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Education & Training
Medical School
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship
Surgery (General Surgery)
- University of Missouri School of Medicine-Kansas City
Residency
Surgery, Urological
- University of Kansas Medical Center-Kansas City
Fellowship
Surgical Oncology
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Boards
American Board of Urology
Insurances
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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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