Dr. Vinny Bird has recently accepted the position as Associate Program Director of the UF Urology Residency Program. In this role, he will be assisting the Residency Program Director, Dr. Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc in leading the educational program. His contributions to the residency leadership are particularly welcome…
Dr. Johannes Vieweg, Chair of Urology and Dr. Joseph Fantone, Dean for Educational Affairs, would like to recognize two Department of Urology faculty with ” The Exemplary Teachers Award for 2011-2012 Academic Year”. Congratulations to the following faculty for being honored recipients of this prestigious award: Dr. Vincent Bird…
Listed in the US News Top Doctors Directory from the University of Florida Department of Urology are faculty members, Dr. Kirstan Meldrum, Dr. Thomas Stringer and Dr. Li-Ming Su. The U.S. News Top Doctors directory was developed in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of America’s Top Doctors® and…
6th Annual UroGators Alumni Society AUA Reception Monday, May 6th 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, CA Dr. Johannes Vieweg, Chairman of the University of Florida Department of Urology, and Dr. Thomas Stringer, President of the UroGators Alumni Society, invite you…
I completed my undergraduate studies, medical school, and Urology residency at the University of Florida prior to joining the Department of Urology as assistant professor. I completed a fellowship in genitourinary trauma, reconstruction, and prosthetic urology at Washington University in St. Louis, MO and am proud to return…
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, 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…
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…
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…
