The annual UroGators AUA reception was recently held in Orlando and was another resounding success. Attendance grows each year with a mixture of young, older and soon to be UroGators, as well as friends from all over the country. The camaraderie and enjoyment of food, drink, and Gator atmosphere…
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. 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…
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…
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…
Dr. Sijo Parekattil, Director of Robotic Microsurgery, has been asked by the National Medical Association, the leading medical society for African American physicians, to present two lectures on the use of robotic assistance for complex microsurgical procedures. The talks will focus on the anatomic basis and novel treatment…
Dr. Li-Ming Su, David A. Cofrin Chair of Endourology and Chief of the Department’s Division of Robotic & Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, recently served as editor of a comprehensive text on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series: Prostate Cancer is…
Residency Program Mission Statement To provide and improve individual and community urologic health through exceptional education, discovery and the delivery of patient-centered, innovative high-quality urologic care. Residency Program Aims: Provide our residents with the highest quality urologic residency training in order to prepare them for a career in Urology. Support…
