate in Duke University Medical Center’s division of urology. While at Duke, I was twice awarded the Duke Health Gold Star Award for Exceptional Service. During my fellowship training, I received the Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award, which supported my research investigations into laser lithotripsy innovations for the treatment of kidney stones.

My clinical interests include the minimally invasive treatment of kidney stones, ureteral stones, medical therapy for the prevention of kidney stones and the use of laparoscopic and robotic modalities to treat benign and malignant conditions of the prostate and upper urinary tract, such as a PCNL. My research interests include artificial intelligence applications in urology, medical imaging radiomics, laser lithotripsy, metabolic stone disease, and the development and testing of novel medical devices.

During my free time, I enjoy college football, traveling and spending time with my wife and children.