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Education & Training

Medical School

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Internship

General Surgery

  • University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry

Residency

Urologic Surgery

  • University of Kansas Dept of Speech-Language-Hearing

Fellowship

Surgical Oncology

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Boards

American Board of Urology

Insurances

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In the News

Prostate Cancer: Screenings, Risks & Symptoms (KFRU)
Ask The Experts: 1 in 6 Men Will Be Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (Y107 Radio)

Academic Information

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

  • Bladder cancer quality of life outcomes
  • Life after radical cystectomy
  • Urinary diversion options after radical cystectomy
  • High risk kidney cancer treatments
  • Minimally invasive techniques for urological malignancies
  • MRI fusion biopsy and prostate cancer

Areas of Expertise

  • Bladder cancer
  • Kidney (renal) cancer
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Prostate cancer
  • Robotic surgery
  • Testicular cancer
  • Urologic oncology
  • Urologic reconstructive surgery

Awards & Honors

  • 2015 Top 10 Abstract Award Engineering in Urology (EUS)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Urological Oncology Fellowship Didactics Coordinator 2015

Residency

  • 2010 Missouri Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 1st Place in Poster Presentation Competition.
  • 2011 SMRU (Society for Male Reproduction and Urology) Travelling Scholars Program Award Recipient to attend ASRM 2011.
  • 2012 Resident Essay 2nd place winner at South Central Section of the American Urological Association
  • Selected to The Leading Physicians of the World 2012
  • 2013 Best of AUA Annual Meeting Abstract Award
  • 2014 Urology Resident Preceptorship in Robotic Surgery-Ohio State University
  • 2014 The Right Fit H.E.R.O. Resident Award Nominee and top 100 finalist
  • British Journal of Urology International Featured Article of the Week August 2015.
  • Abstract chosen for publication on UroToday.com August 2015.

Publications

Deputy Editor, Urological Oncology section of Urology

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